- "Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance. If the dispositions of the parties are ever so well known to each other, or ever so similar beforehand, it does not advance their felicity in the least ... it is better to know as little as possible of the defects of the person with whom you are to pass your life." (p. 14)
Charlotte Lucas is very similar to Lydia in the aspect that their ideas of marriage are not taken as seriously as characters such as Jane and Elizabeth. Elizabeth whole-heartily feels that marriage should be with a soul mate, a man one passionately loves. However, Jane Austen creates a character, Miss Lucas, who believes that marriage is merely 'a matter of chance' and 'it's best not to know the flaws in the person one will spend the rest of their life with.' Elizabeth's views distinctly conflict with the very questionable views of Miss Lucas. Jane Austen shows Miss Lucas'
nonchalant attitude and openness to secrecy.
Work Cited:
Photograph.
Salon.com. Web. 13 Mar. 2010. http://www.salon.com/life/feature/1999/11/16/guru/bad_marriage.jpg.
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