浅议《傲慢与偏见》中宾利和简的婚姻.docx
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浅议《傲慢与偏见》中宾利和简的婚姻
浅议《傲慢与偏见》中宾利和简的婚姻
Abstract:
ThisarticlegenerallyanalysesthemarriageofBingleyandJane.TheauthorthinksthatBingleyandJanehavemanysimilaritiesintheircharacters,whichleadthemtoasuccessfulmarriagealthoughtheyalllackstrengthintheirmarriage.TheauthoralsopointsoutthatBingleyandJanemarriedforlove,notforthemoney,statusorgoodlooks.Sothecombinationofthemisreallyablessedandhappymarriage.
Keywords:
Marriage,Love,Interests,happy
Content
JaneAusten(1775-1817),whowasbornatSteventononDecember16,1775,wasoneofthegreatestnovelistsinEngland.Shewastheyoungestofsevenchildreninherfamily.Shereceivedmostofhereducationathome.Herfamilyareallfondofreadingbooks,whichinfluencedherverymuch.Herreadingextendedlittlebeyondtheliteratureoftheeighteenthcentury,andwithinthatperiodsheadmiredDr.Johnsonparticularly.AndlatershewasdelightedwithboththepoetryandproseofScott.ShediedonJuly18,1817,andwasburiedinthecathedralinWinchester.Shetotallywrotesixnovelsinherlife.Amongthesixnovels,PrideandPrejudicehasbeenvaluedasthemostsuccessfulandpopularmasterpiece.Inthisnovel,JaneAustenmainlydescribedtheordinarylifeoftheBennets.Shetoldusfourdifferentmarriagestoshowthereadersthatdifferentpeoplehavedifferentattitudestowardslove.Andalsosheexpressedherownviewpointsonmarriagethatacombinationbasedonloveandsimilarinterestsisahappyandperfectmarriage.Inheropinion,themoney-orientedmarriageandsex-orientedmarriagearenotsuccessfulalthoughthepeoplecanlivetogether.Thethemeisnarrow,butsheshowedusabeautifultableauoftheEnglandpeople’slifeofherowntime.Itseemsthatshehadatalenttodescribetheordinarylifeofpeople.
“Readagain,andforthethirdtimeatleast,MissAusten‘sveryfinelywrittennovelofPrideandPrejudice.ThatyoungladyhasatalentfordescribingtheinvolvementsandfeelingsandcharactersofordinarylifewhichistomethemostwonderfulIevermetwith.”1
Becauseofthelackofherexperiencesandknowledge,thecharactersinPrideandPrejudiceareallofherownsocialclass:
Theladiesandgentlemenofthelandedgentry.Andalso,ineveryconversation,therewasatleastonelady.
“Theconversationsofladieswithladies,orofladiesandgentlementogether,aregiven,butnoinstanceoccursofasceneinwhichmenonlyarepresent.”2
Mostpartsofthestoryaretheintricaciesofcourtshipsandmarriagesbetweenthemembersofherclass,whicharegreatattractiontomanyreaders.
Amongallthemarriagesinthisnovel,thecombinationofpleasantBingleyandmildJaneisthemostblessedandhappyone.Thecouplehassimilarinterestsandtheyinsistedonpursuingtheirtruelove,whichleadthemtoahappyandperfectmarriage.
Mr.Bingleywasagoodlookingandgentlemanlikepersonwhoserevenueswereabout5,000poundsayear.Asayoungmanwhohadgoodbreeding,hewascordialandsimplewitheasily-leddisposition.Withthischaracter,heneverappeareddissatisfied.Hewaseasytoapproachandconstantinlovealthoughhewasveryrich.However,helackedstrengthandindependenceinhismarriage,whichwasagrievousdefectofhim.Inthenovel,Bingleywaspopularwithalmosteverybodyineverywhere.Hehadapleasantcountenanceandeasyunaffectedmanners.Itiseasytofindthathewasagreeablebothinappearanceandcharacter.ThefirstappearanceofBingleywasthetimewhenhe“returnedMr.Benner’svisit,andsatabouttenminuteswithhiminhislibrary.”3Buttheexacttimewhenthereadersbegantoknowhimwassomedayslater.AtthefirstballatNetherfield,hewasshowntoeverybodyandthereadersbegantomakeacquaintanceofhispersonalitythroughhisbehavior.
“Mr.Bingleyhadsoonmadehimselfacquaintedwithalltheprincipalpeopleintheroom;hewaslivelyandunreserved,dancedeverydance,wasangrythattheballclosedsoearly,andtalkedofgivingonehimselfatNetherfield.Suchamiablequalitiesmustspeakforthemselves.”4
OfcoursethesepersonalstrengthwonJane’sadmiration.Shethoughtthathewasjustwhatayoungmanoughttobe.Inhereyes,Mr.Bingleywasasensible,good-humored,livelyyoungman.Andshehadneverseenanyonewhohadsomanyadvantageswithperfectgoodbreeding!
HewasjustherMr.Right!
Atthatball,
“Bingley’sattentionstoJanehadgivenrisetoageneralexpectationoftheirmarriage.Hespokeofitasacertainevent,ofwhichthetimealonecouldbeundecided.”5
Mr.BingleyalsonoticedJaneatthatnight.HefellinlovewithJaneattheirfirstballandtheirromanceflourishedquietlyandsteadily.HisaffectiontowardsJanewasobviouslysincereandunaffected.ItwasobviousthatwhenJanesufferedatriflingcold,hewasworriedabouther.Hisanxietyandattentiontoherwasevident.Forexample,whenElizabethsaidthatshecouldn’tleavehersisterbecauseJane’sillnesswasworse,“BingleyurgedMr.Jones’sbeingsentforimmediately.”6and“Bingleywasquiteuncomfortable.”7Thefollowingsentencesalsoaretheevidences:
“butdiffusenessandwarmthremainedforBingley’ssalutation.Hewasfullofjoyandattention.Thefirsthalfhourwasspentinpilingupthefire,lestsheshouldsufferfromthechangeofroom;andsheremovedathisdesiretotheothersideofthefire-place,thatshemightbefartherfromthedoor.Hethensatdownbyher,andtalkedscarcelytoanyoneelse.”8
ItisnotdifficultforthereaderstofindBingley’srealconcernandaffectiontowardsJanefromthesedetails.Hewascordialandconstantinhislove.
Asapleasantandmodestperson,Mr.Bingleywasfarfromthemanwhowasstronganddetermined.Thisishismeritbutalsohisdemerit.HiscordialandsimplecharacterleadstohisquietromancewithJane.Buthisweakandeasily-ledcharacterleadstohispartingwithJane.Sowhentheirromancewentsmoothly,hesuddenlydepartedfromJane,whichnearlyendshishappyloveandmarriage.
Generallyspeaking,hisdeparturefromJanewascausedbytherelationshipbetweenhimandDarcy.Theyweregoodfriendsalthoughtheyweredifferentincharacter.Betweenthemtherewasaverysteadyandconstantfriendship.BingleywasendearedtoDarcybytheeasiness,opennessandductilityofhistemper.ItisnodoubtforDarcythatBingleyhadthefirmestreliance.ForDarcy,hewantedtohelphisfriend.Inhisopinion,itisimpossibleforJanetoloveBingley.SohepersuadedBingleynottotakeJaneinmarriage.ThispointcanbefoundfromhislettertoElizabeth:
“Her(Jane)lookandmannerswereopen,cheerful,andengagingasever,butwithoutanysymptomofpeculiarregard,andIremainedconvincedfromtheevening’sscrutiny,thatthoughshereceivedhisattentionswithpleasure,shedidnotinvitethembyanyparticipationofsentiment.”9
ForBingley,hehadaneasily-ledtemper.Hewassomodestandpliablethathehadnoopinionabouthisownmarriage.NomatterhowobvioushisattachmenttoJanewas,hebelievedDarcy’srepresentationofJane’sindifferencewastrue.BecauseMr.Bingley’stwosistersdidn’tlikeJane,theythoughtMr.BingleyshouldchooseGeorgiana(Darcy’ssister)ashiswife.SotheyalsodisagreewithBingleyabouthismarriagewithJane.UndertheinfluencesofhissistersandMr.Darcy,BingleybegantodoubtJane’saffectiontohim.Finally,hethoughtJanedidn’tlovehim,soheleftherwithoutsayinggood-bye.Later,whenallthemisunderstandingsclarified,hecamebacktoJaneatDarcy’sassistance.Bingley’sindecisivecharacterdetermineshishappinessandresultsthathislifewascontrolledbyothers.
Janewasthefirstchildreninherfamily.Shewasakindandmildgirlwhowasthemostbeautifuloneamonghersisters.Asanintrovertedgirl,sheisconstantinherlovebutlacksstrengthandself-confidence.Shedidn’twantotherstoknowherlovetoMr.Bingley,soshepretendedthatshehadnothingtodowithhim.Comparedwithothergirls,shewasthemostmild,kind,modestandalmostperfectgirlinthisnovel.Sometimesshewasalittleinnocent.Inhereyes,everybodyisperfect.Sheneversawtheuglyfactoflifeevenshewasdeceived.Hercharacterisvividlyshowedinmanypartsofthenovel.“Complimentsalwaystakeyou(Jane)bysurprise,andme(Elizabeth)never”10and
“Oh,You(Jane)areagreatdealtooaptyouknow,tolikepeopleingeneral,youneverseeafaultinanybody,alltheworldaretoogoodandagreeableinyoureyes.I(Elizabeth)neverheardyouspeakillofahumanbeinginmylife.”11
Accordingtothis,readerscanfindthathowkindandinnocentJanewas.AndalsoitisquitenaturalforJanetofallinlovewiththepleasantandsimpleBingley.Shemethimattheball,andafterthen,sheadoredBingleyverymuch.Butwithherintrovertedandtranquildisposition,Janecontrolledherpassiontoomuch,whichnearlyconsumedherfelicity.AlthoughshelovedMr.Bingleyaftertheball,shehadnocouragetoexpressit.Shecherishedherfeelingstowardshim,butshechosetoconcealit.Shedidn’tdisplayhertruefeelings.Onthecontrary,shecontrolledherpassiontothebestofherability,lestanyonefindit.Sheonlyshowedgenteelpleasureandpolitenessalthoughherheartwasflutteringwithromanticpassion.Inasense,herattitudetowardslovewaspassive.
Accordingtotheabove,DarcythoughtthatthoughJanewaspleasedwithBingley,shedidn’tlovehim.HethoughtJane’s
“countenanceandairwassuchasmighthavegiventhemostacuteobserveraconvictionthat,howeveramiablehertemper,herheartwasnotlikelytobeeasilytouched.”12
Inhiseyes,Bingleywasinvolvedinanunavailablelove.Soafterthen,
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