Pride and Prejudice
chapter 13-24
Do you share Elizabeth’s shock at Charlotte’s engagement to Mr. Collins?
Do you share Elizabeth’s shock at Charlotte’s engagement to Mr. Collins?
I shared Elizabeth's shock. I think this establishes that Charlotte was desperate. She felt her marriage options were dwindling and Collins was the best she could do under the circumstances. I think this is one of the sadder aspects of Austen's world. Women felt acquiring a husband was the defining moment for their future.