Courtship is friendly and often engaging attention for the purpose of obtaining a favor or establishing an alliance or other relationship. Courtship is a recurring theme in the novel Pride and Prejudice. For example, Mrs. Bennet is very worried that all her daughters will get married, Lydia has eloped with Wickham, Elizabeth has rejected Mr. Collins's marriage proposal, and Darcy has fallen in love with Elizabeth. Have you ever wondered why people focus so much on growth and growth? get married? Mrs. Bennet's main concern in life is to see to it that all of her daughters are married, preferably to rich men. He doesn't even seem to care whether his daughters actually love men or not. There are many times in the book where Mrs. Bennet tries to set her daughters up with men. For example, when Bingley first moves to Netherfield Park, Mrs. Bennet encourages Mr. Bennet to meet and befriend him before any of the other neighbors. Another example of Mrs. Bennet's attempts to get her daughters married is when Jane falls ill while in Netherfield. Mrs. Bennet encourages Jane to stay instead of going home because she feels it will bring her closer to Bingley (Quote). Arranged marriages were not uncommon in this period. Even though arranged marriages happen less often now, dates are still sometimes very arranged. The perfect example of arranged dates is the Carmel Catholic High School homecoming dance. Many of my friends have hooked up with guys they've never even spoken to. They were so desperate that they wanted to go to the ball; they didn't care who their date was. This is directly related to Pride and Prejudice. For example, Mr. Collins proposes to Charlotte Lucas who accepts his offer. Charlotte, who greatly fears being single, doesn't even really love Mr. Collins. She doesn't care if her husband is foolish and vain, as long as she has a husband. Charlotte has no romantic ideas that marriage must be based on love. She tells Elizabeth, "I'm not romantic, you know... I just ask for a comfortable home." (chapter 22) Elizabeth is a beautiful, independent woman who has no intention of conforming to society. He always does the unthinkable and constantly surprises us with his wit and intelligence.