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| Jane Austen |
Prospects of Marriage
by William Austen-Leigh, Richard Arthur Austen-Leigh and Deirdre Le Faye
Through Jane Austen's life she had a men express interest in her hand and another who highly regarded her. The name of her prospects were Harris Bigg-Wither and Henry Eldridge. Jane had said yes to Bigg-Wither's proposal on the second of December 1802, but took it back the next morning. Henry Eldridge never proposed, but very much liked her until they had to part ways.
1. Why do you think Jane Austen took back her proposal?
2. What Character in Pride and Prejudice does Jane most remind you of in regards to marriage and why?
1. Jane is very educated and well liked, and I think that she knew this: I think that made her take back her proposal because she might have thought she could do better than Harris.
ReplyDelete2. Jane Austin reminds be of Elizabeth in the novel, Pride and Prejudice because of her smarts and how well liked she was (like I said above). Elizabeth did not accept a proposal and take it back, but she did deny Mr. Collins because she had another man in mind, Mr. Darcy. Elizabeth seems be picky about her men, and maybe Jane Austin was too.