Social status and love in Pride and Prejudice One of the most famous novels in the world, Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice is set in Regency era England and shows the amount of power and influence that the welfare state had during this time period. Pride and Prejudice is a humorous take on the social milieu of late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century England, and is primarily about women marrying upper-class men. The idea of ​​love has very little meaning to most people, because what drives people to get married and seek relationships in this age is money, power and social status. This book highlights and teaches us how little power women have and how important a simple title and a rich family can be when the higher your class and social status, the better you are treated, the more you are respected, the more you are respected. and the more opportunities you will be offered. One point that is made very clear throughout the book is the effect that the strict importance of social status in Regency England has on marriage. This is made very clear by Darcy's rejection of Elizabeth based on her lower social status. It showed how snobbish Darcy is and how society has made him believe that because of his social position, he has the right to choose and be disrespectful. The way he immediately judges Elizabeth shows how the higher social classes believe they are actually better than the lower ones. This view of the social ladder gives Darcy the drive to try to persuade his friend Bingley to ignore his feelings for Jane Bennet due to his low social class. Darcy's snobbish behavior and his strong belief in the social class system prove to be one of the main things that drives Elizabeth away and prevents eventual love for each. Jane and Bingley's on-and-off relationship finally ends in a marriage as it should have been long ago. . At the end of the book, the love between Darcy and Elizabeth is so strong that none of the social shame of the time can stop it. Despite all the disagreement and negativity in the end they end up being together demonstrating the strength of love. While this isn't the case for every relationship, many people still get married for other reasons, like Charlotte Lucas and Mr. Collins, or Lydia Bennet and Mr. Wickham. These relationships demonstrate that love is not easily won during this time, but that it is available if you are willing to fight for it