Why didn't Jane Austen marry?

Answer 1

Queen Elizabeth 1st didn't marry probably because he would take her power and become the new King of England. Another reason why she didn't marry might have been because her Farther, King Henry VIII had 6 wives: * First wife got devorced * Second wife got beheaded * Third wife died (of natural cause) * Forth wife got devorced * Fith wife beheaded * Sixth wife survived ( as Henry died of natural cause) She probably didn't want her husband to do any of those things to her! # Elizabeth has been called the "Virgin Queen", because she never married. It is not clear why Elizabeth never married. They thought it was because of a few things. One is that she was hurt by her mother's death. There were also rumors that she would only marry one man, Robert Dudley, the 1st Earl of Leicester, with whom she was deeply in love. But she was opposed by surrounding people. So Elizabeth decided that if she could not have him, she would not marry at all. The most likely reason may be that she didn't want to cause problems by marriage. For example, politics would become uneasy and England would be opposed by other countries. So She refused even the marriage to Felipe II of Spain. But she had many boyfriends. # Another suspicion to her virginity, are the rumors that with all her beutey, she would be distracted from her work. they were also scared that her marriage would end like her sister's bringing death over the kingdom. She cut her hair to make herself be what she considered 'unattractive' and from then truly was know as the VIRGIN queen of england.

Her mother was executed when she was 2. Her father Henry VIII executed his fifth wife, who was 2nd cousin to Elizabeth when she was 8. She also saw the disaster her sister Mary's reign was partly for marrying a foreigner that involved England in Spanish wars with France. Safer to reign alone.

Answer 2

AnswerBecause she would not marry without affection, and when she found love with a Mr. Tom LeFroy, she did not want to be in the way of his family. He was as poor as she was, and she felt guilty for taking more money from LeFroy and therefore taking money away from his family who depended on him. Of course it was all in vain, since LeFroy ended up becoming rich within his law practice, and Jane became wealthy with her writing.

Sad, yes; but who knows if she would have written the same genius if she were married.

AnswerJane Austen's relationship with Tom Lefroy is speculated about, but appears to have consisted of their having met five times, four at balls and once when Lefroy visited her briefly at her home. Unquestionably, they were very much attracted to each other, as both wrote about this. Also, unquestionably, they could not have been considered a great match for each other because of their lack of income.

There was a man named Harris Bigg-Wither, who proposed marriage to Jane Austen in 1802. He was very wealthy, having an income of about 12,000 pounds per annum - more than Darcy had. She accepted this proposal, but after thinking about it overnight, broke off the engagement. This may have been because she did not have much affection for him, but any comments she may have made about it have been lost.

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Answer 3

Jane Austen never married as she chose to prioritize her writing and independence over marriage. Despite receiving offers of marriage, she valued her creative freedom and remained single throughout her life. Her novels and characters are often seen as reflections of her own views on love, marriage, and societal expectations.

Answer 4

Actually, He did marry her. In the new pride and predujuce movie they did not show the marriage, but in the old movie and in the book they married. :)