Charlotte didn't really attract Mr. Collins by doing anything so much as being present and in need of a husband. Mr, Collins had gone to Hertfordshire with the idea of getting married, and when he was turned down by Lizzy felt the rejection enough to welcome a change of scenery. Charlotte was agreeable, and that was all he needed.
Mr. Collins marries Charlotte Lucas, Jane and Elizabeth's friend.
Charlotte marries Mr. Collins because she is twenty-seven (this is old for an unmarried woman at the time), and therefore, may not get another offer if she does not accept him. Although she is not in love with him, she knows he can offer her a stable future, with a comfortable home and income, making it a respectable match.
Mr. Collins. I should think that Lydia would qualify as foolish as well, and in her own way, so was Charlotte Lucas.
Charlotte does not particularly enjoy Mr. Collins' company. She encourages Mr. Collins to take long walks so that they will spend much of the day apart. She also encourages his work in the gardens, visits to the deBourghs', and keeps her sitting room in the back of the house (away from the road) for the same reason.
Elizabeth goes to Hunsford to visit her friend Charlotte who has recently married Mr Collins with Sir William Lucas and Charlotte's younger sister Maria. She then goes on 'grand tour' visiting Derbyshire, and therefore Pemberley, where she realises her love for Darcy, with her Aunt and Uncle (mother's brother and his wife) The Gardiners.
Elizabeth Bennet's best friend, Charlotte Lucas, accepted Mr. Collins' proposal.
Mr. Collins marries Charlotte Lucas, Jane and Elizabeth's friend.
Mr Collins first proposes to Lizzie Bennett, and when he is unsuccessful proposes to her friend Charlotte Lucas, who accepts him.
Mr. Collins proposed to Elizabeth Bennett first, but she rejected his proposal. He then proposed to Charlotte Lucas, who accepted him.
Charlotte marries Mr. Collins because she is twenty-seven (this is old for an unmarried woman at the time), and therefore, may not get another offer if she does not accept him. Although she is not in love with him, she knows he can offer her a stable future, with a comfortable home and income, making it a respectable match.
In Chapter 6, three new characters are introduced: Charlotte Lucas, Mr. Collins, and Sir William Lucas. Charlotte Lucas is Elizabeth Bennet's close friend, Mr. Collins is a clergyman and cousin to Mr. Bennet, and Sir William Lucas is Charlotte's father. Each of these characters plays a significant role in the development of the story.
Mrs. Bennet was upset and disappointed by Charlotte's engagement to Mr. Collins because she had hoped Charlotte would marry one of her own daughters. She was particularly concerned about the potential social implications of her daughter marrying a clergyman like Mr. Collins.
Charlotte accepts Mr. Collins's proposal because she values financial security and status over romantic love. She sees marriage to Mr. Collins as a practical opportunity for stability and social advancement, outweighing the importance of personal feelings in her decision.
On hearing Charlotte will marry Mr. Collins, Lizzy is at first unbelieving, then astonished, horrified, and reluctantly accepting, in turns.
Charlotte Lucas chose to marry Mr. Collins for financial security and social status. As an older unmarried woman in a society where marriage was expected, she saw Mr. Collins as a practical choice to secure her future. She valued stability and saw marriage to Mr. Collins as a solution to her situation.
In "Pride and Prejudice," Mr. Collins is neither liked nor approved of by many characters. He is seen as obsequious, self-important, and lacking in social graces. Mrs. Bennet is one of the few characters who approves of him due to his inheritance of the Bennet estate.
At the end of "Pride and Prejudice," Elizabeth Bennet marries Mr. Darcy, Jane Bennet marries Mr. Bingley, Lydia Bennet marries Mr. Wickham, and Charlotte Lucas marries Mr. Collins.