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It is clear that Wickham is a fortune hunter, a man who is out to marry a wealthy woman for her money. In fact Wickham needs money badly just to cover his debts. Lydia has no money, but Wickham is marrying her. Clearly someone is providing Wickham with money, and Mr. Gardiner is the logical person to do so.
At that time, the Napoleonic Wars were under way. A quarter to a third of all the young men in England were going off to war, and a large number of them would never return. Women from good families could not get jobs except as governesses. If they did not have money, they had to marry well or become dependant or impoverished. There was a lot of competition for husbands. Wickham had nearly got away with marrying Georgiana Darcy and getting her 30,000 pounds. He had also nearly married Mary King with her 10,000 pounds. If he kept his act up, running away from his debts, he was very likely to find a wife with a similar amount of money, so a marriage to Lydia required such an amount.
Mr. Bennet knew that Mr. Gardiner had a family interest in seeing Lydia married and further scandal prevented. He also knew that Mr. Gardiner had a lot of money. He had no idea that Darcy would have any reason to provide for Lydia.
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Who finds Lydia and wickham and what is their state?
Lydia and Wickham are found living together, unmarried and with no intention of marrying, in London. At first we are to believe Mr. Gardiner found them. Later, we find out it was Darcy.
In the book Pride and Prejudice what does Mrs Bennett worry about for her husband when Lydia runs away with wickham?
Mr. Bennet has gone to London to find Lydia and Wickham. When he does, Mrs. Bennet believes Mr. Bennet will do all he can to force Wickham to marry Lydia. She believes this will necessarily entail a duel, and that Wickham, a much younger and more experienced man, will kill Mr. Bennet. When that happens, Mrs. Bennet fears, Mr. Collins will immediately descend on Longbourne to claim it for himself and throw the Bennets out. That being the case, she fears they will all wind up sleeping in hedgerows. Such are the quality of Mrs. Bennet's thoughts.
Has Mr Wickham been married to Miss King?
no he is unmarried until he elopes with lydia(the youngest miss bennet)
Why does Lydia marry Mr wickham in Pride and Prejudice?
Ludia was fascinated and charmed by Mr Wickham and he was filled with desire and he convinced her to go away with him and get married without Mr and Mrs bennet's permission but Mr Darcy went after him and he caught them and convinced Mr Wickham to marry Lydia by paying him. So Mr Darcy was the reason of them getting married because he remembered what happened with his sister and Mr Wickham
What are the release dates for The Lydia Bennet - 2012?
The Lydia Bennet - 2012 was released on: USA: 13 July 2012
