Language In Clarissa, Evelina And Pride And Prejudice

inheritance language and practice ("Conclusion 1489).
Arabella, also, marries for a title, and her husband
marries her for her fortune. Her marriage causes a
falling out with her brother, and she finds herself
unhappily alone with a husband who leads a "free" life.
Her title, portion, all, are useless in bringing her
happiness and comfort in marriage (Conclusion 1490).
Arabella's unhappiness and inability to remove herself
from her situation show the reader what very well may
have happened to her mother. Solmes remains Solmes, a
man in continuous wonder that no woman will have him no
matter how vast his wealth and estates ("Conclusion"
1490) .
References to estates, titles, portions and
settlements are so pervasive, even through the conclusion
of the novel, that one cannot possibly mistake the power
of inheritance language as it plays itself out in the
pages of Clarissa. Clarissa Harlowe is the unfortunate
heiress of more than just a dairy house. She is the
embodiment of a legally bound woman, specially selected
to enhance a family estate. She is a woman of beauty,
grace and charm, hunted down in order to expand by one
the patriarchal lineage of England.