The theme of love and marriage is one of the major themes of Pride and Prejudice. Through five marriages, Jane Austen defines the good and bad reasons for marriage. Charlotte - Collins, Lydia - Wickham, Jane - Bingley and Elizabeth - Darcy are the four newlyweds. The former marriage is that of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet.~ Form and content. Pride and Prejudice revolves around love and marriage in an acquisitive society. Although the Bennets are members of the leisure class, the family fortune rests with one man.