The passages taken from Jane Austen's and Charles Dickens' novels show differences in marriage proposals. The type of rhetoric used by each man causes different effects . In the first excerpt taken from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, the man reasons that he must set an example for all others in his parish by taking a wife. Not only will he have made use of the advice given him by his patroness, Lady Catherine de Bourgh, …showed first 75 words of 557 total…

…showed last 75 words of 557 total…a good arrangement for her life. She will most likely accept his offer because it is full of love as well as it holds profit for her. The effectiveness of each proposal shown in these two passages is not shown yet one can infer the future of each. The type of oratory given in each excerpt determines the reaction of the women. Thus, the arguments, assumptions, attitudes, and the diction used will influence the conclusion.