Motif

A motif of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice is that of courtship. Almost every character is either courting, being courted, worrying about someone else being courted, jealous that she is not being courted, etc. I knew that Pride and Prejudice was a love story, but not to this extent. Almost every aspect of the novel revolves around love and relationships.
For instance, the novel kicks off with the discussion of Mr. Bingeley and quickly delves into his courtship of Jane. Not long after, we learn that Darcy has plans to court Elizabeth. However, the courtship does not end with section one. In section two, right away, we learn of Mr. Collin's plans to court and marry Elizabeth as well. Collins says explicitly, "Almost as soon as I entered the house I singled you out as the companion of my future life" (Austen, 83-84). Also, Elizabeth begins to do some courting of her own after meeting Mr. Wickham. Aye aye aye!