Marriage Proposals need to be very effective as this rhetoric speech can either make you be a happy couple or make your life into a disaster. The statement above is shown throughout literature, but the most famous examples are shown in two books: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, and Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens. In Pride and Prejudice, a clergymen by the name of Mr. Collins is proposing to an Elizabeth, and his proposal is said in a way as if it were a business deal. In Our Mutual Friend, a Mr. Headstone, whose profession isn’t given to the writer, is proposing to a Lizzy, and his proposal is a said with feelings of love. Through the use of emotion, word usage, and the reason for marriage, the reader can determine that Mr. Headstone’s proposal was effective and Mr. Collin’s proposal was less effective. One of the reasons that Mr. Headstone’s proposal of marriage to Lizzy was effective was because of his usage of emotion language. In his short proposal, the proposer says, “I love you” to Lizzy. This strong feeling of love and the usage of emotional feeling, creates a feeling of importance for Lizzy as someone actually loves her. This will most probably sway Lizzy into marrying him. With all of Headstone’s other rhetoric speech like, “I am under the influence of some tremendous attraction”, or, you could draw me to the gallows,” all suggest that he is the perfect husband that every women wants. Another reason that Mr. Headstone’s proposal was effective was because of his word usage. Mr. Headstone uses the word ‘you’ many times in his speech. He is known to say, “You know what I am going to say.” This gives a feeling of importance to Lizzy and also tells her that this marriage is not just about him, but also about her. When he says, “You could draw me to fire… You could draw me to any death,” These statements possess strong feelings, and the