Pride and Prejudice
Author- Jane Austen( I <3 you!)
Book Pudlication Date- Jan. 28th, 1813
Setting- Early 1800's, in variuos parts of the English country; including Longbourn,and Debryshire
Plot- The boisterous Mrs. Bennet has learned that a new occupant is living in Netherfield Park and quickly tries to push her five daughters in the way of the young bachelor. Mr. Bingley the county's newest bachelor of several thousand pounds a year falls in love with oldest Ms. Bennet, Jane. While associating with Mr. Bingley and his family, the main character Ms. Elizabeth Bennet meets Mr. Darcy, who at frist presents himself as a rude self-righteous young snob. Elizabeth can not stand him, although he is very intriging to her. She soon finds out about several other flaws in his charcter. At this time Elizabeth is absolutely discusted with Mr. Darcy. Meanwhile, Mr. Darcy has fallen in love with her. While at a visiting to Rosings Park he makes an offer of marriage to Ms. Elizabeth which she of course refuses.Her reprimand of him and his characteristics changes him. He realizes that were he ever to win her over he will have to showcase many redeeming qualities. Then slowly over many meeting Ms. Elizabeth realizes that her first judgement was wrong. Mr. Darcy is a great man. They fall madly in love and at the end the are engaged to be married.
Characters- Elizabeth Bennet- protag- witty, lite hearted, people watcher
Mr. Darcy- protag- quiet, reserved, upper class, misinterpreted
Jane Bennet-protag- quiet, easily pleased, believes the best in everyone
Mr. Bingley-proag- shy, handsome, fun-loving
Lydia Bennet-protag- attention seeking,
Kitty Bennet- protag- uncontrolable, attention seeking
Mary Bennet-protag- quiet, reserved, loves to play her piano forte
Mrs. Bennet-protag- boisterous, loud, sometimes crude
Mr. Bennet- protag- deep thinking, simple, caring for his daughters
Lady Catherine de Bourg- antagonist- rude, scheming, upper class, Darcy's aunt
Colnel Fitzwilliam- protag- aimiable, kind, likes music, Darcy's cousin and companion
Mr. Collins- protag- owner of the rectory at Rosings and the inheritor of the Longbourn estate, rude, awkward, boring
Mrs. Collins- protag- fun -loving, kind, Elizabeth's best friend
Mr. Wickham- antagonist- rude, coniving, steals, elopes with Lydia Bennet, tries to get Georgianna Darcy to elope with him aswell
Georgianna Darcy-protag- kind, loving, shy, Mr. Darcy's sister
Symbols- I didn't really see a lot of symbols but in the movie they use rain several times to show the downcast mood of the characters in the scene.
Themes- The movie is over flowing with themes!
1) Don't judge a book by its cover- Elizabeth is a people wacher, she judges everyone. She looks at them and sees what she thinks is the truth in people.
2)First impression are key.- This book was first titled" First Impressions" Elizabeth and Mr. Dary bothe base the original dislike for each other on their first disadvantaged meeting, and they send the whole story trying to get over that.
3) Things are not always as they seem.- again this relates to the past two but both Elizabeth and Darcy judge each others actions and neither really knows what the other ment by them. For example when Elizabeth judged Darcy's actions toward Mr. Wickham.
Response- I really love this movie it a timeless tale of love and the things that will keep people apart, especially the things we do to keep others apart from us. I also really love this movie b/c every time I watch it I notice soemthing that elizabeth does that I also do(for example the judgigng without getting to know people, it is a bad habit!:O). She and I are very alike which is not always a good thing but it makes for an intersting show. I have also read the book and several other Jane Austen books i love the way she writes about things that are very time period based and yet the emotions she covneys for situations are very relative for everytime period. Her novel are timeless!