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Pride and Prejudice (1813) Jane Austen (Plot (She accuses him of…
Pride and Prejudice (1813)
Jane Austen
Plot
She
accuses him
of separating Jane and Mr Bingley
She accuses him of
ill-treating Mr Wickham
, a young officer
Mr Darcy
proposes
to Elizabeth but she rejects him
Darcy
writes her a letter
to reveal that Wickham is an adventurer without scruples
Elizabeth
cultivates a dislike of Mr Darcy
Wickham
elopes
with
Lydia
His friend
Mr Darcy
, a proud aristocrat, feels attracted to Elizabeth
Darcy finds them and organises their marriage
Mr Bingley
falls in love with
Jane Bennet
Elizabeth accepts
Darcy’s
renewed proposal
Mr Bingley
, a rich bachelor, rents the large estate of
Netherfield Park
nearby
Bingley and Jane
also get married
Mr and Mrs Bennet
and their
five daughters
(Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Lydia and Kitty)
Set in
Longbourn
, Hertfordshire
Themes
The relationship between
the individual and society
The conflict between the individual’s
desires
and the individual’s
responsibility
to society
The use that the individual makes of
freedom and its consequences
The contrast between
imagination and reason
Love, marriage, status and wealth, decorum, property
Characters
Elizabeth Bennet
has
a lively mind
is intelligent and capable of
complex impressions and ideas
has a strong spirit of
independence
refuses to take on the roles
which
her family or society tries to impose on her
accuses Darcy of pride
she is
proud
and her pride
blinds her to his virtues
Fitzwilliam Darcy
knows the principles of
right conduct
is
selfish
and
unsociable
accuses Elizabeth of prejudice
he is
prejudiced
by his upbringing and
disgusted by the vulgar behaviour of
Elizabeth’s mother and younger sisters
The message
The search for a balance
through
the gradual change of the main traits of the characters’ personality
leads to
a reconciliation of the themes that they represent
The marriage
Marriage is presented
from several points
of view
Arising out of
physical infatuation
(Lydia and Wickham, and Mr and Mrs Bennet)
Containing
elements of love and prudence
(Jane and Bingley; Elizabeth and Darcy)
In terms of
security and independence
(Charlotte Lucas and Mr Collins)
The style
Vividness of characters
brightness of dialogue, use of irony
Third-person narration
Elizabeth’s point of view
Epistolary technique
Many letters