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1、 Pride& Prejudice It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. Inthisstatement,Austenhascleverlydonethreethings:Shehasdeclaredthatthemain subjectofthenovelwillbecourtshipandmarriage,Shehasestablishedthehumorous tone ofthenovelb
2、ytakingasimplesubjecttoelaborateandtospeakintelligentlyShehaspreparedthereaderfora chaseinthenovelofeitherahusbandinsearchofawife,orawomeninpursuitofahusband.JaneAusten(1775-1817)Englishwriter,whofirstgavethenovelitsmoderncharacterthroughthetreatmentofeverydaylife.AlthoughAustenwaswidelyreadinherlif
3、etime,shepublishedherworksanonymously.Themosturgentpreoccupationofherbright,youngheroinesiscourtshipandfinallymarriage.Austenherselfnevermarried.Herbest-knownbooksincludePRIDEANDPREJUDICE(1813)andEMMA(1816).VirginiaWoolfcalledAustenthemostperfectartistamongwomen.ListofworksSenseandSensibility(1811)P
4、rideandPrejudice(1813)MansfieldPark(1814)Emma(1815)NorthangerAbbey(1818)Persuasion(1818)Shortfiction1.MrandMrsBennetlivewiththeirfivedaughtersatLongbournnearLondon.Becausetheyhavenoson,theirpropertywillhavetopass,accordingtothelawatthattime,toacousin,WilliamCollins.Hopingtosecuretheirdaughterspositi
5、oninsociety,theybothwanttomarrythemtosomewealthygentlemen.2.ItsohappensthatCharlesBingley,asinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortune,comestosettleintheneighborhoodwithhistwosistersandhisfriendFitzwilliamDarcy,whoisalsorichandunmarried.3.BingleyandJanefallinlovewitheachotheralmostatfirstsight.AndDarcyisatt
6、ractedtoJanessisterElizabeth,butheoffendsherbyhisinsolentbehaviorandruderemarksataball.Thedislikeandrepulsionisincreasedbytheprideoftheoneandtheprejudiceoftheother.1.However,Darcycontinuestobeattractedtoher,inspiteofhimself,tillheproposestoherbutisrejectedindignantly.Lateron,onatriptonorthofEnglandw
7、ithheruncleandaunt,ElizabethchancestomeetDarcy,whoreceivesthemverywarmlyandshowsgreatlyimprovesmanners.Thusprideischeckedandprejudiceremoved.2.Justatthispoint,newsreachesElizabeththatheryoungestsisterLydiahaselopedwithWickham.ByDarcyshelp,theirmarriageisfinallybroughtabout.3.Andthroughhisinfluence,t
8、heformertiebetweenBingleyandJaneisrenewed,whichleadstotheirengagement.4.DarcyandElizabethalsobecomeengageddespitetheinterventionofLadyCatherinedeBourgh.ThestorythenendshappilywiththemarriagesofJaneandElizabeth.Main charactersCharacterisanexpressionofwhatpeoplevalue.Traditionalideasaboutstatusandclas
9、sdistinctionsarebeginningtogivewaytomoney as a dominant value.Mr BennetMrs BennetJane Bennet (22)Elizabeth Bennet (20)Lydia Bennet (15)Mary Bennet (17)Kitty Bennet (16)Elizabeth (Lizzy) Bennetisthecoreofthefamily.ElizabethisthesecondofMr.andMrs.Bennetsfivedaughters,andisanintelligent,bold,attractive
10、twenty-year-oldgirlwhenthestorybegins.Elizabeth BennetFitzwilliamDarcyisthecentralmalecharacterandElizabethssecondloveinterestinthenovel.Heisanintelligent,wealthy,extremelyhandsomeandreserved28-year-oldman,whooftenappearshaughtyorproudtostrangersbutpossessesanhonestandkindnatureunderneath. Mr. Darcy
11、Charles BingleyistheclosestfriendofMr.Darcy,Janeshusband.Charles BingleyWilliamCollinsisthe25-year-oldcousinofMr.Bennet.HeisthesuccessorofBennetfamily.WilliamCollinsCharlotteLucasistheneighbourandbestfriendofElizabethandWilliamswife.CharlotteLucasanothertwodaughtersTheremainingfivemarriagescontrasts
12、eachothertorevealAustensopinionsandthoughtsonthesubjectofmarriage.ThemarriagebetweenDarcyandElizabethrevealsthecharacteristicsthatconstituteasuccessfulmarriage.Oneofthesecharacteristicsisthatthefeelingcannotbebroughtonbyappearances,andmustgraduallydevelopbetweenthetwopeopleastheygettoknowoneanother.
13、ThemarriagebetweenJaneBennetandBingleyisalsoanexampleofsuccessfulmarriageLydiaandWickhamsmarriageisanexampleofabad marriage.Theirmarriagewasbasedonappearances,goodlooks,andyouthfulvivacity.TherelationshipbetweenMr.BennetandMrs.Bennetwassimilar to that of Lydia and Wickham.ThemarriagebetweenMr.Collin
14、sandCharlotteisbasedon economics rather than on love or appearance.SUMMARY:1.Criteriaofmarriage:Thesefivemarriagescontributetothethemethatahappyandstrongmarriagetakes time to buildandmustbebasedonmutual feeling, understanding, and respect.Hastymarriagesactingonimpulse, and based on superficial quali
15、tieswillnotsurviveandwillleadtoinevitableunhappiness.2.Beseriousandcautiouswhenfacingmarriage.Dontbetakeninbysuperficialqualitieseg.Wickham.3.Insteadofbeinganindividualproblem,marriageisasocialproblem.Onehastydecisionmayleadadifficultytothewholefamily.eg.Lydia The tone ofthenovelislight, satirical,
16、and vivid.ThepointofviewinPrideandPrejudiceislimitedomniscient;Thestoryistold through Elizabeth, but not in first person.Asaresult,themoodofthenovellacksdramaticemotions.The atmosphere is intellectual and cold; there are little descriptions of the setting.BACK GROUNDAnystoryreflectsthemoodofitsperio
17、d.Pride and Prejudicewaswrittenatthetimeofthe French revolution.WhileFranceresortedtoviolentrevolution,Englishsocietychosetheevolutionarypath.ThestorydepictsthesocialresponsetothoseeventsinEngland. COMMENT Austensbookisapieceofliteraturethatconnectsitselftothe18thcenturyperiod.PrideandPrejudiceis18t
18、hcenturybecauseoftheemphasisonmaninhissocial environmentratherthaninhisindividualconditions.Theuseofsatireandwit,acommonformof18thcenturyliterature,alsocontributestolabelthebookas18thcentury.However,becauseAustenhadallowedpersonalfeelingsofthecharacterstobeexpressedinherwork,shecanalsobeclassifiedas
19、Romantic.Classicsentences1.Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledged!书的开场第一句,这已经是一条举世公认的真理了2.Sheissooddmixtureofquickparts,sarcastic,humour,reserve,andcaprice.她真是个古怪的人,一方面喜欢插科打浑,挖苦人,同时又不抅言笑,变幻莫测4.Whenawomanhasfivegrownupgirls,sheoughttogiveupthinkingofherownbeauty!一个女人家如果已经有了5个成年的女儿就不应该在对自己的美貌报什么梦想了5.Butconsideryoudaughters,onlythinkwhataestablishmentitwouldbeforoneofthem.想想你的女儿吧，能攀上这样的人家对她们该多好。ThankYou
