1、It is a truth well known to all the world that an unmarried man in possession of a large fortune must in need of a wife .- Pride and Prejudice,Pride and Prejudice,F12022118 房亚辉 F12022217 李伟 F12022219 刘垒 F12022224 蔡炜 F12022225 钱晓文,Contents,A Brief Introduction to the Author,Characters relationship,Pl
2、ot Summary,Analysis of Major Characters,Our Opinion,1,2,3,4,5,A brief introduction to the author,Jane Austen (16 December 1775 18 July 1817) was an English novelist .She was born in a mid-class family and was brought up in a comfortable environment with harmonious surroundings. She was the youngest
3、of seven children. She received her educationscanty enough, by modern standardsat home. Besides the usual elementary subjects, she learned French and some Italian, sang a little, and became an expert.,But quiet and uneventful though her life was, it yet supplied her with material for half a dozen no
4、vels as perfect of their kind as any in the language. While still a young girl she had experimented with various styles of writing, and when she completed “Pride and Prejudice“ at the age of twenty-two, it was clear that she had found her appropriate form.,Jane Austen,Part of Austens works,1811 Sens
5、e and Sensibility,1,1813 Pride and Prejudice,2,1814 Mansfield Park,3,1815 Emma,4,The most popular among the Austens volumes is Pride and Prejudice that takes the theme of love and marriage in a mildly humorous way of expression. As a female writer, she shows different attitudes toward marriage by de
6、picting several young women of different descent (n.血统), economic position and horizon of knowledge. A simple theme introduces a great deal of what is about life.,Characters Relationship,Mr. Bennet is an English gentleman with an estate (n.房地产) in Hertfordshire. He has five unmarried daughters .,Mr.
7、 Bennets wife ,a noisy and foolish woman .,Elizabeth Bennet,Jane Bennet,Lydia Bennet,Kitty Bennet,Mary Bennet,Fitzwilliam Darcy,The son of a wealthy, well-established family and the master of the great estate of Pemberley, Darcy is Elizabeths male counterpart.,Bingley，Darcys wealthy best friend.,Cha
8、rlotte,Elis best friend ,who finally married to Mr. Collins.,Elis elder male cousin ,who will come to inherit the Bennetts property by rules .,Mr. Collins,Plot Summary,The novel has told an interesting story:,Analysis of Major Characters,Elizabeth,The second daughter in the Bennet family, and the mo
9、st intelligent and quick-witted (adj.机智灵敏的), Elizabeth is the protagonist (n.主角) of Pride and Prejudice and one of the most well-known female characters in English literature.,Her admirable qualities are numerous,She is lovely, clever,she converses (vi.谈话) as brilliantly as anyone.,Her honesty, virt
10、ue, and lively wit enable her to rise above the nonsense and bad behavior that pervade (vt.遍及;弥漫) her class-bound and often spiteful (adj.恶意的) society.,Nevertheless, her sharp tongue and tendency to make hasty judgments often lead her astray (adj.误入歧途的).,Mr. Darcy,Darcy is Elizabeths male counterpar
11、t. Intelligent and forthright (adj.直率的), he too has a tendency to judge too hastily and harshly, and his high birth and wealth make him overly proud and overly conscious of his social status.,Indeed, his haughtiness (n.傲慢) makes him initially bungle (v.把搞糟) his courtship (n.求爱). When he proposes to
12、her, for instance, he dwell (vi.细想) more on how unsuitable a match she is than on her charms, beauty, or anything else complimentary. Her rejection of his advances builds a kind of humility (n.谦卑) in him.,Darcy proves himself worthy of Elizabeth, and she ends up repenting her earlier, overly harsh j
13、udgment of him.,Our Opinion,is essentially the story of how Elizabeth (and her true love, Darcy) overcome all obstaclesincluding their own personal disadvantagesto find romantic happiness.,Pride and Prejudice,Elizabeth must not only cope with a hopeless mother, a distant father, two badly behaved yo
14、unger siblings, and several snobbish, antagonizing females, she must also overcome her own mistaken impressions of Darcy, which initially lead her to reject his proposals of marriage.,The book shows the writers idea about love and marriage:,Marriage should be based on real love between the lovers.,Marriage should be regarded carefully cause it is not a game you could just enjoy without prudent consideration.,Its wrong to get married just for property, wealth and status while neither would it be without caring about those elements .,Pride and Prejudice,Thank you !,THE END,
