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Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
romantic comedy
Elizabeth (Lizzy, Eliza) Bennet, Fitzwilliam Darcy, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Bennet, Jane Bennet, Lydia Bennet, Charles Bingley, William Collins, George Wickham, Mary Bennet, Catherine (Kitty) Bennet, Charlotte Lucas, Georgiana Darcy, Lady Catherine de Bourgh, Caroline Bingley, Colonel Fitzwilliam
There are seven different marriages presented in the novel. Excluding the Gardiner and the Lucas, the remaining five marriages contrasts each other to reveal Austen’s opinions and thoughts on the subject of marriage.
The marriage between Darcy and Elizabeth reveals the characteristics that constitute a successful marriage. One of these characteristics is that the feeling cannot be brought on by appearances, and must gradually develop between the two people as they get to know one another. In the beginning, Elizabeth and Darcy were distant from each other because of their prejudice. The series of events which they both experienced gave them the opportunity to understand one another and the time to reconcile their feelings for each other. Thus, their mutual understanding is the foundation of their relationship and will lead them to a peaceful and lasting marriage. This relationship between Elizabeth and Darcy reveals the importance of getting to know one’s partner before marrying.
The marriage between Jane Bennet and Bingley is also an example of successful marriage. Austen, through Elizabeth, expresses her opinion of this in the novel.
2008-03-30 13:14:48 補充：
Comment:
The first line also defines Austen's book as a piece of literature that connects itself to the 18th century period. Pride and Prejudice is 18th century because of the emphasis on man in his social environment rather than in his individual conditions.
2008-03-30 13:17:04 補充：
Vocabularies:
contemplation, esteem, degenerate, proxy, procure, probity, exultation, humility, discernment, bestow
