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This story deals with issues surrounding marriage in the early 19th century, though many issues are universal. The main character is Elizabeth Bennet, 21 years old, possessed of a quick mind, sharp wit, and keen sense of justice. Elizabeth's father, Mr. Bennet, spends much of his time hiding in his study, a refuge from Elizabeth's mother. Mrs. Bennet is determined to see each of her five daughters successfully married to a gentlemen, of sufficient fortune to support a wife. This is particularly important to Mrs. Bennet. The Bennet family estate is entailed to a male relative, due to the lack of male heirs in the Bennet family. The cousin, Mr. Collins, is a clergyman who tends to be wordy and snobbish. Having been rejected by Elizabeth, Mr. Collins ultimately marries Charlotte Lucas, Elizabeth's best friend. Mrs. Bennet's hopes are, however, raised by the arrival in the district of a wealthy young man, Mr. Bingley, and his handsome but proud friend, Mr. Darcy, to whom Elizabeth immediately takes a dislike.
Elizabeth is wooed by Mr. Wickham, an officer in the militia whom she considers "gentlemanlike", and whose side she takes in his quarrel with Mr. Darcy, who has gradually come to admire Elizabeth. Mr. Wickham ultimately proves himself to be of poor character by seducing Elizabeth's youngest sister, and to her surprise Mr. Darcy rescues the situation. It eventuates that Mr. Darcy was aware of Wickham's defects in character, as his sister was also seduced by him; despite being in love with Elizabeth, he chooses not to tell her about Wickham so as to not unduly influence any decision she might make. Ultimately Elizabeth sees through the flaws in Mr. Darcy, realizes that she loves him, and accepts his proposal of marriage, despite there being social condemnation of the match due to Elizabeth's 'low connections'.
The story is a deep analysis of character. Every character is finely crafted, generally to contrast with others, and demonstrates a point about the social niceties of love and marriage. Charlotte, Elizabeth's best friend, is a very practical woman. She marries Mr. Collins to ensure herself a happy and comfortable life. As a result, Elizabeth comes to a much dimmer view of her. It's debatable whether this is an example of Elizabeth's prejudice or Charlotte's lack of passion. Frequently Elizabeth is blinded by her own prejudice, particularly her prejudice against Mr. Darcy's pride, from where the title of the novel comes.
Pride and Prejudice has been the subject of many radio and television dramatisations, the best-known being the 1996 version starring Colin Firth as Darcy. A Hollywood film version of the 1940s starred Laurence Olivier in the role, and Greer Garson as Elizabeth. Darcy has become the model for the most successful romantic heroes over the past two centuries.
The 1995 BBC adaptation of the novelJennifer Ehle (Elizabeth Bennet) and Colin Firth (Mr. Darcy) in Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice ( 1813) has been adapted for television by the BBC on three occasions. There have also been several radio adaptations. The best kno used Lyme HallLyme Hall is a historic house and former stately home at Disley, Cheshire. The Elizabethan hall was the home of the Legh family for over 600 years. It is surrounded by a large estate known as Lyme Park. The Hall was the location for "Pemberley", the home, CheshireThis article is about the English county. For other uses see Cheshire (disambiguation Cheshire (or archaically the County of Chester is a palatine county in North West England. Its county town is the city of Chester. It borders the ceremonial counties of as the location for " PemberleyPemberley is the name of the estate and country house owned by Fitzwilliam Darcy in Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice''. In describing the estate, Austen uses uncharacteristically explicit symbolism to represent the geographical home of the man at t".
A new film adaptation, starring Keira KnightleyKeira Knightley (born March 26, 1985, Teddington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom) is a British actress, the daughter of playwright Sharman McDonald and actor Will Knightley. She has lived most of her life in Richmond upon Thames. She followed in her p and Matthew MacFadyenMatthew MacFadyen (born 1974) is a British actor, best known for his role as MI5 agent Tom Quinn in the BBC television drama series Spooks''. After having studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts from 1992 to 1995, MacFadyen quickly became a well-kno in the main roles, is currently in production and due for release in 20052005 is a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). It has been designated: The World Year of Physics The International Year of Microcredit The International Year for Sport and Physical Education The United States Year of Foreign.
In 20032003 is a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar), and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Summary Perhaps the defining global event of the year 2003 was the Invasion of Iraq launched by the U the BBC conducted the largest ever poll for the "UK's Best-Loved Book" in which Pride and Prejudice came second.
In 2004 Bride & Prejudice by director Gurinder Chadha will be coming to theatres in which Pride & Prejudice receives a Bollywood treatment.
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