Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen ( ) English writer, who first gave the novel its modern character through the treatment of everyday life. Although Austen was widely read in her lifetime, she published her works anonymously. The most urgent preoccupation of her bright, young heroines is courtship and finally marriage. Austen herself never married. Her best- known books include PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (1813) and EMMA (1816). Virginia Woolf called Austen "the most perfect artist among women."

Pride and Prejudice 《傲慢与偏见》 Persuasion 《劝导》 Mansfield Park 《曼斯菲尔德庄园》 Emma 《爱玛》 Sense and Sensibility 《理智与情感》 Northanger Abbey 《诺桑觉寺》

It is a truth well known to all the world that an unmarried man in possession of a large fortune must be in need of a wife. 家产万贯而又尚未婚配的男人 一定需要一位贤内助，这是一 条世界上尽人皆知的真理。

It is universally acknowledged that the eternal theme of Jane Austen’s novels is the choice people make for marriage partners, so is in Pride and Prejudice. Mrs. Bennet had no other wishes if her five daughters could get married as soon as possible with someone wealthy. At a dancing ball, it is obvious that Mr. Bingley could not help falling in love with Miss Jane at the first sight because of her stunning beauty. Mrs. Bennet was so excited that she could not hold her manner and declared publicly she would have a daughter married soon, which frightened Mr. Bingley away.

Mr. Collins, a distance nephew of Mr. Bennet, came to ask a marriage to one of his cousins before Mrs. Bennet was able to get clear why Mr. Bingley left suddenly. After receiving the hint from Mrs. Bennet that Jane already had an admirer, Mr. Collins turned to Elizabeth without wasting a minute and to Miss Charlotte Lucas two days later after being refused by Elizabeth. It was difficult for Mrs. Bennet to recover herself as a result of the“deadly stupid” decision made by Elizabeth until she got the news that Lydia finally married Mr. Wickham, though the marriage was built on the basis of ten thousand pounds.

Mr. Darcy offered the money and did everything departing from his will just because he loved Elizabeth so much. He could not hide his feelings any more and showed his affection to Elizabeth at last, who, because of a series of misunderstandings towards him, rejected him without hesitation. This plot is the climax of the novel as the prejudice of Elizabeth to Mr. Darcy was exposed and removed since then. And the combination of the two young couples, Jane and Bingley, Elizabeth and Darcy came at last.

views on romance and marriage Charlotte ： If she dosen't show her feelings at all, even to the man she loves, she may lose the opportunity of catching him. Jane should use every moment she gets with Bingley to attract and encourage him. Elizabeth ： I consider a man should try to discover a woman's feelings, not wait for her encouragement!

Charlotte ： I think she'd have as much chance of happiness if she married him tomorrow, as if she studied his character for a whole year. Happiness in marriage is simply a question of chance. I think it's better to know as little as possible about the person you're going to spend your life with.

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