pride and prejudice英美文学讲解ppt.ppt

Pride Prejudice StorySummary Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledged thatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortune mustbeinwantofawife Inthisstatement Austenhascleverlydonethreethings Shehasdeclaredthatthemainsubjectofthenovelwillbecourtshipandmarriage ShehasestablishedthehumoroustoneofthenovelbytakingasimplesubjecttoelaborateandtospeakintelligentlyShehaspreparedthereaderforachaseinthenovelofeitherahusbandinsearchofawife orawomeninpursuitofahusband JaneAusten 1775 1817 Englishwriter whofirstgavethenovelitsmoderncharacterthroughthetreatmentofeverydaylife AlthoughAustenwaswidelyreadinherlifetime shepublishedherworksanonymously Themosturgentpreoccupationofherbright youngheroinesiscourtshipandfinallymarriage Austenherselfnevermarried Herbest knownbooksincludePRIDEANDPREJUDICE 1813 andEMMA 1816 VirginiaWoolfcalledAusten themostperfectartistamongwomen Listofworks SenseandSensibility 1811 PrideandPrejudice 1813 MansfieldPark 1814 Emma 1815 NorthangerAbbey 1818 Persuasion 1818 Shortfiction MrandMrsBennetlivewiththeirfivedaughtersatLongbournnearLondon Becausetheyhavenoson theirpropertywillhavetopass accordingtothelawatthattime toacousin WilliamCollins Hopingtosecuretheirdaughters positioninsociety theybothwanttomarrythemtosomewealthygentlemen ItsohappensthatCharlesBingley asinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortune comestosettleintheneighborhoodwithhistwosistersandhisfriendFitzwilliamDarcy whoisalsorichandunmarried BingleyandJanefallinlovewitheachotheralmostatfirstsight AndDarcyisattractedtoJane ssisterElizabeth butheoffendsherbyhisinsolentbehaviorandruderemarksataball Thedislikeandrepulsionisincreasedbytheprideoftheoneandtheprejudiceoftheother However Darcycontinuestobeattractedtoher inspiteofhimself tillheproposestoherbutisrejectedindignantly Lateron onatriptonorthofEnglandwithheruncleandaunt ElizabethchancestomeetDarcy whoreceivesthemverywarmlyandshowsgreatlyimprovesmanners Thusprideischeckedandprejudiceremoved Justatthispoint newsreachesElizabeththatheryoungestsisterLydiahaselopedwithWickham ByDarcy shelp theirmarriageisfinallybroughtabout Andthroughhisinfluence theformertiebetweenBingleyandJaneisrenewed whichleadstotheirengagement DarcyandElizabethalsobecomeengageddespitetheinterventionofLadyCatherinedeBourgh ThestorythenendshappilywiththemarriagesofJaneandElizabeth MaincharactersCharacterisanexpressionofwhatpeoplevalue Traditionalideasaboutstatusandclassdistinctionsarebeginningtogivewaytomoneyasadominantvalue MrBennet MrsBennet JaneBennet 22 ElizabethBennet 20 LydiaBennet 15 MaryBennet 17 KittyBennet 16 TheBennetFamily Elizabeth Lizzy Bennetisthecoreofthefamily ElizabethisthesecondofMr andMrs Bennet sfivedaughters andisanintelligent bold attractivetwenty year oldgirlwhenthestorybegins ElizabethBennet FitzwilliamDarcyisthecentralmalecharacterandElizabeth ssecondloveinterestinthenovel Heisanintelligent wealthy extremelyhandsomeandreserved28 year oldman whooftenappearshaughtyorproudtostrangersbutpossessesanhonestandkindnatureunderneath Mr Darcy CharlesBingleyistheclosestfriendofMr Darcy Jane shusband CharlesBingley WilliamCollinsisthe25 year oldcousinofMr Bennet HeisthesuccessorofBennetfamily WilliamCollins CharlotteLucasistheneighbourandbestfriendofElizabethandWilliam swife CharlotteLucas anothertwodaughters TheremainingfivemarriagescontrastseachothertorevealAusten sopinionsandthoughtsonthesubjectofmarriage DarcyandElizabeth ThemarriagebetweenDarcyandElizabethrevealsthecharacteristicsthatconstituteasuccessfulmarriage Oneofthesecharacteristicsisthatthefeelingcannotbebroughtonbyappearances andmustgraduallydevelopbetweenthetwopeopleastheygettoknowoneanother JaneandBingley ThemarriagebetweenJaneBennetandBingleyisalsoanexampleofsuccessfulmarriage LydiaandWickham LydiaandWickham smarriageisanexampleofabadmarriage Theirmarriagewasbasedonappearances goodlooks andyouthfulvivacity Mr BennetandMrs Bennet TherelationshipbetweenMr BennetandMrs BennetwassimilartothatofLydiaandWickham Mr CollinsandCharlotte ThemarriagebetweenMr CollinsandCharlotteisbasedoneconomicsratherthanonloveorappearance SUMMARY 1 Criteriaofmarriage Thesefivemarriagescontributetothethemethatahappyandstrongmarriagetakestimetobuildandmustbebasedonmutualfeeling understanding andrespect Hastymarriagesactingonimpulse andbasedonsuperficialqualitieswillnotsurviveandwillleadtoinevitableunhappiness 2 Beseriousandcautiouswhenfacingmarriage Don tbetakeninbysuperficialqualitieseg Wickham 3 Insteadofbeinganindividualproblem marriageisasocialproblem Onehastydecisionmayleadadifficultytothewholefamily eg Lydia Thetoneofthenovelislight satirical andvivid ThepointofviewinPrideandPrejudiceislimitedomniscient ThestoryistoldthroughElizabeth butnotinfirstperson Asaresult themoodofthenovellacksdramaticemotions Theatmosphereisintellectualandcold therearelittledescriptionsofthesetting BACKGROUNDAnystoryreflectsthemoodofitsperiod PrideandPrejudicewaswrittenatthetimeoftheFrenchrevolution WhileFranceresortedtoviolentrevolution Englishsocietychosetheevolutionarypath ThestorydepictsthesocialresponsetothoseeventsinEngland COMMENTAusten sbookisapieceofliteraturethatconnectsitselftothe18thcenturyperiod PrideandPrejudiceis18thcenturybecauseoftheemphasisonmaninhissocialenvironmentratherthaninhisindividualconditions Theuseofsatireandwit acommonformof18thcenturyliterature alsocontributestolabelthebookas18thcentury However becauseAustenhadallowedpersonalfeelingsofthecharacterstobeexpressedinherwork shecanalsobeclassifiedasRomantic Classicsentences 1 Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledged 书的开场第一句 这已经是一条举世公认的真理了2 Sheissooddmixtureofquic