(绝对完美经典)_傲慢与偏见_英文原创书评PPT.ppt

1、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 . - Pride and Prejudice,While watching,1. topic -one word 2. title-pride and prejudice 3. character-feature,Pride and Prejudice,The Book Review,OF,Contents,A Brief Introduction

2、to the Author,Characters relationship,Plot Summary,Analysis of Major Characters,Discussion for conclusion,1,2,3,4,5,A brief introduction to the author,Jane Austen,Becoming a woman. Becoming a legend,(1775 1817 ),English writer, who first gave the novel its modern character through the treatment of e

3、veryday life.,Born: on 16 December, 1775 at the rectory in the village of Steventon, in England Family : the seventh of eight children (six brothers and a sister) Education: mainly at home by her father,About her life,Hobbies: reading,dancing,writing Marriage: never At the age of 14 :wrote her first

4、 novel -Love and Freindship and then A History of England In her early twenties :wrote the novels that were later to be re-worked and published,In 1809-1816: revised Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice and published them ( in 1811 and 1813) and then embarked on(着手) a period of intense prod

5、uctivity. Mansfield Park came out in 1814, followed by Emma in 1815 and completed Persuasion (which was published together with Northanger Abbey in 1818.) In 1816,she started Sanditon, but illness prevented its completion. (None of her books published in her life-time had her name on themthey were d

6、escribed as being written “By a lady”),Died: 18 July, 1817 because of Addisons Disease(爱迪生氏病,(肾上腺性)青铜色皮肤病 ),Masterpieces,sense and sensibility 1811 理智与情感 Pride and Prejudice 1813 傲慢与偏见 Mansfield Park 1814 曼斯菲尔德庄园 Emma 1815 爱玛 Sanditon (unfinished) 1816 桑底顿 Northanger Abbey 1818 诺桑觉寺 Persuasion 1818

7、劝导,Master Works,Writing Style,1. The rationalism of neoclassicism 2. The variety of romanticism 3. The fruitfully / detailed description of realism,所谓“两寸牙雕”(two inches wide ivory)，其实是当时使用的一种用象牙片做成的写字板，可以反复擦写使用。简奥斯汀在给侄子 James Edward 的信中提及自己的创作： How could I possibly join them on the little bit (two In

8、ches wide) of Ivory on which I work with so fine a Brush，as produces little effect after much labour？形容自己的作品不能与其它作者的“大作”相比。,Details (1) The theme are mostly about love and marriage. (2) The language is simple, humorous, witty and with quiet irony. (3) The dialogue is not only fit for the characteris

9、tics but also with satire.,Part of Austens works,1811 Sense and Sensibility,1,1813 Pride and Prejudice,2,1814 Mansfield Park,3,1815 Emma,4,Her realism, biting (adj.辛辣的) social commentary and masterful (adj.熟练的) use of free indirect speech, burlesque (adj.滑稽的) and irony have earned her a place as one

10、 of the most widely read and most beloved writers in English literature.,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 depicting

11、(vt.描绘) 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.,The whole book teems (vt.充满) with authoress wit and insight . And this inclination (n.倾向,爱好) and intention cannot escape from the reach o

12、f her living circle and reveal some of her points about worldly life.,Pride and Prejudice,Cultural notes,Regency Dance Regency dance is the term for historical dances of the period ranging roughly from 1790 to 1825.,Dances in the Regency era were elaborate, involving intricate steps and quite diffic

13、ult to learn. Most of the dances were English Country Dances - these were somewhat similar to Scottish Country Dancing - all the dancers faced each other in a long line, and the movements involved elaborate patterns.,Most of the dances were English Country Dances - these were somewhat similar to Sco

14、ttish Country Dancing - all the dancers faced each other in a long line, and the movements involved elaborate patterns.,Characters Relationship,Mr.Bennet,Mr. Bennet is an English gentleman with an estate (n.房地产) in Hertfordshire. He has five unmarried daughters .,Mrs.Bennet,Mr. Bennets wife ,a noisy

15、 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 (n.财产;房地产) of Pemberley, Darcy is Elizabeths male counterpart.,Mr. Bingley，Darcys wealthy best friend.,Charles Bi

16、ngley,Mrs.Charlotte,Elis best frend ,who finally married to Mr . Collions.,Mr. Collins,Elis elder male cousin ,who will come to Hertfordshire to inherit the Bennetts property by rules .He is a clergyman (n.牧师) .,7. Elis cousin Mr. Collin came to Hertfordshire to inherit the Bennetts property,He aske

17、d Elizabeth to marry him but was seriously rejected.,At last he proposed to Charllote who was Elis friend.,He is an officer . His father had been the steward (n.管家) of the Darcys.,Mr. Wickham,Plot Summary,1. The Bennets had a new neighbor called Bingley who was a wealthy bachelor and followed be the

18、 target of Mrs. Bennet.,2. At a ball Bingley fell in love with Jane .,3.Bingleys friend Darcy also came to the ball and struck the sights, many girls liked him while he thought all of them couldnt suit his preference.,Including Elizabeth.,4.Mr. Darcy always shows others a impression of pride, having

19、 found this Elizabeth began to hate Mr. Darcy.,5.Before long Darcy fell in love with Elizabeth. because of her lovely behavior,while Elizabeth is disgusted by his pride and has a prejudice about him.,6.After a series of affairs, such as Mr. Wickhams, all this increased Elis prejudice about Mr. Darcy

20、.,8. Once Collinss family was invited to Rosings Garden by Lady Catherine 【his patron (n.资助人), Darcys aunt 】. Elizabeth also went there with them .,There she met Mr. Darcy .,Later in a garden, Sir William told Eli about Mr. Darcys latest act of dissuading (vt.劝阻) Mr. Bingleys marring Jane Bennet whi

21、ch caused Elis exceedingly anger.,9.Then Mr. Darcy came to the Collins and confessed his love for Elizabeth, of course he was rejected impolitely.,10. Afterwards Mr. Darcy wrote a letter to Eli in order to remove her misunderstandings of him. Elizabeths uncle and aunt were also impressed by Mr. Darc

22、ys politeness.,11. Gradually Elis prejudice of Mr. Darcy disappeared.,12. Of course Jane and Bingley finally became couple ,too.,Analysis of Major Characters,Elizabeth,The second daughter in the Bennet family, and the most intelligent and quick-witted (adj.机智灵敏的), Elizabeth is the protagonist (n.主角)

23、 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, virtue, and lively wit enable her to rise above the nonsense and bad behavior that p

24、ervade (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 counterpart. Intelligent and forthright (adj.直率的), he too has a tendency to judge too hast

25、ily 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 her, for instance, he dwell (vi.细想) more on how unsuitable a match she is than o

26、n her charms, beauty, or anything else complimentary. Her rejection of his advances builds a kind of humility (n.谦卑) in him.,Darcy demonstrates his continued devotion (n.忠诚，热爱) to Elizabeth, in spite of his distaste (vt.厌恶) for her low connections, when he rescues Lydia and the entire Bennet family

27、from disgrace (n.耻辱) , and when he goes against the wishes of his haughty (adj.傲慢的) aunt, Lady Catherine, by continuing to pursue Elizabeth.,Darcy proves himself worthy of Elizabeth, and she ends up repenting her earlier, overly harsh judgment of him.,Mr. bennet,Mr. Bennet is the patriarch (n.家长;族长)

28、 of the Bennet household .He is a man driven to exasperation (n.恼怒) by his ridiculous wife and difficult daughters. He reacts by withdrawing (离开;变得冷漠) from his family and assuming a detached (adj.分开的;超然的) attitude punctuated (vt.不时打断) by bursts of sarcastic (adj.尖酸的) humor.,He is closest to Elizabet

29、h because they are the two most intelligent Bennets.,Initially (adv.最初)，his dry wit (n.智慧) and self-possession in the face of his wifes hysteria (n.歇斯底里)make him a sympathetic figure,In particular, his foolish indulgence (n.放纵)of Lydias immature behavior nearly leads to general disgrace (n.耻辱) when

30、she elopes (vi.私奔) with Wickham. Further, upon her disappearance, he proves largely ineffective. It is left to Mr. Gardiner and Darcy to track Lydia down and rectify (vt.改正) the situation. Ultimately, Mr. Bennet would rather withdraw from the world than cope with it.,But ,Mrs .Bennet,Mrs. Bennet is

31、a miraculously （adv.非凡地）tiresome character. Noisy and foolish, she is a woman consumed by the desire to see her daughters married and seems to care for nothing else in the world.,Ironically (adv.讽刺地), her single-minded pursuit of this goal tends to backfire (n.事与愿违), as her lack of social graces ali

32、enates (vt.使疏远) the very people (Darcy and Bingley) whom she tries desperately to attract.,Austen uses her continually to highlight the necessity of marriage for young women. Mrs. Bennet also serves as a middle-class counterpoint (n.对应物) to such upper-class snobs (n.势利小人) as Lady Catherine and Miss Bingley, demonstrating that foolishness can be found at every level of society,In the end, however, Mrs. Bennet proves such an unattractive figure, lacking redeeming (adj.弥补的)characteristics of any kind, that some readers have accused Austen of unfairness in portraying (vt.描绘) heras if