prideandprejudice英美文学讲解

会计学1prideandprejudice英美文学讲解StorySummary第1页/共30页

"Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledged,thatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortune,mustbeinwantofawife."

Inthisstatement,Austenhascleverlydonethreethings:Shehasdeclaredthatthemainsubjectofthenovelwillbecourtshipandmarriage,ShehasestablishedthehumoroustoneofthenovelbytakingasimplesubjecttoelaborateandtospeakintelligentlyShehaspreparedthereaderforachaseinthenovelofeitherahusbandinsearchofawife,orawomeninpursuitofahusband.

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Austen

(1775-1817)

Englishwriter,whofirstgavethenovelitsmoderncharacterthroughthetreatmentofeverydaylife.AlthoughAustenwaswidelyreadinherlifetime,shepublishedherworksanonymously.Themosturgentpreoccupationofherbright,youngheroinesiscourtshipandfinallymarriage.Austenherselfnevermarried.Herbest-knownbooksincludePRIDEANDPREJUDICE(1813)andEMMA(1816).VirginiaWoolfcalledAusten"themostperfectartistamongwomen."第3页/共30页ListofworksSenseandSensibility(1811)PrideandPrejudice(1813)MansfieldPark(1814)Emma(1815)NorthangerAbbey(1818)Persuasion(1818)Shortfiction第4页/共30页MrandMrs

Bennet

livewiththeirfivedaughtersatLongbournnearLondon.Becausetheyhavenoson,theirpropertywillhavetopass,accordingtothelawatthattime,toacousin,WilliamCollins.Hopingtosecuretheirdaughters’positioninsociety,theybothwanttomarrythemtosomewealthygentlemen.ItsohappensthatCharlesBingley,asinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortune,comestosettleintheneighborhoodwithhistwosistersandhisfriendFitzwilliamDarcy,whoisalsorichandunmarried.BingleyandJanefallinlovewitheachotheralmostatfirstsight.AndDarcyisattractedtoJane’ssisterElizabeth,butheoffendsherbyhisinsolentbehaviorandruderemarksataball.Thedislikeandrepulsionisincreasedbytheprideoftheoneandtheprejudiceoftheother.第5页/共30页However,Darcycontinuestobeattractedtoher,inspiteofhimself,tillheproposestoherbutisrejectedindignantly.Lateron,onatriptonorthofEnglandwithheruncleandaunt,ElizabethchancestomeetDarcy,whoreceivesthemverywarmlyandshowsgreatlyimprovesmanners.Thusprideischeckedandprejudiceremoved.Justatthispoint,newsreachesElizabeththatheryoungestsisterLydiahaselopedwithWickham.ByDarcy’shelp,theirmarriageisfinallybroughtabout.Andthroughhisinfluence,theformertiebetweenBingleyandJaneisrenewed,whichleadstotheirengagement.DarcyandElizabethalsobecomeengageddespitetheinterventionofLadyCatherinedeBourgh.ThestorythenendshappilywiththemarriagesofJaneandElizabeth.第6页/共30页Maincharacters

Characterisanexpressionofwhatpeoplevalue.

Traditionalideasaboutstatusandclassdistinctionsarebeginningtogivewaytomoneyasadominantvalue.

第7页/共30页MrBennetMrsBennetJaneBennet(22)ElizabethBennet(20)LydiaBennet(15)MaryBennet(17)KittyBennet(16)TheBennetFamily第8页/共30页Elizabeth(Lizzy)Bennetisthecoreofthefamily.ElizabethisthesecondofMr.andMrs.Bennet'sfivedaughters,andisanintelligent,bold,attractivetwenty-year-oldgirlwhenthestorybegins.ElizabethBennet第9页/共30页FitzwilliamDarcyisthecentralmalecharacterandElizabeth'ssecondloveinterestinthenovel.Heisanintelligent,wealthy,extremelyhandsomeandreserved28-year-oldman,whooftenappearshaughtyorproudtostrangersbutpossessesanhonestandkindnatureunderneath.Mr.Darcy第10页/共30页CharlesBingleyistheclosestfriendofMr.Darcy,Jane'shusband.CharlesBingley第11页/共30页WilliamCollinsisthe25-year-oldcousinofMr.Bennet.HeisthesuccessorofBennetfamily.WilliamCollins第12页/共30页CharlotteLucasistheneighbourandbestfriendofElizabethandWilliam'swife.CharlotteLucas第13页/共30页anothertwodaughters第14页/共30页TheremainingfivemarriagescontrastseachothertorevealAusten’sopinionsandthoughtsonthesubjectofmarriage.

第15页/共30页DarcyandElizabeth第16页/共30页

ThemarriagebetweenDarcyandElizabethrevealsthecharacteristicsthatconstituteasuccessfulmarriage.Oneofthesecharacteristicsisthatthefeelingcannotbebroughtonbyappearances,andmustgraduallydevelopbetweenthetwopeopleastheygettoknowoneanother.

第17页/共30页JaneandBingleyThemarriagebetweenJaneBennetandBingleyisalsoanexampleofsuccessfulmarriage第18页/共30页LydiaandWickhamLydiaandWickham’smarriageisanexampleofabadmarriage.Theirmarriagewasbasedonappearances,goodlooks,andyouthfulvivacity.第19页/共30页Mr.BennetandMrs.BennetTherelationshipbetweenMr.BennetandMrs.BennetwassimilartothatofLydiaandWickham.第20页/共30页Mr.CollinsandCharlotteThemarriagebetweenMr.CollinsandCharlotteisbasedoneconomicsratherthanonloveorappearance.第21页/共30页SUMMARY:1.Criteriaofmarriage:Thesefivemarriagescontributetothethemethatahappyandstrongmarriagetakestimetobuildandmustbebasedonmutualfeeling,understanding,andrespect.Hastymarriagesactingonimpulse,andbasedonsuperficialqualitieswillnotsurviveandwillleadtoinevitableunhappiness.

第22页/共30页2.Beseriousandcautiouswhenfacingmarriage.Don’tbetakeninbysuperficialqualitieseg.Wickham.3.Insteadofbeinganindividualproblem,marriageisasocialproblem.Onehastydecisionmayleadadifficultytothewholefamily.eg.Lydia第23页/共30页

Thetoneofthenovelislight,satirical,andvivid.

ThepointofviewinPrideandPrejudiceislimitedomniscient;ThestoryistoldthroughElizabeth,butnotinfirstperson.Asaresult,themoodofthenovellacksdramaticemotions.Theatmosphereisintellectualandcold;therearelittledescriptionsofthesetting.

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BACKGROUNDAnystoryreflectsthemoodofitsperiod.PrideandPrejudicewaswrittenatthetimeoftheFrenchrevolution.WhileFranceresortedtoviolentrevolution,Englishsocietychosetheevolutionarypath.ThestorydepictsthesocialresponsetothoseeventsinEngland.

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COMMENT

Austen'sbookisapieceofliteraturethatconnectsitselftothe18thcenturyperiod.PrideandPrejudiceis18thcenturybecauseoftheemphasisonmaninhissocialenvironmentratherthaninhisindividualconditions.The