1. Which version of the novel is more appealing? Novel or film ( adaptation) ? Why ?
Jane Austen's pride and prejudice is the perfect story. In Elizabeth Bennet,it has a strong, sympathetic, intelligent heroic, with a quick with that usually serves her well but sometimes gets her into trouble. In Fitzwilliam Darcy,we have a satisfying hero, a handsome introvert of plentiful intelligence whose nobility of spirit is not immediately evident to Elizabeth or the reader, but which comes through when it counts. In the host of secondary characters and subplots, were have Austen's incisively drawn portraits and plenty of diversion.
The comedy of manners has been put down by some for what they see as it's formulaic romance- novel plot line: The couple start off on the wrong foot, enjoy a period of mutual hostility and then realise that their love is strong and true. What's not as widely recognised is that Austen invented the formula in the first place, and her comic take on it is eternally fresh.
Although set firmly in its place and time, England's country of Hertfordshire during the Napoleonic hears , not that you'd ever know there was a major war going on from Austen's novels, the story has a timelessness that transcends the centuries. The details of their daily lives differ vastly from ours, but the humanity of these characters and their pursuit of love and happiness remain the same.
It's easy to identify with Lizzy Bennet. She's bright, warm , aggressively verbal, quick to judge and sometimes slow to reconsider those judgment. Like most of us, she makes some serious missteps in romance. Unlike many of us, she gets a second chance at her soulmate.
No wonder the 1813 book has been the launching pad for a score of spinoffs and adaptations, books and movies and television stories from Pamela Aiden's "Fitzwilliam Darcy, gentleman" trilogy of novels, which tells the story from Darcy's point of view, to assorted television miniseries, to " Bridget Jones's Darcy" to "pride and prejudice and zombies."
The other category, she says,is by authors who give the familiar Austen characters new qualities or characteristics, Darcy night have an affair with Bingley, or the women might have contemporary feminist viewpoints.
2. Character of the Elizabeth Bennet.
Even in her blindest moments, Elizabeth Bennet is an unfailing attractive characters. She is described as a beauty and has especially expressive eyes, but what everybody notices about her is her spirited wit and her good sense. Mainly because of that good sense. Elizabeth is her father's favourite child and her mother's least favourite. Her self assurance comes from a critical mind and is expressed through her quick - witted dialogue.
Elizabeth Bennet
" She had a lively, playful disposition,
which delighted in anything rediculous."
Elizabeth's sparking and teasing wit brings on Lady Catherine's disapproval and Darcy's admiration. She is always interesting to listen to and always ready to laugh at foolishness stating, I hope I never redicule what is wise or good. Follies and nonsense, whims and inconsistencies do divert me, I own and I laugh at them whenever I can."
Inspite of her mistake in misjudging Wickham and Darcy,and her more blamable fault of sticking stubbornly to that judgment until forced to see her error, Elizabeth is usually right about people. Her confidence in her own discernment a combination of both pride and prejudice is what leads her into her worst errors.
" I must confess that I think her as delightful
a character as ever appeared in print, and
how I shall be able to tolerate those who do
not like her at least, I do not know."
3. Character of the Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy.
Darcy exhibits all the good and bad qualities of the ideal English aristocrat snobbish and arrogant, he is also completely honest and sure of himself. Darcy is not actually a titled nobleman ,but he is one of the wealthiest members of the landed gentry the same legal class that Elizabeth's much poorer family belongs to. While Darcy's sense of social superiority offends people,it also promotes some of his better traits. As Wickham notes in his sly assessment,
"His pride never deserts him; but with the
rich,he is liberal minded, just sincere,
rational, honorable, and perhaps agreeable
allowing for fortune and figure."
It is , infact,his ideal of nobility that makes Darcy truly change in the novel. When Elizabeth flatly turns down his marriage proposal and tells him that it was ungentlemanly, Darcy is startled into realising just how arrogant and assuming he has been. He reflects later on why he was that way.
" I was spoiled by my parents,who though
good themselves... allowed, encouraged,
almost taught me to be selfish and overbearing
to think meanly of all the rest of the world."
Darcy's humbling makes him more sensitive to what other people feel. In the end, he is willing to marry into a family with three silly daughters,an embarrassing mother,and Wickham as a brother-in-law. It may be that he becomes more easy going about other people faults because he is now aware of his own.
4. Give the illustrations of the society of that time.
One of the reasons Austen world charms us is because it appears to follow stricter rules than our own, setting limits on behaviour. There are precise forms of introduction and address, conventions for ' coming out ' into society, for paying and returning social mixing with different social ranks. Pride and prejudice, Emma and persuasion are sensitive to questions of social tatus and can all be seen extending the definition of polite society to including previously excluded members of the professional and merchant classes and the navy. Above all, relations between young men and women are carefully monitored. One reason dance scenes are so prominent in Austen's novels is that the dance floor was, in her time, the best opportunity for identifying romantic partners and for advancing a courtship, for testing relations between the sexes. But even the comparative freedom of a dance had its rules and etiquette: for the number of dances one might have with a single partner; of the amount of bodily contact between partners. While a woman's refusal of one partner effectively disallowed her from dancing with another. At the edges of the dance floor were the chaperones and those sitting the dance out.bwho watched noticed and interpreted behaviour.
5. If you were director or screenplay writer, what sort of difference would you make in the making of movie?
The modern version of Jane Austen's "pride and prejudice" is very good. It's sure to entertain all. The movie has several small weaknesses but some strengths that mostly make up for those. Among its strong points are the roles of several of the actors.
6. Who would be your choice of actors to play the role of the characters?
Jane Bennet because she is oldest and most beautiful of the Bennet daughters,Jane has a good heart and a gentle nature. As Elizabeth's confident,Jane helps keep her sisters tendency to be judgmental in check by offering positive interpretations of negative situations. Jane's desire to see only the best in people becomes rather extreme at times, as in her disbelief that Wickham could be a liar, but she is not so entrenched in her world view that her opinion cannot be changed. Take, for example,her relationship with Caroline Bingley. When Jane finally recognises Miss Bingley's insincerity,she stops making excuses for her and does not pursue the friendship. However, when she Miss Bingley's become sister-in-law, Jane's good nature causes her to receive Miss Bingley's friendly overtures with more responsiveness than Miss Bingley deserves.
7. Write a note on a scene you liked the most.
One of the best part of pride and prejudice are absolutely the scenes where Mr. Darcy gives his ill-judged proposal and on the road in front of rosings forrest where Elizabeth is reading Mr. Darcy's letter. The scenes when they get to pemberley and Elizabeth learns the terrible news are second best.
8. Compare the narrative strategy of novel and movie.
A classic novel being adapted into a film in the 21st century. In 2005 British director Joe Wright adapted the classic Jane Austen novel pride and prejudice in to a movie. The film is one of the many adaptations bof pride and prejudice, including in a 1940 American adaption, and Italian television miniseries, and several British miniseries.
Pride and prejudice was written by British author Jane Austen and published in 1813. The main character is Elizabeth Bennet and the story of follows Elizabeth and her family as they deal with issues such as marriage, social class and misunderstanding.
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