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奥斯丁小说:《傲慢与偏见》英国文学课JaneAusten&PrideandPrejudicecharacteristicsIntroductionThemeCharactershomeworkJaneAusten(1775-1817)她以十分逼真的手法刻画了一些普普通通的、而非出类拔萃的人，他们通过极其普通的谈话和行为举止把自己完全而一致的呈现出来。简奥斯汀的沉静和自制，以及绝妙地用平静的言辞去表达她平静的内容，这些特点，较之于那些热情洋溢、言辞滔滔不绝的伟大作家，同样显示出她的创作天才。---《剑桥英国文学史》JaneAusten’sLifeuneventfulRestrictededucatedathomereadalotdomesticdutieswritingnovelswritingatanearlyagesixnovelsnevermarrieddiedin1817,42yearsoldAusten’sHouseChawtonJaneAusten’sNovels1.SenseandSensibility《理智与情感》2.PrideandPrejudice《傲慢与偏见》3.NorthangerAbbey《诺桑觉寺》4.MansfieldPark《曼斯菲尔德庄园》5.Emma《爱玛》6.Persuasion《劝告》Austen'splots,thoughfundamentallycomic,highlightthedependenceofwomenonmarriagetosecuresocialstandingandeconomicsecurity.InallofAusten'snovelsherheroinesareultimatelymarried.PrideandPrejudiceJaneAustenAboutthetitle•PrideandPrejudice•Q:Whoembodiesthecharacteristicof“pride”andwhoembodies“prejudice”?•FirstImpressionsPrejudicepride•Mr.Bennet•AbookishandintelligentgentlemansomewhatwithdrawnfromsocietyMrs.BennetThefivedaughtersoftheBennetsJane,marriesBingleyElizabeth(lizzie),marriesMr.DarcyLydia，elopeswithWickhamMary,bookishCatherine(kitty)immatureLydiaLizzieJaneMaryKittyCharlesBingley:handsome,good-natured,wealthyJaneElizabethWickhamMrandMrsBennetlivewiththeirfivedaughtersatLongbournnearLondon.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.MrBennetMrsBennetJaneBennet(22)ElizabethBennet(20)LydiaBennet(15)MaryBennet(17)KittyBennet(16)intelligent,wealthy,extremelyhandsomeandreservedhaughtyorproudtostrangers,honestandkindunderneath.Mr.DarcyDarcy’sgrandandbeautifulestatePemberleyintelligent,witty,attractive.sensible,yetstubbornwithatendencytojudgeonfirstimpressionElizabethBennet(Lizzy)amiable,somewhateccentricamanofsarcastichumorwithdrawn,aweakfatherMr.Bennetempty-headedMrs.BennetsimpleandnaivetalkativeshallowbeautifulreservedpleasantJaneBennetoutgoinggood-naturedwealthyapproachableCharlesBingleyApompous,narrow-mindedsycophantwhoisexcessivelydevotedandflatteringtohispatroness,LadyCatherinedeBourgh.WilliamCollinstheneighborandbestfriendofElizabeth.CharlotteLucasarrogant.LadyCatherinedeBourghadashing,charmingandhandsomeyoungsoldierdishonorable,aliarGeorgeWickham•Theme•Satire•Tone•Selectedreading•People’svalue•Commentfromothers•LinksTherearethreekindsofmotivationsorattitudestowardsmarriage.①Thosewhomarryforfortune,moneyandsocialrank.②Thosewhomarryforbeauty,attractionandpassionregardlessofeconomicconditionsorpersonalmerits.③Thosewhomarryforlovewhichisbasedonconsiderationoftheperson’spersonalmeritaswellashiseconomicalandsocialstatus.ThemarriagebetweenDarcyandElizabethrevealsthecharacteristicsthatconstituteasuccessfulmarriage.Oneofthesecharacteristicsisthatthefeelingcannotbebroughtonbyappearances,andmustgraduallydevelopbetweenthetwopeopleastheygettoknowoneanother.Inthebeginning,ElizabethandDarcyweredistantfromeachotherbecauseoftheirprejudice.Theseriesofeventswhichtheybothexperiencedgavethemtheopportunitytounderstandoneanotherandthetimetoreconciletheirfeelingsforeachother.Thus,theirmutualunderstandingisthefoundationoftheirrelationshipandwillleadthemtoapeacefulandlastingmarriage.ThisrelationshipbetweenElizabethandDarcyrevealstheimportanceofgettingtoknowone’spartnerbeforemarrying.•ThemarriagebetweenJaneBennetandBingleyisalsoanexampleofsuccessfulmarriage.•Austen,throughElizabeth,expressesheropinionofthisinthenovel:....reallybelievedallhis[Bingley]expectationsoffelicity,toberationallyfounded,becausetheyhadforbasistheexcellentunderstanding,andsuper-excellentdispositionofJane,andageneralsimilarityoffeelingandtastebetweenherandhimself.(Chapter55)However,unlikeDarcyandElizabeth,thereisaflawintheirrelationship.Theflawisthatbothcharactersaretoogullibleandtoogood-heartedtoeveractstronglyagainstexternalforcesthatmayattempttoseparatethem:You[JaneandBingley]areeachofyousocomplying,thatnothingwilleverberesolvedon;