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Pride&PrejudiceItisatruthuniversallyacknowledged,thatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortune,mustbeinwantofawife.Inthisstatement,Austenhascleverlydonethreethings:•Shehasdeclaredthatthemainsubjectofthenovelwillbecourtshipandmarriage,•Shehasestablishedthehumoroustoneofthenovelbytakingasimplesubjecttoelaborateandtospeakintelligently•Shehaspreparedthereaderforachaseinthenovelofeitherahusbandinsearchofawife,orawomeninpursuitofahusband.JaneAusten(1775-1817)Englishwriter,whofirstgavethenovelitsmoderncharacterthroughthetreatmentofeverydaylife.AlthoughAustenwaswidelyreadinherlifetime,shepublishedherworksanonymously.Themosturgentpreoccupationofherbright,youngheroinesiscourtshipandfinallymarriage.Austenherselfnevermarried.Herbest-knownbooksincludePRIDEANDPREJUDICE(1813)andEMMA(1816).VirginiaWoolfcalledAustenthemostperfectartistamongwomen.Listofworks•SenseandSensibility(1811)•PrideandPrejudice(1813)•MansfieldPark(1814)•Emma(1815)•NorthangerAbbey(1818)•Persuasion(1818)•Shortfiction1.MrandMrsBennetlivewiththeirfivedaughtersatLongbournnearLondon.Becausetheyhavenoson,theirpropertywillhavetopass,accordingtothelawatthattime,toacousin,WilliamCollins.Hopingtosecuretheirdaughters’positioninsociety,theybothwanttomarrythemtosomewealthygentlemen.2.ItsohappensthatCharlesBingley,asinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortune,comestosettleintheneighborhoodwithhistwosistersandhisfriendFitzwilliamDarcy,whoisalsorichandunmarried.3.BingleyandJanefallinlovewitheachotheralmostatfirstsight.AndDarcyisattractedtoJane’ssisterElizabeth,butheoffendsherbyhisinsolentbehaviorandruderemarksataball.Thedislikeandrepulsionisincreasedbytheprideoftheoneandtheprejudiceoftheother.1.However,Darcycontinuestobeattractedtoher,inspiteofhimself,tillheproposestoherbutisrejectedindignantly.Lateron,onatriptonorthofEnglandwithheruncleandaunt,ElizabethchancestomeetDarcy,whoreceivesthemverywarmlyandshowsgreatlyimprovesmanners.Thusprideischeckedandprejudiceremoved.2.Justatthispoint,newsreachesElizabeththatheryoungestsisterLydiahaselopedwithWickham.ByDarcy’shelp,theirmarriageisfinallybroughtabout.3.Andthroughhisinfluence,theformertiebetweenBingleyandJaneisrenewed,whichleadstotheirengagement.4.DarcyandElizabethalsobecomeengageddespitetheinterventionofLadyCatherinedeBourgh.ThestorythenendshappilywiththemarriagesofJaneandElizabeth.MaincharactersCharacterisanexpressionofwhatpeoplevalue.Traditionalideasaboutstatusandclassdistinctionsarebeginningtogivewaytomoneyasadominantvalue.MrBennetMrsBennetJaneBennet(22)ElizabethBennet(20)LydiaBennet(15)MaryBennet(17)KittyBennet(16)Elizabeth(Lizzy)Bennetisthecoreofthefamily.ElizabethisthesecondofMr.andMrs.Bennet'sfivedaughters,andisanintelligent,bold,attractivetwenty-year-oldgirlwhenthestorybegins.ElizabethBennetFitzwilliamDarcyisthecentralmalecharacterandElizabeth'ssecondloveinterestinthenovel.Heisanintelligent,wealthy,extremelyhandsomeandreserved28-year-oldman,whooftenappearshaughtyorproudtostrangersbutpossessesanhonestandkindnatureunderneath.Mr.DarcyCharlesBingleyistheclosestfriendofMr.Darcy,Jane'shusband.CharlesBingleyWilliamCollinsisthe25-year-oldcousinofMr.Bennet.HeisthesuccessorofBennetfamily.WilliamCollinsCharlotteLucasistheneighbourandbestfriendofElizabethandWilliam'swife.CharlotteLucasanothertwodaughters•TheremainingfivemarriagescontrastseachothertorevealAusten’sopinionsandthoughtsonthesubjectofmarriage.ThemarriagebetweenDarcyandElizabethrevealsthecharacteristicsthatconstituteasuccessfulmarriage.Oneofthesecharacteristicsisthatthefeelingcannotbebroughtonbyappearances,andmustgraduallydevelopbetweenthetwopeopleastheygettoknowoneanother.ThemarriagebetweenJaneBennetandBingleyisalsoanexampleofsuccessfulmarriageLydiaandWickham’smarriageisanexampleofabadmarriage.Theirmarriagewasbasedonappearances,goodlooks,andyouthfulvivacity.TherelationshipbetweenMr.BennetandMrs.BennetwassimilartothatofLydiaandWickham.ThemarriagebetweenMr.CollinsandCharlotteisbasedoneconomicsratherthanonloveorappearance.SUMMARY:1.Criteriaofmarriage:Thesefivemarriagescontributetothethemethatahappyandstrongmarriagetakestimetobuildandmustbebasedonmutualfeeling,understanding,andrespect.Hastymarriagesactingonimpulse,andbasedonsuperficialqualitieswillnotsurviveandwillleadtoinevitableunhappiness.2.Beseriousandcautiouswhenfacingmarriage.Don’tbetakeninbysuperficialqualitieseg.Wickham.3.Insteadofbeinganindividualproblem,marriageisasocialproblem.Onehastydecisionmayleadadifficultytothewholefamily.eg.LydiaThetoneofthenovelislight,satirical,andvivid.ThepointofviewinPrideandPrejudiceislimitedomniscient;ThestoryistoldthroughElizabeth,butnotinfirstperson.Asaresult,themoodofthenovellacksdramaticemotions.Theatmosphereisintellectualandcold;therearelittledescriptionsofthesetting.BACKGROUNDAnystoryreflectsthemoodofitsperiod.PrideandPrejudicewaswrittenatthetimeoftheFrenchrevolution.WhileFranceresortedtoviolentrevolution,Englishsocietychosetheevolutionarypath.ThestorydepictsthesocialresponsetothoseeventsinEngland.COMMENTAusten'sbookisapieceofliteraturethatconnectsitselftothe18thcenturyperiod.PrideandPrej