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Itisatruthwellknowntoalltheworldthatanunmarriedmaninpossessionofalargefortunemustinneedofawife.-----------PrideandPrejudicePrideandPrejudiceTheBookReviewOFContentsABriefIntroductiontotheAuthorCharacters’relationshipPlotSummaryAnalysisofMajorCharactersOurOpinion12345AbriefintroductiontotheauthorJaneAusten(16December1775–18July1817)wasanEnglishnovelist.Shewasborninamid-classfamilyandwasbroughtupinacomfortableenvironmentwithharmonioussurroundings.Shewastheyoungestofsevenchildren.Shereceivedhereducation—scanty(adj.不足的;缺乏的)enough,bymodernstandards—athome.Besidestheusualelementarysubjects,shelearnedFrenchandsomeItalian,sangalittle,andbecameanexpertneedle-woman.Shewasunmarriedallherlife.Butquietanduneventful(adj.平静无事的)thoughherlifewas,ityetsuppliedherwithmaterialforhalfadozennovelsasperfectoftheirkindasanyinthelanguage.Whilestillayounggirlshehadexperimentedwithvariousstylesofwriting,andwhenshecompletedPrideandPrejudiceattheageoftwenty-two,itwasclearthatshehadfoundherappropriateform.JaneAustenPartofAusten’sworks1811SenseandSensibility11813PrideandPrejudice21814MansfieldPark31815Emma4ThemostpopularamongtheAusten‘svolumesisPrideandPrejudicethattakesthethemeofloveandmarriageinamildlyhumorouswayofexpression.Asafemalewriter,sheshowsdifferentattitudestowardmarriagebydepicting(vt.描绘)severalyoungwomenofdifferentdescent(n.血统),economicpositionandhorizonofknowledge.Asimplethemeintroducesagreatdealofwhatisaboutlife.Thewholebookteems(vt.充满)withauthoress’witandinsight.Andthisinclination(n.倾向,爱好)andintentioncannotescapefromthereachofherlivingcircleandrevealsomeofherpointsaboutworldlylife.PrideandPrejudiceCharacters’RelationshipMr.BennetMr.BennetisanEnglishgentlemanwithanestate(n.房地产)inHertfordshire.Hehasfiveunmarrieddaughters.Mrs.BennetMr.Bennet’swife,anoisyandfoolishwoman.ElizabethBennetJaneBennetLydiaBennetKittyBennetMaryBennetFitzwilliamDarcyThesonofawealthy,well-establishedfamilyandthemasterofthegreatestate(n.财产;房地产)ofPemberley,DarcyisElizabeth’smalecounterpart(n.副本;极相似的人或物).Mr.Bingley，Darcy’swealthybestfriend.CharlesBingleyMrs.CharlotteEli’sbestfrend,whofinallymarriedtoMr.Collions.Mr.CollinsEli’seldermalecousin,whowillcometoHertfordshiretoinherittheBennett’spropertybyrules.Heisaclergyman(n.牧师).Heisanofficer.Hisfatherhadbeenthesteward(n.管家)oftheDarcys.Mr.WickhamPlotSummary1.TheBennetshadanewneighborcalledBingleywhowasawealthybachelorandfollowedbethetargetofMrs.Bennet.Thenovelhastoldaninterestingstory:2.AtaballBingleyfellinlovewithJane.IncludingElizabeth.4.Mr.Darcyalwaysshowsothersaimpressionofpride,havingfoundthisElizabethbegantohateMr.Darcy.5.BeforelongDarcyfellinlovewithElizabeth.becauseofherlovelybehavior,whileElizabethisdisgustedbyhisprideandhasaprejudiceabouthim.6.Afteraseriesofaffairs,suchasMr.Wickham’s,allthisincreasedEli’sprejudiceaboutMr.Darcy.7.Eli’scousinMr.CollincametoHertfordshiretoinherittheBennett'sproperty,HeaskedElizabethtomarryhimbutwasseriouslyrejected.AtlastheproposedtoCharllotewhowasEli’sfriend.8.OnceCollins’sfamilywasinvitedtoRosingsGardenbyLadyCatherine【hispatron(n.资助人),Darcy’saunt】.Elizabethalsowenttherewiththem.ThereshemetMr.Darcy.Laterinagarden,SirWilliamtoldEliaboutMr.Darcy’slatestactofdissuading(vt.劝阻)Mr.Bingley’smarringJaneBennetwhichcausedEli’sexceedinglyanger.9.ThenMr.DarcycametotheCollins’andconfessedhisloveforElizabeth,ofcoursehewasrejectedimpolitely.10.AfterwardsMr.DarcywrotealettertoEliinordertoremovehermisunderstandingsofhim.Elizabeth’suncleandauntwerealsoimpressedbyMr.Darcy’spoliteness.11.GraduallyEli’sprejudiceofMr.Darcydisappeared.Eventuallytheybecamecouple.12.OfcourseJaneandBingleyfinallybecamecouple,too.AnalysisofMajorCharactersElizabethTheseconddaughterintheBennetfamily,andthemostintelligentandquick-witted(adj.机智灵敏的),Elizabethistheprotagonist(n.主角)ofPrideandPrejudiceandoneofthemostwell-knownfemalecharactersinEnglishliterature.Sheislovely,cleversheconverses(vi.谈话)asbrilliantlyasanyone.Herhonesty,virtue,andlivelywitenablehertoriseabovethenonsenseandbadbehaviorthatpervade(vt.遍及;弥漫)herclass-boundandoftenspiteful(adj.恶意的)society.Nevertheless,hersharptongueandtendencytomakehastyjudgmentsoftenleadherastray(adj.误入歧途的).Mr.DarcyDarcyisElizabeth’smalecounterpart.Intelligentandforthright(adj.直率的),hetoohasatendencytojudgetoohastilyandharshly,andhishighbirthandwealthmakehimoverlyproudandoverlyconsciousofhissocialstatus.Indeed,hishaughtiness(n.傲慢)makeshiminitiallybungle(v.把…搞糟)hiscourtship(n.求爱).Whenheproposestoher,forinstance,hedwell(vi.细想)moreonhowunsuitableamatchsheisthanonhercharms,beauty,oranythingelsecomplimentary.Herrejectionofhisadvancesbuildsakindofhumility(n.谦卑)inhim.Darcydemonstrateshiscontinueddevotion(n.忠诚，热爱)toElizabeth,inspiteofhisdistaste(vt.厌恶)forherlowconnections,whenherescuesLydiaandtheentireBennetfamilyfromdisgrace(n.耻辱),andwhenhegoesagainstthewishesofhishaughty(adj.傲慢的)aunt,LadyCatherine,bycontinuingtopursueElizabeth.DarcyproveshimselfworthyofElizabeth,andsheendsuprepentingherearlier,overlyharshjudgmentofhim.Mr.bennetMr.Bennetisthepatriarch(n.家长;族长)oftheBennethousehold.Heisamand