PRIDE & PREJUDICI

BOOK

• Author: Jane Austen (16-02-1775/18-07-1817) British novelist who lived during the Georgian era. The irony that he used in his works makes it be considered among the classics of the English novel

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

• conveys a perfect image of British society at the turn of the century (XVII-XVIII) below appearances, in which marriage is shown as a priority for women and more for the Bennet family whose mother seeks a suitor that before to satisfy the loving needs of their daughters save them economically

RELEVANCE OF THE NOVEL

• is one of the first romantic comedies, highlighted both in the time and now as it meets universal demands of the author, such as:

topical love story with crisis and happy ending, composition that develops the lines of the plot without giving way to loose ends, adjusted style of the descriptions fair and rich in dialogue which makes it more striking, great value of social satire, full of ironies and hostile dialogues, a sample is the first sentence of the book "it is a truth universally known that a single man, possessor of a great fortune, needs a wife" ironic statement that ridicules both those who believe in universal truths and mothers

MAIN CHARACTERS

• Elizabeth Bennet: protagonist. Second of the 5 sisters, the most beautiful after Jane. She is 20 years old and she is intelligent, ingenious, funny, proud and with many prejudices, because she lets herself be carried away by appearances.
• Darcy: protagonist. Rich, intelligent and shy, who outwardly seems arrogant and proud, however, is an honest and good man

BENNET FAMILY

• Sr. Bennet: pleasant, intelligent and sarcastic that finds the diversion at the expense of his nervous woman and her small daughters. It is closer to Jane and Elizabeth because they are the most sensible and find their tranquility in their study which causes them to disregard their responsibilities
• Sra. Bennet: a plaintive and rude woman, with the sole purpose of marrying her daughters to a rich man who can give them a comfort.
• Jane Bennet: the eldest of the sisters and considered the most beautiful, very reserved and sweet with everyone, pure of feelings and very naive. He falls in love with Bingley
• Mary Bennet: the most serious and sententious, with a bitter character for the comparisons to which she is subjected to being the least attractive thing that leads to her taking refuge in her "intelligence" that throughout history shows that it is not so much
• Catherine “kitty” Bennet: Lydia's buddy, because he does the same as her and if it is the case that they do not invite her to a place where they have invited her, she is jealous. She is as material and vain as her sister, however, when she separates from her, she is centered and correct.
• Lydia Bennet: she is the smallest of the sisters, she is very flirtatious, innocent, stubborn and reckless that the only thing she wants is to get her frivolous whims.

MALE CHARACTERS

• Bingley: the closest friend to Darcy. He is extroverted, kind and rich that unlike his circle is affordable and has no problem in stat with others considered inferior
• William Collins: nephew of Mr. Bennet, a cleric and relative male closer. He is narrow-minded, devoted and alluding to Lady Catherine de Bourgh
• George Wickham: enemy of Mr. Darcy. He is a gallant, charming and handsome officer who catches the attention of Elizabeth Bennet. His father was the administrator of the Darcy estate, which is why he grew up with this, but when he tried to kidnap his sister, all good relations were broken.
• Mr. Hurst: husband, Mr. Bingley's sister. He is a frivolous man whose only hobby is playing cards

FEMALE CHARACTERS

• Charlotte Lucas: Elizabeth's best friend who prefers comfort to love, because she confirms that she can not "afford" to be romantic and less at her age
• Georgiana Darcy: younger sister of Mr. Darcy, a shy young woman who loves her brother above all else. Her shy personality makes her fearful of making a mistake in society opting for silence and inexpressiveness, so she often creates in people the same impression as her brother.
• Lady Catherine of Bourgh: aunt of Mr. Darcy and protector of William Collins, a rich Countess, extremely righteous and a believer in the iron education of ladies, whom she does not believe prepared without a deep study of drawing, music, languages ​​and varied arts. Critical, demanding and somewhat self-centered, it does not allow the insurrections of the youth. He likes palatial luxury and ostentatious decorations, as well as a very refined and correct behavior in society.
• Anne Bourgh: only daughter of Lady Catherine. She is of weak constitution, which makes her almost always sick and never leave her house.
• Caroline Bingley: Bingley’s sister and faithful in love with Darcy
• Louisa Hurts: She is a proud and classist woman who, with the help of her single sister Caroline, tries to get Bingley away from Jane Bennet to marry her brother to Georgiana Darcy and at the same time foster a union between Caroline herself and Mr. Darcy.

FILM TECHNICAL DATA

• Director: Joe Wright
• Scriptwriter: Debbora Moggach
• Production: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Paul Webster
• Mounting: Paul Tothill
• Dates: taken out in 2005 in the United Kingdom
• Relevance of the film: won 4 oscar awards, 2 gold balloons and 6 BAFTA awards among others less relevant

PLOT

• Mrs. Bennet learns great news: a rich and single young man has just moved to Netherfield Park, a neighboring mansion. Mother of five daughters without dowry, its great objective is that one of them married with him.Newcomer Mr. Bingley seems to be leaning toward older sister Jane, during the first dance that takes place in the mansion. the handsome and proud Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, has no intention of stooping by talking to families and the audience dancer with Elizabeth Bennet, unaware that Elizabeth hears his comment and feels insulted. The arrogant sister of Mr. Bingley invites Jane to the mansion and Mrs. Bennet urges a trick: send your daughter on horseback in the rain so you have to spend the night there. The trick works because the girl falls ill and Elizabeth must go to take care of her. By getting to know her better, Darcy begins to admire the ingenious Lizzy, who enjoys having the bad impression she creates on the young man. The arrival of the city to the city allows Elizabeth and the elegant Wickham to meet each other. He soon tells her that he knows Darcy and that he behaved badly to him. The pompous Mr. Collins, the cousin who will inherit the family home when Mr. Bennet dies, comes to visit with the intention of marrying one of the girls. When Mrs. Bennet tells her that Jane is about to be promised, she opts for Elizabeth. The future of the sisters depends on another dance in Netherfield. Lizzy blames Mr. Darcy for being responsible for Mr. Wickham's absence, while his sisters are not all demure. The next day, Bingley and his people leave without explanations, breaking Jane's heart at Elizabeth's outrage. She rejects Mr. Collins creating an authentic family crisis, but is shocked when her friend Charlotte Lucas agrees to marry Mr. Collins. A few months later, Elizabeth visits the newlyweds and meets Mr. Collins's benefactress, the arrogant Lady Catherine de Bourg, who has invited two young noblemen. One of them is Mr. Darcy, who leaves Elizabeth amazed by declaring herself with passion and awkwardness. He rejects him and accuses him of having destroyed Jane's happiness by separating her from Mr. Wickham. They separate very badly, but he writes a letter in which he explains several things, above all, the perfidy of Wickham. Back home, Elizabeth tries to intervene when they invite her young and crazy sister to Lydia to Brighton where the militia is prominent, but her father says yes. Lizzy is relieved when her respectable uncles ask her to accompany them during a trip through the Peak District. They insist on visiting Pemberley, the magnificent property of Mr. Darcy in Derbyshire, and the young woman does not know where to get when they meet Mr. Darcy, who is delighted to see her. It seems that they get rid of the rough edges when a real scandal erupts. Lydia has escaped with Wickham. Anguish becomes when they get married. The newcomers return, triumphant, and Lydia confides in Lizzy that they have been married thanks to Mr. Darcy. Suddenly, when perhaps it is already too late, Elizabeth understands how much she loves. Bingley's return appeared because Darcy opens the door to the hope that he can see her beyond her pride and prejudices towards a shared future.

DIFFERENCE

• Plot: The narrative time and the dialogues: in the film everything happens very quickly while in the book everything is carefully described and clarified in time
• the meetings of Dacy and Lizzy: in the novel this one refuses to dance with the annoyed by the contempt that shows, nevertheless in the film she dances with him. In the book are listed times and in the movie not so many.
• statements: his first statement in the novel is in the house of the Collins and in the movie near a lake
• the flight: in the novel the readers knew it before Lizzy knew it, in the movie they find out at the same time
• Lady Catherine in the Bennett’s home: in the novel appears in the morning, in the movie in the night
• The relationship between Mr. Bennet and Mrs. Bennet: according to Austen he does not love her anymore, but in Wright's version we are presented as a marriage that is still complemented and loved.
• The character of Mary: is one of Lizzy's little sisters and has much less prominence in the film, in addition to being presented as a rare girl, uninteresting and very unlikely to thrive.
• The character of Colonel Fitzwilliam: in the film he only confesses to Lizzy that Mr. Darcy was responsible for Bingley not asking for Jane's hand in marriage, while the novel also raises the possibility of marrying Fitzwilliam with Lizzy.
• characters that do not appear in the movie: The sister of Mr. Bennet and her husband, Mr. Philips The children of Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner Mrs. Hill, the Bennet housekeeper Mrs. Annesley, Georgina's governess Mr. Hurst and Louisa Hurst Lady Lucas and Maria Lucas The sisters of Mr. Bingley