pride and prejudice英语教学课件

PrideandPrejudice

Background

Briefintroduction

Characteranalysis

Differentmarriages

ReviewContentsPrideandPrejudiceThestoryofPrideandPrejudicetookplaceinthetimeoftheRegencyinBritain.Thesocialmilieuwasparticularlystratified,andclassdivisionswererootedinfamilyconnectionsandwealth.

Inthenineteenthcentury,marriageistheonlywayforwomentogaintheirsocialstatusandacknowledgementinBritain.BackgroundBriefintroduction“PrideandPrejudice”isafamousnovelwrittenbyJaneAusten,anEnglishwriter.Sheusedhumorous,ironical,polishedlanguagetodescribethebourgeoisie’slifeandthought,andexpressedwomen’sperplexedandmisery.Thebookismainlyaboutloveandmarriage.Austenexpressedherownopinionaboutmarriagethroughseveralbourgeoisies’ladies’attitudetowardsmarriage.Marryingforthesakeofproperty,moneyorstatusiswrong,butdonottakeintoaccounttheabovefactorsisfoolish.Asaresult,shenotonlyopposedtomarryforthepurposeofmoney,butalsoopposedtotreatmarriageasaplay.PrideandPrejudiceThepatriarchoftheBennetfamily,agentlemanofmodestincomewith5unmarrieddaughters.

Mr.Bennet’swife,afoolish,noisywomanwhoseonlygoalinlifeistoseeherdaughters’married.charactersMr.BennetMrs.BennetPrideandPrejudice

Thenovel’sprotagonist.TheseconddaughterofMr.Bennet.SheisthemostintelligentandsensibleofthefiveBennetgirls.Awellreadandquick-wittedgirlwithatonguethatoccasionallyporestoosharpforherowngood.Awealthygentleman,themasterofPemberlay,andthenephewofLadyCatherinedeBough.Butheistooproudheartedofhimself.Overthecourseofthenovel,hetempershisclass-consciousnessandlearnstoadmireandloveElizabethforherstrongcharacter.ElizabethBennetFitzwillianDarcyTheeldestandmostbeautifulBennetsister.SheismoregentlerandreservedthanElizabeth.Darcy’sconsiderablywealthybestfriend.Heisagenial,well-intentionedgentleman.Bingley’spurchaseofNetherfied,anestateneartheBennets,servesastheimpetusforthenovel.JaneBennetCharlesBingley

TheyoungestBennet

sister,sheisgossipy,immature,andself-involved.RunningoffwithWickhamatlast.Ahandsome,fortune-huntingmilitiaofficer.Elizabethwasattractedbyhisgoodlooking,butDarcy’srevelationabouthisdisreputablepastcluesherintohistruenature.GeorgeWickhamLydiaBenentFivedifferentmarriagesDarcyandElizabethThemarriagerevealsthecharacteristicswhichconstitutesasuccessfulmarriage.Inthebeginning,ElizabethandDarcyweredistantfromeachotherbecauseoftheirprejudice.Theseriesofeventswhichtheybothexperiencedgavethemtheopportunitytounderstandoneanotherandthetimetoreconciletheirfeelingsforeachother.JaneBennetandBingleyThemarriagebetweenisalsoanexampleofsuccessfulmarriage.However,unlikeDarcyandElizabeth,thereisaflawintheirrelationship.Theflawisthatbothcharactersaretoogullibleandtoogood-heartedtoeveractstronglyagainstexternalforcesthatmayattempttoseparatethem.

PrideandPrejudiceLydiaandWickhamLydiaandWickham'smarriageisanexampleofanbadmarriage.Theirmarriagewasbasedonappearances,goodlooks,andyouthfulvivacity.

Oncethesequalitiescannolongerbeseenbyeachother,theoncestrongrelationshipwillslowlyfadeaway.Mr.CollinsandCharlotteThemarriageisbasedoneconomicsratherthanonloveorappearance.ItwasacommonpracticeduringAusten'stimeforwomentomarryahusbandtosaveherselffromspinsterhoodortogainfinancialsecurity.ReviewBothmoneyandloveisimportant.Moneyisthebasement.Sinceweareordinarypeople,weneedtoeat,todress,toliveandsoon.Moneyisthebasementofmarriage.MoneyLoveorHowever,itdoesn’tmeant