《傲慢与偏见》Pride+Prejudice+阅读指导 高中英语课外阅读

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《傲慢与偏见》阅读指导二、学习目标（一）语言能力目标学习该作品中词句，积累英语语言知识，提高英语阅读能力。（二）文化意识目标了解简·奥斯汀的生平、作品主题及特点，熟悉《傲慢与偏见》的内容、角色特点和故事情节。以此为基础，获得西方文化知识，理解西方文化内涵，比较中西文化异同，形成正确的价值观，坚定文化自信，培养跨文化意识和跨文化沟通能力。（三）思维品质目标通过阅读该作品并积极思考，评价简·奥斯汀对婚姻的态度，从跨文化视角观察和认识世界，分析中外文化异同，做出正确的价值判断，形成健康的情感态度及价值观，发展多元思维和批判性思维。（四）学习能力目标提高学生学习英语的兴趣，做好英语学习的自我管理及规划，养成良好的英语阅读习惯。IntroductionCharacters

HomeworkAttitudeTowardsMarriagePlotSummaryIntroductionJaneAusten(1775-1817)

JaneAusten’sLifeUneventfulRestrictedEducatedathomeReadalotPerformeddailydomesticdutieswritingfromanearlyage

sixnovels

nevermarried

diedin1817,42yearsoldThecottageinChawtonwhereJaneAustenlivedduringthelasteightyearsofherlife,nowJaneAusten'sHouseMuseumJaneAusten’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'snovelsherheroinesare

ultimatelymarried.CharacteristicsofherWorks1.JaneAustenisoneoftherealisticnovelists.Shedrewvividandrealisticpicturesofeverydaylifeofthecountrysocietyinhernovels.2.JaneAusten’smainconcernisabouthumanbeingsintheirpersonalrelations,humanbeingswiththeirfamiliesandneighbors.Storiesofloveandmarriageprovidetheframeworkforallhernovelsandinthemwomenarealwaystakenasthemajorcharacters.CharacteristicsofherWorks3.JaneAustenisawriterwhoregardsnovelwritingasasophisticatedart.4.JaneAustenissuccessfulintheemploymentofironyandfrequentuseofwittyanddelightfuldialogues.QuotesofJaneAusten“Alady'simaginationisveryrapid;itjumpsfromadmirationtolove,fromlovetomatrimonyinamoment.”“AlargeincomeisthebestrecipeforhappinessIeverheardof.”“Anengagedwomanisalwaysmoreagreeablethanadisengaged.Sheissatisfiedwithherself.Hercaresareover,andshefeelsthatshemayexertallherpowersofpleasingwithoutsuspicion.Allissafewithaladyengaged;noharmcanbedone.”

AboutthetitlePrideandPrejudiceQ:Whoembodiesthecharacteristicof“pride”andwhoembodies“prejudice”?

Prejudice

prideAusten'sbookisapieceofliteraturethatconnectsitselftothe18thcenturyperiod.PrideandPrejudiceis18thcenturybecauseoftheemphasisonmaninhissocialenvironmentratherthaninhisindividualconditions.Theuseofsatireandwit,acommonformof18thcenturyliterature,alsocontributestolabelthebookas18thcentury.However,becauseAustenhadallowedpersonalfeelingsofthecharacterstobeexpressedinherwork,shecanalsobeclassifiedasRomantic.CHARACTERSMr.BennetMr.BennetisanEnglishgentlemanwithanestateinHertfordshire.Hehasfiveunmarrieddaughters.Mrs.BennetMr.Bennet’swife,anoisy,shallowandfoolishwoman.ThefivedaughtersoftheBennetsJane,marriesBingley

Elizabeth(lizzie),marriesMr.DarcyLydia，elopeswithWickhamMary,bookishCatherine(kitty)immatureTheseconddaughteroftheBennets.intelligent,witty,attractive,sensible,yetstubbornwithatendencytojudgeonfirstimpressionElizabethBennet(Lizzy)

TheeldestdaughteroftheBennets.beautifulreservedpleasantJaneBennetFitzwilliamDarcyThesonofawealthy,well-establishedfamilyandthemasterofthegreatestateofPemberley,DarcyisElizabeth’smalecounterpart.Mr.Bingley，Darcy’swealthybestfriend.Charles

BingleyMrs.CharlotteEli’sbestfriend,whomarriedtoMr.Collions.Mr.CollinsEli’seldermalecousin,whowillcometoHertfordshiretoinherittheBennett’spropertybyrules.Heisaclergyman.Heisanofficer.HisfatherhadbeenthestewardoftheDarcys.Mr.WickhamSheisMr.Darcy'sauntandMr.Collins'patron.Despiteherself-conscioussophistication,sheisinconsistentandarrogant.LadyCatherinedeBourghPlotSummaryMr.andMrs.BennetlivewiththeirfivedaughtersatLongbournnearLondon.Becausetheyhavenoson,theirpropertywillhavetopass,accordingtothelawatthattime,toacousin,WilliamCollins.Hopingtosecuretheirdaughters’positioninsociety,theybothwanttomarrythemtosomewealthygentlemen.ItsohappensthatCharlesBingley,asinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortune,comestosettleintheneighborhoodwithhistwosistersandhisfriendFitzwilliamDarcy,whoisalsorichandunmarried.BingleyandJanefallinlovewitheachotheralmostatfirstsight.AndDarcyisattractedtoJane’ssisterElizabeth,butheoffendsherbyhisinsolentbehaviorandruderemarksataball.Thedislikeandrepulsionisincreasedbytheprideoftheoneandtheprejudiceoftheother.However,Darcycontinuestobeattractedtoher,inspiteofhimself,tillheproposestoher,butisrejectedindignantly.Lateron,onatriptonorthofEnglandwithheruncleandaunt,ElizabethmeetsDarcybychance,whoreceivesthemverywarmly.Thusprideischeckedandprejudiceremoved.Justatthispoint,newsreachesElizabeththatheryoungestsisterLydiahaselopedwithWickham.ByDarcy’shelp,theirmarriageisfinallybroughtabout.Andthroughhisinfluence,theformertiebetweenBingleyandJaneisrenewed,whichleadstotheirengagement.DarcyandElizabethalsobecomeengageddespitetheinterventionofLadyCatherinedeBourgh.ThestorythenendshappilywiththemarriagesofJaneandElizabeth.AttitudetowardmarriageTherearethreekindsofmotivationsorattitudestowardsmarriage.Thosewhomarryforfortune,moneyandsocialrank.Thosewhomarryforbeauty,attractionandpassionregardlessofeconomicconditionsorpersonalmerits.Thosewhomarryforlovewhichisbasedonconsiderationoftheperson’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;soeasy,thateveryservantwillcheatyou;andsogenerous,thatyouwillalwaysexceedyourincome."(Chapter55)

LydiaandWickham’smarriageisanexampleofabadmarriage.Theirmarriagewasbasedonappearances,goodlooks,andyouthfulvivacity.Oncethesequalitiescannolongerbeseenbyeachother,theoncestrongrelationshipwillslowlyfadeaway.

Asinthenovel,LydiaandWickham’smarriagegraduallydisintegrates;Lydiabecomesaregularvisitorathertwoeldersister’shomewhen"herhusbandwasgonetoenjoyhimselfinLondonorBath."Throughtheirrelationship,Austenshowsthathastymarriagebasedonsuperficialqualitiesquicklycoolsandleadstounhappiness.

ThemarriagebetweenMr.CollinsandCharlotteisbasedoneconomicsratherthanonloveorappearance.ItwasacommonpracticeduringAusten’stimeforwomentomarryahusbandtosaveherselffromspinsterhoodortogainfinancialsecurity.InPrideandPrejudice,AustendramatizesgenderinequalityandshowsthatwomenwhosubmitthemselvestothistypeofmarriagewillhavetosufferintormentingsilenceasCharlottedoes.TherelationshipbetweenMr.BennetandMrs.BennetwassimilartothatofLydiaandWickham.Mr.Bennethadmarriedawomanhefoundsexuallyattractivewithoutrealizingshewasanunintelligentwoman.Mrs.Bennet’sfavoritismtowardsLydiaandhercommentsonhowshewasonceasenergeticasLydiarevealsthissimilarity.Mr.Bennet’scommentonWickhambeinghisfavoriteson-in-lawreinforcesthisparallelism.

TheeffectoftherelationshipswasthatMr.Bennetwouldisolatehimselffromhisfamily;hefoundrefugeinhislibraryorinmockinghiswife.Mr.Bennet’sself-realizationattheendofthenovelinwhichhediscoversthathislackofattentiontowardshisfamilyhadledhisfamilytodevelopthewaytheyare,wastoolatetosavehisfamily.

HomeworkCommentonJaneAusten’s

viewstowardmarriage.Watchthemovie.1.JaneAusten’sfirstnovelis__________.A.PrideandPrejudiceB.SenseandSensibility

C.EmmaD.PlanofaNovel

2.IntermsofPrideandPrejudice,whichisnottrue?A.ItisthemostpopularofJaneAusten’snovels.

B.Itisoriginallydraftedas"FirstImpressions".

C.Itisatragicnovel.

D.Inthisnovel,theauthorexplorestherelationshipbetweengreatloveandrealisticbenefits.Exercises3.AfterreadingthefirstchapterofPrideandPrejudice,wemaycometoknowthatMrs.Bennetisawomanof_______.A.simplecharacterandpoorunderstandingB.simplecharacterandquickwitC.intricatecharacterandquickwitD.intricatecharacterandpoorunderstanding

4.WhichofthefollowingisnotanovelbyAusten?A.PrideandPrejudice

B.SenseandSensibility

C.NorthangerAbbey

D.Waverly5.Whodoesnotappear