Hello Readers ! This blog is in response to the Thinking Activity of the Novel Pride and Prejudice assigned by Yesha ma'am, The Department of English. In this blog I am going to discuss some alloted question on the basis of my understanding.
Jane Austen:- ( 1775 - 1817 )
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."
- Jane Austen
Jane Austen was an English Novelist best known for her six major Novels, which interpret , critique and comment upon the British landed gently at the end of the 18th century. Jane Austen started writing early when she was in her middle teens. Jane Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage in the pursuit of favourable social standing and economic security. She stood between the age of "Sense and Sensibility". She was a novelist of the Romantic period. Here I write her Notable works,
Sense and sensibility
Mansfield park
Emma
Northanger Abbey
Pride and prejudice
Persuasion
Pride and prejudice:-
"I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine."
- Jane Austen
Pride and prejudice is very famous and romantic Novel of Manners written by Jane Austen. It was published in the year 1813. The Novel follow the character development of Elizabeth Bennet. This Novel published in three volumes. It contains total 61 chapters.
Pride and Prejudice remains Jane Austen's most brilliant novel. Here I put a video about summary of novel. So watch the below video on YouTube.
Q.1 which version is more appealing ? Novel or film adaptation ? Why ?
The Move is written by Jane Austen in 1813. While comparing the original Novel and it's adaptations, especially movies, there is always a question, which version is more appealing. I seems that books are better than movies. Of course, it depends a lot on who you ask becouse some may have another opinion for that. In fact everyone have their own point of view about this. Many people consider the fact that most of the people specially teenager these days prefer to watch a movie rather than to read a book.
There are lots of movie adaptations of Jane Austen's novel pride and prejudice. Here I am going to give reference about the film adaptation of this novel. Which are given below.
1. Pride and Prejudice ( 1995 )
"Pride and Prejudice" is a six episode 1995 British television drama, adapted by Andrew Davies from Jane Austen's 1813 novel of the same name.
2. Bride and Prejudice ( 2004 )
A modern Adaptation of Jane Austen's novel pride and prejudice that features the lives of four unmarried daughters in an Indian family.
3. Pride and Prejudice ( 2005 )
This is the adaptation that got all the heart swooning and made Jane Austen popular with the younger crowd with amazing cinematography and music, along with the ever charming . Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfayden.
According to me, Novel is more appealing rather than movie. Becouse, the main reason behind that is movie only gave us an outlook view. While, reading gave us the entire view. We can get the better and detail explanation about everything from reading. So my opinion is that first read the original text and than watch the movie. For a better understanding and moral message of novel we must read the original text.
When director made films based on any particular Novel, he or she do some kinds of changes in making a film. So I like to read an original text rather than gave first preference to watch a movie.
Q.2 character of Elizabeth Bennet.
Elizabeth Bennet:-
Elizabeth Bennet is the protagonist in pride and prejudice novel. She is often referred to as Eliza or Lizzy by her family and friends. Elizabeth is the second child in a family of five daughters. Let's discuss the character sketch of Elizabeth Bennet with some points.
Headstrong women
Her physical charm
Mature and honest
Her warm Heartedness
Headstrong women:-
Miss Elizabeth Bennet's personality is expressed through out of the Novel. She is an intelligent and headstrong girl. She is seen as a very different from her other sisters in the family. Elizabeth is the representation of "Prejudice" in the Novel. She is a strong character. When Mrs. Bennet pressures Lizzy to marry mr. Collins. She is not willing to compromise her morals. Her bond with her father is very strong. But she is obstinate and a headstrong women in Jane Austen's Novel.
"There is a Stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others."
Through this quotation Jane Austen wants to convey about Elizabeth's obstinate and headstrong personality.
Her Physical charm:-
Elizabeth Bennet is certainly not as beautiful as her sister Jane, but still she is graceful and charming. Her beauty takes a little time to register, but she is the type of woman whom familiarity and not concede her any appreciable beauty when he first meets her. He said, "She is not handsome enough to tempt me."
Mature and honest:-
Elizabeth Bennet is a mature and also an honest one. We can understand that in the ball party, except for Jane and Elizabeth other three sisters behaved very weirdly. So we can say in that way Elizabeth is mature one. She judges things for herself and she is capable of decisive actions. She camly and yet firmly expressed her opinions. She stands up to her mother Mrs. Bennet over Mr. Collins proposal. So, this how she stands for herself. From all this points we came to know that she is the mature and honest one.
So, we can understand that Elizabeth Bennet is a warm hearted women. She loved her family and her sisters. She is smart, lively and attractive. She prides herself on her ability to analyse other people and the entire novel describes the character development of Elizabeth.
Q. 3 Discuss the character of Mr. Darcy.
Mr. Darcy :-
Fitzwilliam Darcy, generally referred to as Mr. Darcy is one of the Central character of the Novel. He is the protagonist of the Novel. He is an architect interest of Elizabeth Bennet. Now discuss the character with some points below.
The hero of the Novel
A Man with pride
Introvert personality of Mr. Darcy
Mr. Darcy a true lover
His pride corrected by love
The hero of the Novel:-
Mr. Darcy is the hero of the Novel. He is 27,tall and handsome. Mr. Darcy's character is like; " Reserved, fastidious and introvert personality." If we compare Mr. Darcy with Mr. Bingley we came to know that Bingley was sure of being liked by everyone wherever he appeared. Darcy was continuously giving offence. Mr. Darcy's exterior is truly the hero of the Novel.
A Man with pride:-
We can observe Mr. Darcy's character as a Man with pride from the moment he makes his appearance. He declined being introduced to any other lady in the ball party and he keeps quite most of the evening. He himself thinks that he is reserved. In one of the chapters in the Novel, he said to Elizabeth that;
"I certainly have not to the talent which some people possess of conversing easily with those whom I have never seen before..."
But we can not decline the fact that Mr. Darcy is a proud man. In third chapter of the Novel, he refused to dance with Elizabeth by saying that; " She is tolerable; but not handsome enough to tempt me." In the Novel, when Darcy makes his first proposal to Elizabeth, his tone is very proud and haughty. So, from these points we can understand the character of Mr. Darcy- a man with full pride.
Mr. Darcy - A True lover :-
We can consider Mr. Darcy's character as a True lover. He is really a true lover. Elizabeth's eyes features which attracts Darcy the most. He praised her. He also glad to see Jane and Elizabeth when they returned home after Jane has recovered from her illness. Why he is glad to see her, because he loves Elizabeth. When Lydia ran away with Wickham at that time he also helped in finding them.
Mr. Darcy had done all this things for Elizabeth because he truly loves her. When he proposed her second time he said that...
" I would have to tell you that you have bewitched me body and soul I love, and love... I love you...."
"I never wish to be parted from you from this day."
So, we can say that in last they both realise their love for each other. And we can conclude that Mr. Darcy is a True lover. So we can say that Mr.Darcy exhibits all the good and bad qualities of the ideal English aristocrat snobbish and arrogant. He is also completely honest and sure of himself. The entire novel presented the character development of Mr. Darcy.
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