Pride and Prejudice

             Hello everyone,my name is Mansi Gujadiya. I am study in Department of English MKBU. I write this blog for thinking task given by Yesha Bhatt mem. it's part of over study .

  

Question-1:- Which version of the novel is more appealing novel or Film?(adaptation) Why??  

          

                  I am a student of English literature. So I think novel are better than films.  Novel develop your imagination, are much more detailed than films, improve your English writing and are iproven to help you get better jobs. Meanwhile films are socially better, quicker to watch and have more job opportunities. But can watching a film get you a better mark on your next English assessment? It's not get good marks. Can watching a film give you the same depth of the story, then reading a book? I would answer no to all these questions; you may answer yes to a couple. It’s your choice whether to watch a film or read a book. But I suggest that read a novel.

 Question:-2 Character skatch of Elizabeth.

                Elizabeth Bennet is the much-beloved heroine of Jane Austen's 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice. Elizabeth is funny, intelligent, kind-hearted, and brave. She stands out because, unlike what was typical for romantic heroines of the day, her focus is not solely on marriage. Instead, Elizabeth has her own desires.

             Elizabeth's relationship with Mr. Darcy, the hero of the story, is often regarded as one of the most compelling romances in all of literature. Both Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy are complex characters with distinct flaws who grow and change throughout the novel.

Elizabeth Bennet Description

             Elizabeth is  also known as "Lizzy" to her loved ones, is around twenty years old during the novel. She is considered attractive, with her eyes as a standout feature; however, she is not considered as classically beautiful as her eldest sister, Jane.

             The second of five daughters, Elizabeth is part of the middle class of England. Known as the landed gentry, they are not part of the aristocracy with titles and power; however, they are not impoverished. They live on an estate named Longbourn, where people pay to work the land, thereby financially providing for the Bennets.

              Howver, the Bennets are not secure in their status. The estate is small, and due to the

               patriarchal society, the five Bennet daughters cannot inherit Longbourn after their father dies. Instead, Longbourn is destined to end in the hands of their male cousin Mr. Collins. As the women could not work and maintain social status, they would be financially dependent on Mr. Collins' good graces. Should he dislike them, he would be entitled to toss them onto the street, and there would be nothing that they could do about it. 

Elizabeth Bennet Personality

                  Elizabeth Bennet is bold, intelligent, and independent, with a witty sense of humor. She considers herself to be a proper young lady and a good judge of character. However, throughout the novel, Lizzy realizes that she is not perfect; she does misjudge people at times, and her pride eggs on these mistakes. Furthermore, her prejudice leads to her struggling to understand other peoples' points of view. Throughout the novel, Elizabeth Bennet's character evolves to become more humble and empathetic while maintaining that signature confidence in who she is.

Elizabeth Bennet Character Traits

                Elizabeth Bennet's character traits are complex. She has a great many strengths, but her pride and prejudice inhibit her growth.

Individuality and Wit

                 Elizabeth takes pride in her individuality. She knows who she is and what she wants in life and in a partner. She enjoys bantering with friends and family     but makes sure to keep it polite. She is described as having "a mixture of sweetness and archness... which made it difficult for her to affront anybody." She teases Mr. Darcy and finds it amusing when he turns down her invitation to dance: she has a self-aware sense of humor and enjoys making her friends laugh.

               However, Elizabeth's self-awareness is more limited than it initially appears. She is not aware of the factors shaping her own perspective and her prejudices coloring said perspective. Elizabeth's struggle to understand others' points of view (namely, Charlotte Lucas and Mr. Darcy) also stems from her individuality. However, seeing Charlotte's happiness with her state in life and several revelations about Mr. Darcy help Elizabeth realize the value of empathy.

Common sense and Intuitiveness

              Elizabeth displays great common sense and intuitiveness; the latter she prides herself on to her own folly. Although Elizabeth would like to marry for love, she is wise enough not to pursue Mr. Wickham because he cannot provide for her, and physical attraction does not guarantee marital happiness.

               As for her intuitiveness, she is able to recognize the emotions of others and understand unspoken opinions. However, Lizzy misunderstands critical moments, which lead her to assume Mr. Darcy is a bad person based on his rudeness. On the other hand, Elizabeth also assumes Mr. Wickham is a good person because he has impeccable manners and appears upfront and honest with her. Hence, she believes him when he tells her Mr. Darcy ruined his life, when in reality, Mr. Darcy was only protecting his teenage sister. This leads to Lizzy's lament:

"I, who have prided myself on my discernment! I, who have valued myself on my abilities! ... Had I been in love, I could not have been more wretchedly blind! But vanity, not love, has been my folly... from the very beginning of our acquaintance, I have courted prepossession and ignorance, and driven reason away, where either were concerned. Till this moment I never knew myself."

                 In this quote, Lizzy realizes that her own "vanity," or pride, and her prejudice prevented her from seeing the truth. Her pride meant that she did not question her initial judgment of Mr. Darcy's and Mr. Wickham's characters. These initial judgments were based on her assessment of their respective manners: the socially awkward, blunt Mr. Darcy acted rudely, while the affable Mr. Wickham charmed her.

Courage and Honesty

                 Elizabeth displays courage several times in the novel. She is honest throughout the story, even if the opinion is negative (a contrast with her sister Jane, which makes Lizzy less likable: Lizzy voices negative opinions while Jane does not). Furthermore, Lizzy can look at her flaws, admit her mistakes, and do betteConfidence and Self Respect : Elizabeth is different from others. She is wise, witty and intelligent and she knows it. This knowledge has given her confidence which enables her to hold her own against any one. It is this virtue which impresses Darcy and rattles and exas perates Lady Catherine. She is self respecting. She does not easily forget when anybody tires to treat her ligtly. Darcy may be rich but he has no right to humiliate any body who is less rich or poor and certainly not Elizabeth, of all persons, when Darcy contemptuously turns down Bingley’s suggestion of a dance with Elizabeth with an unbecoming remark out of pride and in Elizabeth’s hearing, she takes a mental note and does not feel easy unless she has turned down his offer of a dance with her.

 Perceptive:

                Elizabeth is a talented lady. She does not make mistake about Collins, about Chrles Bingley, about Caroline Bingley, about Mrs. Hurst and about Lady Catherine. She has equally rrectly perceived her parents and the malady that plagues their relationship and the consequences of such a relationship on the children. Her assessment of Jane and other three sisters is also correct.

 Different from her mother and sisters:

                  Elizabeth is in a class by herself. She is different from her mother and sisters, who are immature, tactless, vain and foolish. She is different from Jane, who is so sweet, simple and trusting. She is different from Marry who is silly and pendantic and also different from Kitty and Lydia, who are frivolous, flirtatious and foolish.

Understanding: 

                 Elizabeth is neither romantic nor emotional. When she is happy she does not feel it but she knows it. Her love is on the intellectual plane. She discusses, analyses and realizes and not feels. Through reason and logic, through encounters and discussions, she comes closer to Darcy. Whenever, they are alone, they do not talk of love. They try to know more and more about each other. This brings them so close that they decide to accept each other.

Conclusion:

                 In view of above characteristics, it is rightly = remarked “Elizabeth is the wittiest and the most brilliant of all Jane Austen’s heroines.” The close contact between Elizabeth and Darcy is the contact of minds. Elizabeth is given conciousness an awareness of herself a rational experiencing mind. She may be, like Jane Austen herself, called a satirist, a studies of character. She tells Darcy, there is no disadvantage in being stuck in a country neighbourhood since people themselves alter so much that something new to be observed in them forever.”

Que:-3: Character of  Mr.Darcy

              Though Jane Austen is not good creator of male characters, yet Darcy is one of the best creations of her. He has following characteristics in his character –

 

Physical Personality: 

                Fitzwilliam Darcy is a tall, handsome young bachelor of 27 years. He is a rich man with annual income of ten thousand pounds per annum. His family place is Pemberley House and his estate has extensive grounds with some of the finest woods in the country. Darcy is shown to be haughty and exclusive sort of person who creates a very bad impression by his lack of good manners. He disdains acquaintance with other members at the ball and rejects his friend’s suggestion to dance with Elizabeth and what is worse, is the contempluous comments against Elizabeth making her heared. His pride gives a way to rise prejudice against him in Elizabeth’s mind

Temperament : 

               Darcy is conscious of his superiority over others. He has a class prejudice against the low landed gentry of Longbourn neighbourhood and he makes no secret of his feelings. He is a man of reserved and refined nature. Because of his intellectual superiority over his friend he is a man of dominating personality. He is proved superior to Bingley in judgement and understanding.

 Keen observer: 

                His several confrontations, discussions and wordly duels with Elizabeth inspire him to know and admire Elizabeth and also to discover himself. He admits that he has pride and no talent to impress the strangers. He criticizes others for those follies, which he himself has. On his own admission, his temperament is resentful. Despite of these, he is not mean or secretive. He starts admiring Elizabeth and has no hesitation to accept it before Caroline.

 Honest and Frank:

                He is frank and honest. His honesty and frankness is admirable. He admits, without any hesitation, that his widom and dicretion advise him against such a step but he still finds himself helpless to check himself because he loves Elizabeth so much that he is compelled to propse her for marriage. He gives various reasons against such a marriage. He feels deeply hurt at her refusal but takes it with goods grace when she gives her reasons for her blunt refusal. He later admits that she has caused him to rediscover himself and he confesses his various failings. It is on account of his culture and refinement that he is so sane and sanguine.

 Shy and Sober: 

                   Darcy is a shy, sober and reserve person. He is neither frivolous nor demonstrative. He has great regard for social propriety. He is greatly impressed with Elizabeth’s resolve to leave Netherfield because he feels that Jane and Elizabeth have. stayed there for too long and also because caroline and her sister have been rude to Elizabeth. He does not like looseness in any one and that is the reason why he is against Jane-Bingley alliance. Mrs. Bennet and her two youngest daughters Catherine and Lydia are indiscreet in their speech and action. Similarly, he feels uneasy when Lady Catherine tries to humiliate Elizabeth at Rosings.

 Noble Character: 

                 He emerges as a noble character for whom no sacrifice is too great for a person who has won his good opinion, admiration and love. He goes out of his way not only to trace out Lydia and Wickham but also to bring about their marriage in order to save the honour of the Bennet family. He does this at a time when he has no hope of winning Elizabeth’s good opinion and change of heart because he does everything in the name of Mr. Gardiner, keeping his identity hidden and concealed. It is alo significant to note that he repaid the debts of Wickham after he left Lambton after misdeed.

Conclusion: 

               Summing up it may be said that he is a changed person at Pemberley. His true character and personality are reflected in his letter of explanations. Darcy, like Elizabeth, is unsentimental and unromantic in his early moods of snobbish pride and rudeness. Like Elizabeth, he also learns to understand her and himself, to penetrate beneath the surface at which first impressions operate. Like Elizabeth again, he also is a complex character who changes with the changing scenes and circumstances.

Question -4:-Give illustration of  that time of society.

Jane Austen  was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique, and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. 

Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage in the pursuit of favourable social standing and economic security.

 Her works critique the novels of sensibility of the second half of the 18th century and are part of the transition to 19th-century literary realism.

Her use of biting irony, along with her realism and social commentary, have earned her acclaim among critics and scholars.

Question:-5-Who  would be your choice to actors to play the role of characters??

   My choice of actors in this novel Pride and Prejudice is like

Elizabeth- Shradhdha kapoor

 Mr.Darcy -Sidhart Malhotra 

Mr.bingley-Varun dhaval

Jane-Vani kapoor

Mr Collins -Ritesh deshmukh

Wickham-Abhishak Bachchan 

Question:-6-Write a note on a scene you like most?

 

 Here I will share some clips of this movie.

This scene takes by the movie Pride and Prejudice -2005.

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