Pride and Prejudice Volume One

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Pride and Prejudice Volume One

• Report by
• Julia, Vicky, Miya, Polly, Nadia, Jamie, Lugi

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Introduction

• Elizabeth Female Protagonist (chap.1)
• Darcy Male Protagonist (chap.3)
• The Bennets Mr. Mrs. Bennet, Jane, Mary,
  Kitty, Lydia
• The Bingleys Mr. Bingley, Miss Bingley (Caroline
  Bingley), Mrs. Hurst (Louisa Hurst)
• Mr. Collins, Charlotte, Wickham.

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Bingleys Character

• Young rich (four or five thousand a year)
• A gentleman with good manner and temper
• Deep in love with Jane
• --Love at the first sight (p.7)
• --Janes stay at Netherfield (p.25)
• --The Netherfield ball (p.75)

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Why did Bingley leave Netherfield?

• Less of confidence and courage to pursue Jane
• Chapter 21
• --The letter from Caroline Bingley(p.89)

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Darcys different attitudes toward Elizabeth
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The first ball (at Meryton)

• Darcy had looked at her without admiration.
  ---E.g. conversation between Darcy Bingley.
  (p.7 Chapter3)

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The second ball (at Sir William Lucass place)

• Darcys attitude toward Elizabeth has changed
  (p.16 Chapter6)
• (1) conversation between Darcy Elizabeth about
  asking for another ball to Lolonel Forster.
  (p.17 Chapter6)
• (2) Elizabeth refused to dance with Darcy.
  (p.18, 19 Chapter6)

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At Netherfield (when Jane was sick)

• Darcy asked for a dance when Miss Bingley playing
  a Scotch song.
• (p.38 Chapter10)
• Darcy began to feel the danger of playing
  Elizabeth too much attention. (p.44, 45
  Chapter12 )
• By the time that Elizabeth returns to Lonbourn,
  Darcy has conflicting feelings about Elizabeth.
  What does he feel?

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The third ball (at Netherfield)

• Darcy asked Elizabeth to dance with her.
• (1) Elizabeth accepted without knowing.
• (2) Charlotte persuaded Eliza so she accepted.
  They made a long conversation. (p. 69, 70, 71
  Chapter18)

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Darcy Wickham

• Wickham
• Good-looking and fine manners
• Wicked character
• Elizabeths trust (prejudice)

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• Darcy
• Wealthy and intelligent, but proud
• Affection for Elizabeth
• Hesitation of admitting his love (reasons and
  ways)

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William Collins

• Relationship Mr. Bennets nephew.
• Career clergy. (p53. p.74.)
• Collins proposal (chapter 19 22)
• a. why and how does he make the proposal
  to Elizabeth
• (p53. p81.)
• b. how does he react after rejecting by
  Elizabeth?
• Collins personality
• --pride obsequiousness, self-important
  humility
• (p53. the reason)
• --flattering, fawning (p51 Collins feels
  proud of flattering )
• --likes to make a lengthy speech
• --materialistic (p56 57) (always
  compares to lady Catherine's)
• --self-righteous(????)(see from the
  proposal)

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Elizabeth Bennet v.s. Charlotte Lucus

• Personality
• Views of marriage
• What do you agree more? Elizabeth or Charlotte?

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Personality--- Elizabeth

• Prejudice (p.61 p.73)
• Strong mind (p.80)
• Self-protecting (p. 69)
• Self-confident

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Personality---Charlotte

• The way she talks is more tactful than Elizabeth
• Practical
• Understands herself

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Views of marriage

• Elizabeths rejection
• Charlottes acceptation
• Who do you agree more? Charlotte or Elizabeth

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The End.Thank you for your listening!!