Pride and Prejudice Group at eNotes

The Bennets Mr. Bennet has a quick wit. He is reserved, quietly...

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:45:05 PST

The Bennets Mr. Bennet has a quick wit. He is reserved, quietly observant, and tolerant. He seems to be constantly at odds with his wife, and favors Elizabeth above all his daughters. Mrs. Bennet is nervous and has an unsteady temperament. She is singularly obsessed with her daughters’ marriage prospects, and loves receiving visitors so she can hear the latest gossip. Jane is the oldest of the Bennet daughters, and considered to be the...

Before Elizabeth realizes Mr. Darcy's real character, she demonstrates...

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:18:26 PST

Before Elizabeth realizes Mr. Darcy's real character, she demonstrates through word and deed on numerous occasions that she holds only disdain for Mr. Darcy. 1. After Elizabeth overhears a conversation in Chapter 3 between Darcy and Bingley which illustrates Darcy's snobbishness and ambivalent feelings for Elizabeth and her class, she remains "with no very cordial feelings towards him" and repeats his comments to her friends, not just to be...

How do we know that Elizabeth does not appreciate the company of Mr...

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:29:22 PST

How do we know that Elizabeth does not appreciate the company of Mr Darcy? Choose at least 3 instances to justify your answer.

Grammardog Guide to Pride and Prejudice

I would state that what could be used as criticism is actually satire. I...

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 13:05:02 PST

I would state that what could be used as criticism is actually satire. I suspect that if Jane had criticized, she would have done it more openly. She understood the inevitability of the social differences, and she did not write to abolish them, nor to trash them down like, for example, Oscar Wilde or Charles Dickens would have. Instead, she presented what she knew, and satirized most of it through specific characters. All of Jane Austen's...

Is Pride and Prejudice, in the end, a critique of the socio economic...

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:30:39 PST

Or does it actually affirm some of the culture's ideas about class, marriage and behavior?

With modern takes, the original language is obscured and when it comes...

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:00:27 PST

With modern takes, the original language is obscured and when it comes to reading the originals, most complain that they can't understand it. But if exposed to it from the very beginning, that will be far more rewarding than to a watch a modern version of a Shakespeare play in an office where simply the character names are the same. I also think by modernizing the classics, you give excuses for students not to read them. I don't think many...

I agree with amy-lepore in that students deserve to bring the classics...

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:01:07 PST

I agree with amy-lepore in that students deserve to bring the classics to the present. However, I am an antiquarian- that's just me- In fact, I think I was born in the wrong time in history :) I want to see the dresses, and be "taken there"- Just as long as the kids do learn about that time in history and are able to establish comparisons.

Nothing beats the original work, but I am not opposed to modern takes. ...

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:01:46 PST

Nothing beats the original work, but I am not opposed to modern takes. It is conceited and short-sighted not to recognize that times are changing and students today learn differently using different tools than students in the past. WIth modern takes, the stories are still getting out there in various formats. Perhaps this will make studying the original classics easier?

Nothing is better than the original. How many updates and...

Mon, 8 Jun 2009 22:32:59 PST

Nothing is better than the original. How many updates and interpretations of Shakespeare are there? While some can be funny or imaginative, it is no doubt not the same. I generally find parodies in college application essays, which no doubt have creativity in their interpretations, but lack a certain amount of inspirational original thought.

Modern Takes

Mon, 8 Jun 2009 21:46:33 PST

So, I was just wondering what everyone thought about modern takes on the novel. I know alot of different versions have been written, by alot of different people, but really, could anything be better than the original? I think not.

I put an example blog below, of a girl who does a modern Elizabeth Bennet journal

http://lizzie-l3ennet.livejournal.com/

So, what do you...

xiahtic-xoxo, In Austen's Pride and Prejudice (1813), Austen is...

Sun, 7 Jun 2009 17:35:44 PST

xiahtic-xoxo, In Austen's Pride and Prejudice (1813), Austen is preoccupied with the phenomenon of social mobility. The family of Elizabeth, or Lizzy, Bennet, Austen’s heroine, is a good case in point. Lizzy’s father (Mr. Bennett) is a gentleman. He lives on the family estate, which provides him with an annual income of about £2,000. Lizzy’s mother (Mrs. Bennet) is from a slightly lower class. Her “people” are professionals and...

The ultimate goal for a young woman in Victorian London and during Jane...

Sun, 7 Jun 2009 12:57:45 PST

The ultimate goal for a young woman in Victorian London and during Jane Austen's time was to come out into society, meet a suitable gentleman to take care of her, provide her a home, and make her "somebody". Taking it from that perspective, that would have been the number one reason Mrs. Bennet needed to "marry them off"- Other than that, the women would be a hassle to society by becoming old maids, with no social position. More than merely...

In "Pride and Prejudice", why is Mrs.Bennet so desperate to see her...

Sun, 7 Jun 2009 12:37:03 PST

In "Pride and Prejudice", why is Mrs.Bennet so desperate to see her daughters married?

"Pride and Prejudice" faithfully reflects the social realities of the...

Sat, 6 Jun 2009 05:43:45 PST

"Pride and Prejudice" faithfully reflects the social realities of the Regency Period (1811-20). The contrasting lifestyle of different social groups is structurally central to a Jane Austen novel. In "Pride and Prejudice" the landed gentry represented by Darcy is contrasted with the newly rich trading classrepresented by Bingley. At that time, ownership of land and not money was the single most important criterion which determined the...

How does Jane Austen present the social problem of classes in "Pride and...

Sat, 6 Jun 2009 01:27:04 PST

How does Jane Austen present the social problem of classes in "Pride and Prejudice?"

1. The Initial Incident:The story begins with the arrival of the rich...

Fri, 5 Jun 2009 19:13:57 PST

1. The Initial Incident:The story begins with the arrival of the rich and handsome Mr.Bingley who occupies Netherfield Park as a tenant in the county of Hertfordshire a little before Michaelmas (29th of September). The Bennets are his immediate neighbours and Mrs.Bennet whose main preoccupation in life "was to get her five daughters married" considers him to be a suitable match for her eldest daughter Jane and does her best to bring Jane...

Sketch the plot pyramid for "Pride and Prejudice."

Fri, 5 Jun 2009 02:48:21 PST

Sketch the plot pyramid for "Pride and Prejudice."

What are the main personality traits of different characters in Pride...

Fri, 5 Jun 2009 01:14:10 PST

What are the main personality traits of different characters in Pride and Prejudice?

'Romantic love' is the central theme which unites all the incidents and...

Tue, 2 Jun 2009 07:13:22 PST

'Romantic love' is the central theme which unites all the incidents and the characters in "Pride and Prejudice." But there is nothing 'romantic' about Jane Austen's treatment of 'romantic love' in the novel. 'Romantic love' is checked and controlled by the incomes and financial freedom of the partners involved. Since women of this period had no right to ownership of property they were financially dependent on their husbands,and hence the...