1. A moralist aims to teach readers about the principles of right and wrong that they believe should guide human life. What principles does Pride and Prejudice promote? Which particular incidents and characters highlight these principles?

2. Evaluate Mr. and Mrs. Bennet as parents. What are their strengths and weaknesses? How do their personalities and habits manifest in their five children? What insights does the novel offer about parenthood?

3. Examine the novel's title. Besides Darcy and Elizabeth, who else exhibits pride and prejudice? In which incidents? How do the hero and heroine differ from these other characters? What does the novel reveal to readers about pride and prejudice?

4. What sets apart characters who are portrayed positively from those who are portrayed negatively? How does Elizabeth differ from Lydia? Darcy from Wickham and Collins? Jane from Mrs. Bennet and the Bingley sisters?

5. Etiquette—distinguishing between good and bad manners—is crucial in the novel's society. Which characters are rude or inappropriate? In what specific ways? How does the behavior of polite characters differ? Why do you think social form and appearance are so vital in this culture? How does the modern world view manners similarly and differently?

6. After finishing Pride and Prejudice, watch the film adaptation. Does the movie effectively capture the characters and the world of the novel? What are the film's shortcomings? How does it differ from the book? Which did you enjoy more?

7. English history encompasses more than just wars and rulers. Investigate the condition of women in Jane Austen's time. Did urban women live differently than those in rural areas? What factors contributed to the expansion of opportunities for women?