PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
POINT EVIDENCE EXPLAIN
‘It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single ‘Universally’
man in possession of a good fortune, must be in - Jane Austen has STYLISTICALLY
want of a wife’ used a mix of ironic comments and
revealing dialogue …
- Seems to be a fact accepted + well
known in society
- Austen immediately focuses us on
the social and moral framework of the
novel, she establishes the link
between wealth and marriage and
the wider roles of families within
society. Though deeply ironic,
Austen appears to be establishing a
very critical view of their world
- Austen satirises(mocks) beliefs at time
that money is linked with marriage,
mocks society
- Must = irony
- PALPABLE NEXUS(visual link)
between wealthy men and ‘wives’ for
‘financial establishment’
- No mention of love despite being a love
story , even if about marriage
- Tells us that the book will be about
money and marriage
C1. Mrs Bennet: Mrs Bennet lacks intelligence and composure
‘Woman of mean understanding, little information, Established at the beginning, it shows Austen’s
and uncertain temper’ view of society through her eyes, her judgment
of society
- Mrs B is a caricature of the typical
mothers during the Regency Era
- By exaggerating her actions Austen is
clearly describing her disapproval of a
society where women are not
intellectual equals and are only judged
on their looks
- Further, she emphasises this by
describing Mrs B’s incapability to
respond or even understand Mr B’s
constant satirical comments
- Cynical behaviour/superficial
C1. Mrs Bennet: - Here though this quote shows a lack of
‘You have no compassion for my nerves’ understanding and potential in Mrs B to
reply to Mr B
- Austen also introduces the theme of
‘compassion’ – signifying how it is one
of the major faults in Mr B
- This cearly shows the divide in their
relationship – describing how an
arranged marriage for money isn’t
always the right fit
C1. ‘Mr Bennet was so odd a mixture of quick - Difficult to read.
parts, sarcastic humour, reserve + caprice” - Means well
- Capricious – inconsistent
, - Austen is still sympathetic towards Mr B
despite his lack of compassion and
interest in the family
- - This has been done to re-iterate her
use of contemptuous adjectives to
describe Mrs B
C3. Mr Darcy (Lizzie overhears this’) - This the first quote in the novel where
‘She is tolerable; but not handsome enough to we are able to see Elizabeth’s
tempt me’ prejudiced behaviour
- The fact that this hurt her pride,
immediately makes her prejudiced
against Mr Darcy
Tolerable
- This word has been used throughout
the play in various scenes to describe
Lizzy’s lack of understanding –
displaying her to originally be a
shallow character in some ways .
- Consequently, the fact that Dracy says
this within the range of Elizabeth’s
hearing,clearly establishes his proud
character – aristorcal behaviour
Insulting and she is offended.
Not attractive enough for his character
Elizabeth forms impression of Darcy who is
arrogant and unlikeable.
First opinion of Lizzie
Lizzie described early in the book: The fact that Mr B is so open about his
‘Lively, playful disposition’, father’s favourite - he ‘preferences’ could perhaps signify that Lizzy
says she possesses ‘something more of a knows about her ‘quickness’ which leads to her
quickness than her sisters’ having a prideful opinion of always being the
best judge.
- Austen may have done to this to
criticise people’s prejudiced opinions
about themselves --- describing how
first impressions are not always correct
and justified – PERHAPS a link to
Austen’s life would be how many
marriages were based on looks of a
women and the money of a man
instead of their characters.
- Here, like Darcy judges Elizabeth on
her appearance – due his prideful
nature which leads him to have a
prejudiced opinion that gentry women
aren’t good enough
- Ironically due to ‘Elizabeth’s pride being
mortified’ she unknowingly does the
same forming a prejudiced opinion of
Darcy.
C4. Jane’s true ability of judgement - Here despite Elizabeth priding herself
‘I would wish not to be hasty in censuring anyone of being the perfect judge of character ,
but I always speak what I think’ perhaps she is ‘blinded’ by her own
prejudiced opinion which she formed
due to her pride being hurt
- So here Austen may be using Jane
Bennet as a means to describe how
perhaps though Jane seems naïve and
someone who isn’t sceptical, she is the
better judge of character – reiterating
the idea that appearances and realities
don’t always match.
POINT EVIDENCE EXPLAIN
‘It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single ‘Universally’
man in possession of a good fortune, must be in - Jane Austen has STYLISTICALLY
want of a wife’ used a mix of ironic comments and
revealing dialogue …
- Seems to be a fact accepted + well
known in society
- Austen immediately focuses us on
the social and moral framework of the
novel, she establishes the link
between wealth and marriage and
the wider roles of families within
society. Though deeply ironic,
Austen appears to be establishing a
very critical view of their world
- Austen satirises(mocks) beliefs at time
that money is linked with marriage,
mocks society
- Must = irony
- PALPABLE NEXUS(visual link)
between wealthy men and ‘wives’ for
‘financial establishment’
- No mention of love despite being a love
story , even if about marriage
- Tells us that the book will be about
money and marriage
C1. Mrs Bennet: Mrs Bennet lacks intelligence and composure
‘Woman of mean understanding, little information, Established at the beginning, it shows Austen’s
and uncertain temper’ view of society through her eyes, her judgment
of society
- Mrs B is a caricature of the typical
mothers during the Regency Era
- By exaggerating her actions Austen is
clearly describing her disapproval of a
society where women are not
intellectual equals and are only judged
on their looks
- Further, she emphasises this by
describing Mrs B’s incapability to
respond or even understand Mr B’s
constant satirical comments
- Cynical behaviour/superficial
C1. Mrs Bennet: - Here though this quote shows a lack of
‘You have no compassion for my nerves’ understanding and potential in Mrs B to
reply to Mr B
- Austen also introduces the theme of
‘compassion’ – signifying how it is one
of the major faults in Mr B
- This cearly shows the divide in their
relationship – describing how an
arranged marriage for money isn’t
always the right fit
C1. ‘Mr Bennet was so odd a mixture of quick - Difficult to read.
parts, sarcastic humour, reserve + caprice” - Means well
- Capricious – inconsistent
, - Austen is still sympathetic towards Mr B
despite his lack of compassion and
interest in the family
- - This has been done to re-iterate her
use of contemptuous adjectives to
describe Mrs B
C3. Mr Darcy (Lizzie overhears this’) - This the first quote in the novel where
‘She is tolerable; but not handsome enough to we are able to see Elizabeth’s
tempt me’ prejudiced behaviour
- The fact that this hurt her pride,
immediately makes her prejudiced
against Mr Darcy
Tolerable
- This word has been used throughout
the play in various scenes to describe
Lizzy’s lack of understanding –
displaying her to originally be a
shallow character in some ways .
- Consequently, the fact that Dracy says
this within the range of Elizabeth’s
hearing,clearly establishes his proud
character – aristorcal behaviour
Insulting and she is offended.
Not attractive enough for his character
Elizabeth forms impression of Darcy who is
arrogant and unlikeable.
First opinion of Lizzie
Lizzie described early in the book: The fact that Mr B is so open about his
‘Lively, playful disposition’, father’s favourite - he ‘preferences’ could perhaps signify that Lizzy
says she possesses ‘something more of a knows about her ‘quickness’ which leads to her
quickness than her sisters’ having a prideful opinion of always being the
best judge.
- Austen may have done to this to
criticise people’s prejudiced opinions
about themselves --- describing how
first impressions are not always correct
and justified – PERHAPS a link to
Austen’s life would be how many
marriages were based on looks of a
women and the money of a man
instead of their characters.
- Here, like Darcy judges Elizabeth on
her appearance – due his prideful
nature which leads him to have a
prejudiced opinion that gentry women
aren’t good enough
- Ironically due to ‘Elizabeth’s pride being
mortified’ she unknowingly does the
same forming a prejudiced opinion of
Darcy.
C4. Jane’s true ability of judgement - Here despite Elizabeth priding herself
‘I would wish not to be hasty in censuring anyone of being the perfect judge of character ,
but I always speak what I think’ perhaps she is ‘blinded’ by her own
prejudiced opinion which she formed
due to her pride being hurt
- So here Austen may be using Jane
Bennet as a means to describe how
perhaps though Jane seems naïve and
someone who isn’t sceptical, she is the
better judge of character – reiterating
the idea that appearances and realities
don’t always match.
