Pride and Prejudice Analysis


Intrinsic Elements on Pride and Prejudice book 

Synopsis

  • Pride and Prejudice follows the turbulent relationship between Elizabeth Bennet, the daughter of a country man, and Fitzwilliam Darcy, a wealthy aristocratic landowner. They must overcome the titular sins of pride and prejudice in order to fall in love and marry. a consistent search for true love despite every obstacle that comes our way. The story's main character, Elizabeth Bennet, embodies the central theme by being a woman far ahead of her peers in terms of what she wants in life.In otherhand, Pride & Prejudice tells about the twists and turns of the love story experienced by a girl of noble descent named Elizabeth (Keira Knigthley).
  • Set in the life of British royalty in the late 18th century, Elizabeth is the son of the Bannet family who live on Longburn, a ranch. Mr. Bannet (Donnald Shuterland) has five daughters, all of whom are unmarried. His eldest daughter is Jane (Rosemound Pike), who is beautiful and has a gentle nature.Then the second daughter, Elizabeth, the most intelligent and brave.After Elizabeth there are still Mary (Talulah Riley), Kitty (Carey Mulligan), and Lidya (Jena Malone).
  • Their mother, Mrs. Bannet (Brenda Blethyn), is busy finding a mate for her daughters. Until then, word got out that there was a young man with a bachelor's degree who had just returned from the city. This young man named Mr. Bingley (Simon Woods), who comes from a wealthy family. This party is also a meeting place between Mr. Darcy (Matthew Macfadyen) and Elizabeth. Unfortunately, their meeting did not start well because Mr. Darcy who is known to be arrogant and arrogant hurts Elizabeth's heart with his words.
  • Elizabeth's hatred of Mr. Darcy is growing day by day, many small conflicts that continue to occur between them.However, Mr. Darcy had the opposite feeling, he admired Elizabeth who was smart and brave.Their conflict culminated when Elizabeth was told that Mr. Darcy caused Jane and Mr. Bingley parted ways.


Plot or Narrative Outlook of the Story


  • Exposition: Mrs. Bannet who has 5 daughters whose future is unpredictable what will happen in the future. So she really tried that her daughter could marry a rich man. This is because his 5 daughters do not have inheritance which might make them difficult in life. So Mrs. Bannet tries to get all his daughters married. Starting from attending many public parties so that her daughter can get to know many men and have many connections. At one of the parties, Jane's first daughter met a man who caught his attention, TN. Bingley. While his younger brother Lizzy was seen observing friends from TN. Bingley is TN. Darcy she assumed that TN. Darcy arrogant and he felt that TN. Darcy is a man she won't marry.
  • Rising Action: Jane Lizzy's sisters likes TN. Bingley But Jane was still ashamed to admit it and responded to the feelings of TN. Bingley. Mrs. Bannet is very aggressive in matching her first child. She wants Jane to get Mr. Bingley is in various ways. One day Jane was invited to dinner by TN. Bingley Jane climbed the black horse that was raining and finally when she was inserted. Bingley he was a high fever and caused her to stay at TN Bingley’s house for the next few days. Lizzy who was worried about the situation her brother said he decided to follow. When Lizzy there he felt that TN. Darcy is interesting, but he still hasn't realized that he likes TN. Darcy.
      One day Lizzy met with one of the soldiers who caught his attention, the soldier turned out to have a bad past with TN. Darcy. Lizzy who heard the story was intelligently like TN. Darcy. On a general party Lizzy looked for the existence of the soldier which turned out to have been transferred to another city. and Lizzy speculates that this is an act of TN. Darcy. After this party suddenly Lizzie was applied for by the pastor who owned a house occupied by Lizzy and his family. But Lizzy refused because she did not like the man he felt that he was ridiculous. At the same time Jane received a letter from TN. Bingley that he will move to where he left Jane and wanted to get acquainted with TN's sister. Darcy. That made Jane very broken hearted so Jane decided to move to London with her uncle and aunt.
  • Climax: After a long time Lizzy finally met with TN. Darcy. He met when he visited his best friend in an area. TN. Darcy did not want Denial to reject his feelings for Lizzy so he expressed his feelings by lowering all the ego and gravity. But it was also when Lizzy also smeared the fact that the person caused TN. Bingley leaves Jane is TN. Darcy this made Lizzy very angry because Jane was very hurt, so Lizzy refused the TN. Darcy application. Factors that make Lizzy reject the application of Mr. Darcy is a misunderstanding caused by soldier soldiers who have ever met. Finally Lizzy returned home because her sister had returned from London. Jane told that she managed to forget about TN. Bingley. Lizzy joined her uncle and aunt to London, but in the middle of their journey to come to TN's house.
  Darcy who was said to be open to the public. Lizzy thought that TN. Darcy is not at home so he wants to stop at seeing TN's residence. Darcy, without realizing it turns out there are TN. Darcy so Lizzy was met again. Uncle and Aunty Lizzy decided to stop one more days because they were invited with dinner together. But at that time Lizzy also got the news that his sister named Lydia escaped with the soldier he knew. She was very confused and immediately decided to come back home. Lizzy's family was very confused about Lidya's blurred problem. Mrs. Bannet was afraid the effect of Lidya's problem was his brother's sister could not marry a right person.
  • Falling Action: In the end Lidya was found by her uncle and aunty. It turned out that this was assisted by TN. Darcy so Lidya can marry and live worth it. TN. Darcy pays it almost thousands of pound. and TN. Bingley applied for Jane with the help of TN. Darcy. This made Lizzy happy because he no longer saw his sister hurt. Not just Jane, Lizzy was also applied for by TN. Darcy, Lizzy felt thank you for what Mr. Darcy did so she accepted the application with love and love.
  • Resolution: TN. Darcy asked for permission to Mr. Bennet that he will marry Lizzy, Lizzy also asked permission from his father to the application submitted by TN. Darcy. Mr. Bennet thought that Lizzy hated TN. Darcy convinced his son again whether she really wanted and loved TN. Darcy and Lizzy said that she did love TN. Darcy with all the goodness and struggle that Darcy did. Finally Lizzy's father agreed to the application.

Main Character’s Traits

Main Character: Elizabeth Bennet (Lizzy)

Trait:
  • Straightforward
She was not intimidated by Darcy’s high social status, she told him exactly what she thought of him without worrying about the risks she could take.
“You could not have made me the offer of your hand in any possible that would have tempted me to accept it.” (page 100)
  • Confidence
Even though she is not from elite class like Mr. Darcy or Lady Catherine, but when she talks with them, she never underestimates herself. On the other hand, her confidence in her judgments leads her to prejudice.
“There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me.”
  • Witty
Lizzy is the most intelligent of the five Bennet sisters, with a love for reading and for the study of character.
d. Judgmental
The connection between Lizzy’s use of intelligence and her deviation from social norms is mostly based on her ability of sharing her opinions of other characters and situations, her function as an observer and that she wishes to marry out of true love. The fact that Darcy had attracted Lizzy from the start, but she had prejudice about him. Until her realization of Mr. Darcy’s essential goodness eventually triumphs over her initial prejudice about him.
“From the very beginning, from the first moment, I may almost say, of my acquaintance with you, your manners impressing me with the fullest belief of your arrogance, your conceit, and your selfish disdain of the feelings of others, were such as to form that groundwork of disapprobation, on which succeeding events have built so immovable a dislike; and I had not known you a month before I felt that you were the last man in the world I could ever be prevailed on to marry.” (page 101)
  • Humorous
She has a positive vibe. She likes to laugh at people and joking, that became one of her trait that attracts Mr. Darcy.
 “She told the story with great spirit amongst her friends; for she had a lively, playful disposition, which delighted in anything ridiculous” (page 14).
  • Caring
She is caring and loyal to her family. Such as when Jane was sick. Mrs. Bennet didn’t care about that, but Lizzy decided to see her as soon as she got the news that her beloved sister was sick.
 “I shall be very fit to see Jane—which is all I want… the distance is nothing, when one has a motive; only three miles. I shall back by dinner.”
 Elizabeth continued her walk alone, crossing field after field at a quick pace, jumping over stiles and springing over puddles with impatient activity, and finding herself at last within view of the house, with weary ankles, dirty stockings, and a face glowing with the warmth of exercise. (page 29)

Setting

  • Setting of Place
 Pride and Prejudice is set in England at some point in the late 1700s-early 1800s. The action moves between several different locations in England, including Brighton, London, and the counties of Hertfordshire, Derbyshire, and Kent, but there is little detailed description of it. geographic setting.
  • Setting of Time
Pride and Prejudice is set in rural England at the turn of the 19th century, and it follows the Bennet family, which includes five very different sisters.
  • Setting of Social
The social problems which are found in the novel are related to women's position, racism, class distinctions in society, etc. They are the social problems faced by the society in the eighteenth century or at the time when the novel was written. Secondly, in the novel Pride and Prejudice, some moral values can be found.

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