Pride and Prejudice
Volume One
Report by:
Julia, Vicky, Miya, Polly, Nadia, Jamie, Lugi
Introduction
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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.
Bingley’s 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)
--Jane’s stay at Netherfield (p.25)
--The Netherfield ball (p.75)
Why did Bingley leave
Netherfield?
• Less of confidence and courage to pursue
Jane
• Chapter 21
--The letter from Caroline Bingley(p.89)
Darcy’s different attitudes
toward Elizabeth
The first ball (at Meryton)
• Darcy had looked at her
without admiration. ---E.g.
conversation between Darcy &
Bingley. (p.7 Chapter3)
The second ball
(at Sir William Lucas’s place)
• Darcy’s 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)
At Netherfield (when Jane was sick)
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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?
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)
Darcy& Wickham
• Wickham：
Good-looking and fine manners
Wicked character
Elizabeth’s trust (prejudice)
• Darcy：
Wealthy and intelligent, but proud
Affection for Elizabeth
Hesitation of admitting his love (reasons
and ways)
William Collins:
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Relationship: Mr. Bennet’s 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?
4. 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(自以為是)(see from the proposal)
Elizabeth Bennet v.s. Charlotte
Lucus
• Personality
• Views of marriage
• What do you agree more?
Elizabeth or Charlotte?
Personality--- Elizabeth
• Prejudice (p.61 p.73)
• Strong mind (p.80)
• Self-protecting (p. 69)
• Self-confident
Personality---Charlotte
• The way she talks is more tactful
than Elizabeth
• Practical
• Understands herself
Views of marriage
• Elizabeth’s rejection
• Charlotte’s acceptation
• Who do you agree more? Charlotte
or Elizabeth
The End.
Thank you for your
listening!!