高中英语选修课：英语文学欣赏-pride-and-prejudice《傲慢与偏见》选读-教学课件.pptVIP

By Jane Austen Pride and prejudice, originally titled first impressions, which is written by fresh and refinement, witty language, tortuous plot, and full of drama color. It’s the most popular work of Jane Austin’s works. The work bases on the marriage experience of Bennet’s several daughters, and the main plot lines in Elizabeth and Darcy’s emotional experience. It displays the marital status of British social noble estate in the later 18th century. Jane Austin was a realistic writer of the 18th century, but she lived mainly in the 19th century. In her lifelong career, Jane Austin wrote altogether six complete novels. Stories of love and marriage are the major themes in all these novels although she never married. 1775.12.16-1817.7.18 Novels: Sense and Sensibility (1811) Pride and Prejudice (1813) Emma (1815) …… Short fiction: Lady Susan (1794, 1805) Unfinished fiction: The Watsons (1804) Sanditon (1817) Man’s motive for choosing mate determines his criterion for choosing mate. The nature of marriage decides that people need to consider economy, health, social status, morality, love and religion when they are choosing mate. However, when people are choosing mate, they may have many motivations instead of having only one, due to the influence of the society. The differences are people’s different emphasis and just because of the different emphasis cause the existence of different marriages. Mr. Collins and Charlotte Mr. Wickham and Lydia Mr. Bingley and Jane Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Mr. Collins and Charlotte The first marriage presented to us is the marriage of Collins and Charlotte, which has little affection or passion. Collins and Charlotte’s attitudes towards marriage decided they marry in such a short period of time. Collins thinks it is right for a clergyman to set example of marriage and the marriage will add to his happiness. So Collins wants a marriage. Charlotte is a realist and does not view love as the most important component of a marriage.