This is a presentation on the novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. In it is the characters and themes of this particular novel, along with two trailers that make a student think about adaptations.
3. SUMMARY
• The book Pride and Prejudice is about a girl who lives, along with four
other sisters, in a middle class family in the early 1800s, where the only
thing that mattered was to find a husband and get married in order to
support oneself. This proved difficult for Elizabeth Bennet, who is more
interested in staying true to herself and not just marrying because society
and her mother tells her to. Even though she receives offers of marriage,
she turns them down regardless of the fact that she will be unable to live
without a husband.
4. CHARACTERS
• Elizabeth Bennet
– Eliza, or Liz, is the main character of
the novel
– Strong
– Brave
– True to herself
• Mr. Darcy
– A man with a lot of money
– Seems haughty
– Has “too much” pride
– Main interest in the novel
5. CHARACTERS PT2
• Jane Bennet
– Eldest of the Bennet sisters
– Kind and caring
– Elizabeth’s closest sister
• Mr. Bingley
– Rich man who comes into town
– The Bennet’s want one of their
children to marry him
– Kind and caring
6. CHARACTERS PT3
• Mr. Wickham
– A soldier with little money
– Friends with Darcy when they were
little
– No there’s a rift between them
• Mrs. Bennet
– Seems shallow
– Only cares about children getting
married
– Does not care if a scandal arises as
long as her daughters are married
7. CHARACTERS PT4
• Lydia
– Silly, frivolous, boy crazy girl
– Youngest of the five sisters
• Mr. Collins
– Closest male relative to Mr. Bennet
– Inherits the house and land when
Mr. Bennet dies
– Reverend