Pride and Prejudice

 Pride and Prejudice is an adaptation from the same titled novel by Georgian era, English author Jane Austen published during the early 19th century. The movie  tells about the five unmarried daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet and how the arrival of the eligible and rich bachelors (Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy) in their neighborhood affects the lives of the family. Set during the 19th century era, the story revolves around conservative customs and traditions of the old English era which greatly affected the characters norms and views when it comes to marriage and true love.Most of the characters were influenced by the society's high regard on marriage, wealth, vanity, style, manners and class.

CHARACTERIZATION IN NARRATIVE FILM

THE BENNET FAMILY

The Bennet family is a member of the middle class society in England. The members of the family are Mr and Mrs. Bennet with their five daughters; Jane, Elizabeth, Lydia, Kitty and Mary. 

Mr. Bennet

Mr Bennet has a high regard for books. He is exasperated with his ridiculous wife and somewhat hard headed daughters who usually fills the house with boisterous laughter. He uses books as a temporal escape from reality and withdraws from the family by assuming  a seemingly detached position. However, he remains a likable father figure through out the film. Though usually asked by his often hysterical wife's support on matters concerning their daughters' marriage, Mr. Bennet remains calm and would rather choose his daughter's genuine happiness over the illusion of pretentious marriage for society's sake. He is closest to Elizabeth, her second to the eldest daughter, since they are the two most intelligent members of the Bennet family.  

Mrs. Bennet

The matriarch of the Bennet family. She is a woman described with an unlikable manner during the era. She was noisy and foolish. Her main and only concern was to get her daughters married. She was willing to go extra lengths just for her daughters to catch the most eligible bachelors. Unfortunately, her lack of social graces caused these bachelors and their upper class families to alienate from her daughters. 

Jane Bennet 

Is the eldest of the Bennet sisters and is considered as the most beautiful in their neighborhood. She is sweet, good natured, and sensible but not as clever as Elizabeth. She represents the adored young lady in the era; soft spoken, beautiful, eager and cheerful. Her heart will ultimately be taken by Mr. Bingley, the most eligible bachelor who has just arrived in the neighborhood,

Elizabeth Bennet

The female protagonist of the story, Elizabeth is the second daughter of the Bennets and the smartest of the sisters. Elizabeth is the total opposite of Jane, though the two sisters are the closest and loved each other deeply. If Jane was soft spoken, Elizabeth was a head strong brunette with a sharp mouth, Elizabeth is frank and is not afraid to air her opinion regardless if it was asked or not. Elizabeth 

spends most of her time reading books. This encouraged her to be an unorthodox thinker and develop liberal views on the woman's role in the society and in love. However, her smart personality would lead her to develop a prejudice on the upperclass families, especially on the "snobbish" Mr. Darcy who will ultimately win her heart out at the end.

Lydia Bennet 

The troublemaker. 

One of the younger sisters who seemed like the younger version of her mother's folly. Lydia is loud and frivolous. Her main hobby is socializing and oftentimes flirting with the militia. Lydia dominates her older sister kitty and shows less regard of the moral codes of the society. She cared less if she has tarnished the family's name by eloping with one of the military officers in the middle of the film.

Kitty and Mary Bennet

The two younger Bennet sisters has little participation on the film. Mary also likes to read and play the piano but was never genius in any of her pursuits. Kitty was a shadow of Lydia and supported her during her flirting activities with the militia. 

THE BACHELORS

Mr. Darcy

Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy is the male protagonist of the story who's heart will be captured by the headstrong and opinionated Elizabeth. 

He is wealthy and owns a family estate in Derbyshire whose income placed him as one of the wealthiest persons during the time. He is tall, handsome and intelligent. However, he lacks the social ease which Mr. Bingley has causing Elizabeth's prejudice. Elizabeth thought that Mr. Darcy was a snob brat from the upper class society. 

Mr. Bingley

Charles Bingley is a handsome, good natured gentleman who falls in love with Jane. He is a contrasting figure of Mr. Darcy. Bingley and is considered as more kind, warm and friendly. However he lacks reasoning and is often influenced by other people's decision. He made his best decision when he decided to follow his heart and went back to Jane. 

c) Janice 2/4/15

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