结课作业Jaue Austen's Pride and Prejudice

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1、 Jane Austen姓名：李琴波 学号：2011206027Author:Jane Austen(1775-1817)Born in 1775 in a country clergymans(神职人神职人员员）family,Austen lived an extremely quiet and uneventful life.She remained single all her life.Hampshire rector(教区长教区长)educated at home restricted environment read a lot Jane Austens Lifequietreti

2、reduneventfullimitedwriting at an early agesix novels never married died in 1817,42 years oldJane Austens LifeThe house where she lived,Chawton,Hampshire Literature Character 18 cs ends-early 19th c,“the sad novel”and“the Gothic style novel”flooded the British literary,Austins novel destroyed the ol

3、d and established new Austens novels characterized as country house novels comedies of mannersStyles of Austens writing Distinctive literary style relies on a combination of parody,burlesque,irony,free indirect speech,and a degree of realism.Austens novels have been described as both politically con

4、servative and progressiveTheme of Austens work She enters the micro power of female in her workMarriage and love disturbance between gentry virtuous young womansHighlight the dependence of women on marriage to secure social standing and economic securityAustens literary concernAustens main literary

5、concern is about human beings in their personal relationship.She is particular preoccupied with the relationship between men and women in love.Stories of love and marriage provide the major themes in all her novels,in which female characters are always playing an active part.Important factors in a m

6、arriageMoney is an eternal topic in Austens works.Social status it is almost impossible for a girl who has low social status to marry a man who has high social status.Manners the most important factor in a marriage not all the people from upper class,but they can be educated The range of experience

7、The subject matter,the character range,the moral setting,physical setting and social setting,and plots are all restricted to the provincial or village life of nineteenth-century England,absolute accuracy and sureness by never stepping beyond the limits of her knowledge.NarrownessAustens main worksSe

8、nse&Sensibility(1811)Mansfield Park(1814)Emma(1815)Persuasion(1817)Northanger Abbey(1817)Pride&Prejudice(1813)Pride and PrejudiceJane Austen Main characters Mr BennetCharles BingleyMary BennetLydia BennetKitty Bennet Elizabeth BennetJane BennetMr.Darcy George Wickham The BennetsMrs Bennet Mr BennetM

9、r Bennet is a loving father and particularly close to his daughter,Lizzie.Hes like her in many ways,with a keen sense of humour.But he has a tendency to hide in his study and let Mrs Bennet get on with blundering through life embarrassing his daughters Mrs Bennet Mrs Bennet is Elizabeths mother.She

10、has five daughters in all and is determined to ensure they marry well.Shes loud and opinionated,and completely oblivious to the embarrassment she causes the rest of her family.Jane BennetJane is the eldest of the Bennet girls.Shes kind and sweet-natured and no-one has a bad word to say about her.She

11、s also beautiful,but modest,and she certainly wouldnt dream of flaunting her womanly charms.Charles BingleyMr Bingley is that wonderful combination of both nice,handsome and rich.Hes modestly unaware of the effect he has on the society around him.Especially when he falls in love at first sight with

12、Jane Bennet.Elizabeth BennetShes bright,witty and very strong-mindedShes a free-sprit,but unlike her sister Lydia,she has a strong sense of whats right and wrong in the eyes of society,and would not do anything to bring shame on her family.Mr DarcyDarcy first enters the Bennets world while staying a

13、t his friend Mr Bingleys new house,Netherfield.Hes incredibly wealthy,and very conscious of his status in life.Some might go as far as to call him arrogant.LydiaThe youngest of all the Bennet girls,Lydia is still a teenager,and turning into a terrible flirt.All that interests her are parties and boy

14、s.Her older sisters are afraid that one day her impulsive nature is going to get her into trouble,but her mother cant see any problem with Lydias flighty behaviour,and only encourages her.Mr WickhamCharming and good-looking,Mr Wickham wins the hearts of all the ladies.He was a childhood friend of Mr

15、 Darcy,but theres a dark secret in his past and the two no longer speak.Mary Bennet is the only plain Bennet sister,and rather than join in some of the family activities,she reads,although is often impatient for display.She works hard for knowledge and accomplishment,but has neither genius nor taste

16、.At the ball at Netherfield,she embarrasses her family by singing badly.Mary Bennet and Kitty bennetKitty Bennet is the fourth Bennet sister,aged seventeen.She is portrayed as a less headstrong but equally silly shadow of Lydia.Mr CollinsMr Collins stands to inherit the estate at Longbourne when Mr

17、Bennet dies.Hes a cousin of the family and hopes to marry one of the Bennet girls.Unfortunately hes slimy and creepy and none of the Bennet girls want to have anything to do with him.He absolutely worships anyone of higher status than himself,particularly Lady Catherine de Bough,and drives everyone

18、around him mad with his hero-worship.The marriage of Elzabeth and Darcy is based on love and fortuneThe marriage between Darcy and Elizabeth reveals the characteristics that constitute a successful marriage.One of these characteristics is that the feeling cannot be brought on by appearances,and must

19、 gradually develop between the two people as they get to know one another.The marriage of Jane and Bingley possess beauty,virtue and fortuneUnlike Darcy and Elizabeth,there is a flaw in their relationship.The flaw is that both characters are too gullible and too good-hearted to ever act strongly aga

20、inst external forces that may attempt to separate them.Jane and Bingley are each of you so complying,that nothing will ever be resolved on;so easy,that every servant will cheat them;and so generous,that them will always exceed their income.The The marriage of Lydia and Wickham of Lydia and Wickham w

21、ants both sex and moneywants both sex and moneyLydia and Wickhams marriage is an example of a bad marriage.Their marriage was based on appearances,good looks,and youthful vivacity.Once these qualities can no longer be seen by each other,the once strong relationship will slowly fade away.The marriage

22、 of Charlotte and Collins is rolling in wealth but no loveThe marriage between Mr.Collins and Charlottte is based on economics rather than on love or appearance.Charlotte to marry Collins to save herself from spinsterhood and to gain financial security.Plot Major Themes Pride and prejudice both stan

23、d in the way of relationships Pride narrows the vision of a person and causes one to underestimate other mortals.Prejudice blinds the vision and leads to false perceptions about others.Love and marriage (three kinds of motivations of or attitudes towards marriage):Those who marry for fortune,money a

24、nd social rank.Those who marry for beauty,attraction and passion regardless of economic conditions or personal merits.Those who marry for love which is based on consideration of the persons personal merit as well as his economic and social status.Appearance vs.realityThe Language of the novelIronyIr

25、ony is often used to refer to the opposite meaning that the text says.This rhetorical device can show contempt.And it can not be understood from the literal meaning of the words used.Irony has been regarded as such a figure that“often to mean the opposite.”It is universally acknowledged,that a singl

26、e man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.It briskly introduces the background of the novel;This sentence also offers a miniature sketch of the entire plot,Rhetorically speaking,the sentence is an irony.此句是全书的开场，这里奥斯汀以简练的笔法，点出了全书的主题：男大当婚、女大当嫁。“Thats sure,darling,no one said the

27、re were,but as to not meeting with a lot of people in this neighborhood,I think there are few neighborhoods larger.I know we have dinner with four and twenty families.”“当然啦，宝贝-谁也没这样说啊。要是说这个村子里还碰不到多少人，比这大的就更少了。仔细算算，咱们来往吃饭的也有二十四家呢。”（王科一，2006）“What is his name?”“Bingley.”“Is he married or single?”“Oh!S

28、ingle,my dear,one of them.”In the dialogue we can see that Mrs.Bennet is eager to marry one of her daughters to the mentioned young man,but her husband does not care much.He is skeptical of conventional marriage and has no good words for his beautiful wife.SarcasmSarcasm is the same as irony in some

29、 cases.They are both the sarcasm use of words and mean despise.The only difference between them is irony clearly means the opposite while sarcasm is more subtle.Sometimes it even seems strict.“Mr.Collins said everything Lady Catherine said,thanking her for the money she let him win,and apologizing i

30、f he won too much.Sir William did not say many words,he was storing his memory with anecdotes and noble names.”“她老人家说一句，柯林斯就附和一句，他赢一次要谢她，赢得太多还得道歉。威廉爵士不怎么说话，只顾把那些贵人的名字都记在脑子里。”（王科一，2006）“And so ended his love,said Elizabeth impatiently.There has been many foolish people,I fancy,part away in the same w

31、ay.I wonder who first discovered the funciton of poetry in driving away love!”“一场恋爱就这么结束了，伊丽莎白不耐烦地说。我想多少有情人就这么劳燕分飞，我很好奇谁发现了诗的这种功能，驱散爱情。”(王科一，2006)“Oh!Cried Miss Bingley,Charles writes in the most careless way.He pays no attention.You can not image.He crosses out half his words,and remains the rest.N

32、o one can understand what he is writing.”(Jane Austen,2009)“宾利可不行，宾利小姐嚷道，他太粗心了，一点也不注意，总是写一半，吞一半。谁也不知道他写的什么。”（王科一，2006）HyperboleHyperbole is a kind of rhetorical device that is used quite often in humor language to make special effects.“Hyperbole uses exaggeration to stress what the subject wants to

33、focus on purposefully.“Oh!yes,do let the portraits of your uncle and aunt Philips be placed in the gallery at Pemberley.Put them next to your great uncle,the judge.They are in the same profession,you know;only in different lines.As for your Elizabeths picture,you must not attempt to have it taken,fo

34、r what painter could do justice to those beautiful eyes?”“对啊，把你舅舅的画像放在你家的画廊里，和你叔叔的画像放在一块，他是法官，和律师都是一个行业的，还有你妻子的，你就别指望哪个画师能把她那美丽眼睛的神韵画出来了。”（王科一，2006）Although they stayed at sitting room all the day,they never missed the noble things outside,because Mr.Collins always went to inform them who passed jus

35、t now,especially Lady Catherine.Although this lady passed every day,every time she did,Mr.Collins wet to tell them.虽然他们呆在起居室什么也看不到，但他们从来没错过任何荣耀的事情。因为每逢有人经过，克林斯先生都跑去通知他们，特别是当凯瑟琳夫人经过时。虽然他天天都经过，但克林斯先生还是每次都跑去通知他们。（王科一，2006）MetaphorMetaphor is a rhetorical device that we often use in our daily life and a

36、lso the important and most commonly used rhetorical figure in English.Just as G.Lakoff and M.Johnson has proved in their work“metaphors we live by”.Richards also stated that we could not get through three sentences of ordinary fluid discource without metaphor.I thought poetry is the food of love.”Da

37、rcy said.“Only healthy love can,if there is no great love,poetry can burry them.“我一直还以为诗是爱情的食粮呢。”达西说.“健康的爱情才可以，吃什么也可以。要是刚刚有点接触，我觉得一首诗就足以埋葬爱情了。”(王科一，2006)Do not cough so,Kitty,for heavens sake!Have a little compassion on my nerves.You tear them into pieces.”“Kitty has no discretion not to make any reply;but unable to contain herself “上帝啊，拜托你别咳了，可怜可怜我脆弱的神经吧！“凯特咳嗽也不会挑时候，这下惨了。”（王科一，2006)The EndThank you for your attention