The Appreciation of Pride and Prejudice
--------misunderstanding and love
Last term,I read the book Pride and Prejudice in short English version. At first glance,I thought that the novel just talked about the love between Elizabeth and Mr.Darcy.And Elizabeth and his sister Jane both marry the people they love finally.But after watching the the movie and reading the book in Chinese version, I have some different opinions and have a deep understanding about this novel.
What impressed me most is that Elizabeth’s attitude towards Mr Darcy. Why does Elizabeth from hate to love to him?In the novel, as we all know, Mr Darcy is discovered to be proud ,to be above his company and above being pleased①. The behaviors that Mr Darcy danced only with two ladies that he knew and declined being introduced to any other lady is what made Elizabeth most violent against him.What’more,at the party, Mr Darcy talked to Mr Bingley that Elizabeth is tolerable,but not handsome enough to tempt him②. But unforunately,Elizabeth is near enough to overhear the conversation. This is the first time that Elizabeth has prejudice against Mr Darcy. When Miss Lucas said that one cannot wonder that so very fine a young man,with family,fortune, everything in his favour, should think highly of himself③.He has a right to be proud, Elizabeth show her agreement but she dislikes that Mr Darcy mortified her. The point is that these word that Mr Darcy said in the ball actuclly hurt Elizabeth..It is because the first misunderstanding that Elizabeth refuse to dance with Mr Darcy.When Elizabeth meet Mr Wickham,she has an unreasonable admiration.After hearing the story about Mr Wickham ,Mr Darcy and the Old Darcy,Elizabeth said I had supposed him to be despising his fellow creatures in general,but did not suspect him of descending to such malicious revenge,such injustice,such inhumanity as this.His disposition must be dreadful④. Apparently, Elizabeth had a deeper misunderstanding to Mr Darcy. She thought he was just a selfish,jealous man and worse than that she had thought before.This was the second misunderstanding.The third misunderstanding is that Elizabeth thought Mr Darcy broke up his sister and Mr Bingely who loved each other deeply when she knew that Mr Darcy persuaded congratulated himself on having lately saved a friend from the inconveniences of a most imprudent marriage.It is Mr Darcy acts in a proud way that deepen the misunderstanding between him and Elizabeth.
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