10Wd+Pride+and+Prejudice

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a fortune, must be in want of a wife."  or  How to marry off five daughters.

Use the links here to download the plot summary and discussion of the major characters for your bubble maps.

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/pride/canalysis.html

Context test and notes on aspects of the study -

This is a selection of information from Wikipedia on costume and manners from the Regency period. Dress code - http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/Neckclothitania-1818.gif Manners - http://lesleyannemcleod.homestead.com/manners.html

Five dance steps that would have to be learnt to attend a ball or country dance -

This Word document has information on transport of the day and explains why Darcy is Fitzwilliam. It also has a map of England showing the places of all the scenes.

I built an Inspiration diagram that might be useful -

You can Print a copy for your file from here - but you will have to have Inspiration on your computer. So I also copied a chart from Wikipeadia that you can use if you haven't got Inspiration or you think it is easier to understand - You Choose!

Trivia

 * 100 days were scheduled to six hours of filming.
 * [|**//Colin Firth//**]'s hair, eyebrows, and lashes were dyed for the role of Darcy.
 * Three wigs were used for Elizabeth since [|**//Jennifer Ehle//**]'s hair was blonde and too short for the role.

Themes
Marriage plays a large role in Pride and Prejudice. Some characters marry for security, some marry for wealth and some marry for love. While Jane Austen does not satirise the institution of marriage, she does in fact satirise women's role in marriage. The idea of marriage is very important throughout the novel.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The role of Social classes play a major role as a theme in Pride and Prejudice. People of higher class are very proud of themselves and do not like to socialise with those of the lower class. An example is Darcy when we first meet him as he does not easily choose to mix with the country people at the assembly. Also, the Bingley sisters often talk together about the way people of lower classes act and they look bitterly upon them. It is also seen as bad for people of higher classes to mingle with lower classes, but Bingley puts this idea away and proves to be a very socialiable character.

Music of P and P I found a great blog on this where a musician comments on the music in the tv series and gives actual references to Schubert, Mozart and Haydn.