In the late eighteenth century in class-conscious England, Pride & Prejudice is set. The themes in Joe Wright’s Pride and Prejudice (2005) stand recognized by Vladimir Propp (1895–1970). The mother of the five Bennet sisters—Elizabeth and Lydia included—has raised them all to find a husband (Roche, 2007). The family is thrilled when a wealthy bachelor moves into a nearby estate. The man’s affluent friends will have suitors for the girls. The sexes clash when Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy first meet.
Elizabeth Bennett is the second daughter out of five. She has a happy family life in Longbourne. Only men were permitted to inherit estates under English law in the early nineteenth century (Roche, 2007). The Bennett daughters are homeless and poor as a result of the death of their father. Despite the risk, Elizabeth and several of her sisters want to get married in love. The 2005 adaptation of Jane Austen sticks to the main plot. Elizabeth is witty and independent. Dad adores her. The family beauty is Jane. Sweet and beautiful. The younger sisters lack social skills and are immature. Lydia and Kitty are foolish and obsessed with boys, just like their mother (Roche, 2007). Mary is a socially awkward person.The Bennett sisters experience increased pressure to marry well after a wealthy man decides to rent Netherfield. They run into Mr. Darcy, Caroline, and Charles Bingley at a party. At first, Elizabeth does not like Darcy. He belittles her.
All night, Mr. Darcy sulks and will not dance. Darcy is intrigued by Elizabeth despite his denial. She is special. Jane Bennett immediately wins Mr. Bingley over. All night long, they stay close. The Bennett family makes a fool of themselves (Roche, 2007).The following evening, Caroline Bingley invites Jane to dinner. Despite the rain, her mother sends her riding. Jane complies with her mother, but it pours. Jane contracts a severe cold and spends a few days at Netherfield, which is a win for her mother. At the Bingleys, Elizabeth also takes care of her sister. Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth disagree on what constitutes an accomplished lady in the evening (Roche, 2007). If Caroline does not want to entice Mr. Darcy, she ignores Elizabeth. After Lizzie and Jane, recovering, return home, Mr. Collins arrives at Long Bourne—conceited and awkward. He awkwardly makes his choice to wed a Bennett daughter public. Elizabeth is his preference over Jane.
While purchasing ribbon, Elizabeth and her sisters run into Mr. Wickham, a soldier. He initially strikes Lizzie as a reliable, laid-back guy. The younger Bennett girls engage in aggressive flirting with him (Roche, 2007). Darcy and Bingley show up while strolling. Wickham irritates Darcy. When Darcy departs without saying goodbye, Wickham fabricates a defamatory story. He claims that before Darcy rejected him and the life their father wanted for them, he and Darcy were childhood friends and siblings. Darcy is despised more by Elizabeth.At another ball, Mr. Collins makes the family feel embarrassed. Mr. Wickham declined Lizzie’s request to visit him (Roche, 2007). Mr. Darcy catches her off guard by dancing after they have danced with Mr. Collins. While dancing and chit-chatting, Elizabeth tells Darcy that his treatment of Wickham is unacceptable. As the Bennett family leaves, Bingley’s sister reiterates her opposition to Charles’ relationship with Jane.
In the movie, Elizabeth rejects Mr. Collins’ foolish suggestion.She vows never to speak to her again. If they married, her father would ignore her. Caroline Bingley tells Jane Netherfield is closing. Jane’s grief baffles everyone. They thought Bingley loved Jane. Charlotte Lucas visits Elizabet (Roche, 2007). Charlotte announces Collins’ proposal. Charlotte, 27, does not want to burden her family.Jane visits her aunt and uncle in London for Mr. Bingley while Elizabeth meets the new Rosings, Mrs. Charlotte Collins. Charlotte says she avoids her spouse and enjoys home management. Collins and Lizzie visit Lady Catherine DeBurgh’s grand home (Roche, 2007). Darcy shocks Elizabeth. Elizabeth and Darcy finally talked respectfully. She mocks Colonel Fitzwilliam for Darcy’s incivility. Darcy finds small talk difficult. Elizabeth recommends the practice while she composes. Elizabeth is alone in Collins’ house the next day. Darcy appears uneasy. After a brief conversation, he leaves (Roche, 2007). Colonel Fitzwilliam reveals Darcy’s allegiance during Mr. Collins’ boring church sermon. Darcy saved his friend’s marriage. Bingley betrays Elizabeth by choosing Darcy over Jane.
Elizabeth hides from the rain. Darcy proposed unexpectedly and offended Elizabeth. He insulted her by saying he was against caring for her but still wanted her as his wife. He is rejected. Lizzie tells him that his proposal, treatment of Mr. Wickham, and displeasure with a devoted sister make him the last man she could marry (RAHMOUN,2020). Darcy defends Elizabeth. He says Wickham was unreliable. Darcy exposes Wickham’s gambling. He tried to elope with Darcy’s fifteen-year-old sister to steal her wealth. Elizabeth realizes she misjudged both guys. Darcy claims he protected his friend from shame because he did not think Jane liked Bingley. He said the Bennetts behaved severely in public, except for Elizabeth and Jane. English history valued public etiquette. Letters humble Elizabeth (RAHMOUN, 2020). They visit Mr. Darcy’s lavish Pemberly. Elizabeth knows Darcy will not return. House and gardens impress Elizabeth. She reaches for the piano to surprise Darcy and his sister. Mr. Darcy pursues her outside. Sorry. His gentleness contradicts her first impression. Dinner invites Elizabeth, her aunt, and her uncle.
Elizabeth likes Ms. Darcy. She likes Pemberly and Darcy. The hotel’s letter disturbs Elizabeth. Wickham and Bennett left. Lizzie distrusts him because Lydia does not inherit. After the accident, Darcy leaves (RAHMOUN 2020). Wickham must marry Lydia, or society will condemn her. The family would suffer, and the other sisters might give up on marriage and a good life. Wickham marries Lydia miraculously. Elizabeth ignores her new brother-in-law when the dubious newlyweds arrive at Longbourne. Lydia says Mr. Darcy attended their wedding. Elizabeth knows he saved the day. Mr. Bingley proposes to Jane (RAHMOUN,2020). Lizzie praises Darcy while walking early. He proposes again, saying it was for her. “I love you.” Lizzie agrees. A happy couple watches a movie alone.
Pride and Prejudice depict the Bennet sisters, five very different sisters, living in rural 19th-century England. Nice Jane (RAHMOUN, 2020). The novel protagonist Elizabeth is sharp and lively. Like her father, she thinks status and wealth are unimportant. Mary is academic and plain. Lydia and Kitty are immature.Mr. Bennet. He loves his two oldest daughters, especially Elizabeth, but he lets his younger daughters act like little girls. He mocks his wife’s obsession with matching their daughters with men. Experts say Mrs. Bennet should be worried. Due to an entailment, Mr. Bennet’s nephew William Collins will inherit the meager family farm RAHMOUN, O. (2020). “If Mrs. Bennett is a little crazy, then maybe she is so because she recognizes more clearly than her husband the likely destiny of her five daughters if they do not marry,” says Austen expert Mary Evans. Mrs. Bennet struggles with her passion and insensitivity. She pities herself while spoiling her active children. Collins, Wickham, Darcy, and Bingley meet the Bennet sisters. Bingley rented Longbourn in Netherfield. “Good-looking and gentlemanly,” Austen describes him. His family’s profession was less respectable than Darcy’s (RAHMOUN 2020). Darcy thinks the landed gentry is superior and conceited but intelligent. Wickham’s father managed Darcy’s estates, but they are no longer friends. Meryton women love Wickham’s charm and BeautyBeauty. “Collins is not a sensible man, and the deficiency of nature had been but little helped by education or society,” says one observer. Darcy’s aunt’s minister.
Because Pride and Prejudice depict Beauty and the Beast in various colors, it is comparable to Beauty and the Beast. The agreement under which Beauty’sBeauty’s father sold her to the Beast. Arranged union. A daughter may be sold to an unsuitable husband with the expectation that she will share her bed and life with him. Terrible business! The spouse has a vicious appearance (Gürsoy, 2021). The central theme of Pride and Prejudice is marriage. The first sentence begins, “It is generally accepted that a single man in possession of a considerable amount of money, must be in need of a wife.” Mrs. Bennet aims to marry off her daughters. The 2005 movie, starring Matthew Macfadyen and Keira Knightley, depicted the economics. A woman can only control her own home, become financially independent, and leave her parents by getting married. Such might entail marrying a guy you do not like (Gürsoy, 2021). Because Charlotte Collins (formerly Lucas) is aware that “happiness in marriage is purely a question of chance,” she accepts Mr. Collins. In the movie, she defies Lizzy. However, Lydia is driven by desire into an idiotic union that “soon plunged into indifference.” Happy is a lady like Lizzy who finds genuine love, financial security, and respect for one another!
Wright used actors of the appropriate age to create an entire social hierarchy, from lovelorn young people to austere older women. The romantic leading ladies Knightley and Macfadyen, seasoned actors Donald Sutherland and Judi Dench, and newcomers Carey Mulligan and Jena Malone breathed new life into Austen’s cozy world (RAHMOUN, 2020). According to USA Today, the movie “feels current while maintaining the character study’s essence.” The newest Austen adaptation by Wright has become a classic. The best book-to-film adaptations frequently include Pride & Prejudice. Because it captures the author’s “joy in the fun that followed when she allowed her heroes the chance to make complete idiots of themselves,” it was Slash Film’s favorite Austen adaptation. Pride & Prejudice has many allurements (RAHMOUN, 2020). The popular Facebook fan page Devoted Fans of Pride & Prejudice (2005) demonstrates how important the 2005 film is today. The movie is well-liked, and, like the book, it reflects universal truths. People still fall in love, claims Wright.
In conclusion, Vladimir Propp, a folklorist, came to this assumption after researching the connections between characters and stories. According to Propp, characters, rather than plots, drive storylines, which drew parallels between Joe Wright’s Pride and Prejudice (2005). Vladimir Propp believed that the “spheres of activity” a character participated in and their role in the plot defined a character in the movie. Propp is praised for his structural thinking but criticized for his lack of consideration for context and mood. However, his viewpoint aids in drawing comparisons between Joe Wright’s Pride and Prejudice (2005) and the Beauty and the Beast myths.
References
Roche, D. (2007). Books and letters in Joe Wright’s Pride & Prejudice (2005): Anticipating the spectator’s response through the thematization of the film adaptation. Persuasions On-Line, 27(2).
Gürsoy, İ. T. (2021). Beauty and the Beast: A fairy tale of Tourismphobia. Travel and Tourism in the Age of Overtourism, 82-99. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003140610-6
RAHMAN, O. (2020). Film adaptation between the pride of literature and the Prejudice of inferiority. SSRN Electronic Journal. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3554145
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