Pride and Prejudice

1. Pride and Prejudice Emilie Staubs, Clay Alsup, and Karen Kreis

2. Novel • Marriage Proposals as a Motif • Collins and Elizabeth • Collins and Charlotte • Wickham and Lydia • Darcy and Elizabeth (x2) • Bingley and Jane

3. Novel • Parenting Message • Mrs. Bennet became overly concerned with marrying her daughters off at the expense of her love. • Mr. Bennet showed favoritism to Elizabeth • Darcy’s parents taught him to be moral but did not stop him from thinking that he is superior • “As a child I was taught what was right, but I was not taught to correct my temper. I was given good principles, but left to follow them in pride and conceit.”

4. Novel • The waiting involved in reading mirrors life of that time (Early Regency Period)

5. Novel • Disadvantages • Lack of description • Lack of appeal to popular culture

6. Film • Motifs • Blackbird with Elizabeth • Repetition of the opening theme at Pemberley • The sunrise at beginning and end • Elizabeth is usually wearing dark, earth toned colors except on two occasions. • The distance between Jane and Lizzy is represented visually

7. Film • Parenthood Issue • Mr. Bennet’s character is maintained and Mrs. Bennet’s character is portrayed as more likable. • Role of interpretation

8. Novel vs. Film • The film romanticizes • Music • Loss of the feel of intimacy • Big shots and wind • Sappiness

9. Novel vs. Film • Saturation • Plot development in the novel is fully saturated. • The film has less time to develop and has to keep in mind smooth transitions

10. Novel vs. Film • Narration • Film lacks the witty commentary of the novel’s narration • Bingley is dumbed down for additional comic relief • Puts onus on the actors to portray the feelings of Elizabeth and Darcy

11. Novel vs. Film • Clumsiness with translating letters to film • In the novel plot exposition comes in the form of correspondence • The film tries to find a way to get around it but struggles • Lydia disclosing Darcy’s involvement in her marriage

12. Novel vs. Film • Discourse-time and Story-time • Expectation of shorter discourse-time in a film • The waiting that Elizabeth and Darcy experience is felt more from reading the novel than viewing the film • Reading allows you time to dwell in between exposures to the story

13. Novel vs. Film • Novel’s advantages • Narration • Character development • Plot development • Film’s advantage • Doesn’t require as much time investment

14. The Novel Wins! More artistic!