Whats 'Pride and Prejudice' about?

Question

Can you tell me (not too long) about pride and prejudice.
I have read the book but completely blanked on it and would rather try to remember it then having to read d whole thing again.
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Answer 1

Pride and Prejudice is the story of Mr and Mrs Bennet (minor gentry), their five daughters, and the various romantic adventures at their Hertfordshire residence of Longbourn. The parents' characters are greatly contrasted: Mr Bennet being a wise and witty gentleman; while Mrs Bennet is permanently distracted by the issue of marrying off her daughters at any cost. The reason for Mrs Bennet's obsession is that their estate will pass by law after Mr Bennet's death to his closest blood relative: his cousin, the Reverend William Collins (a fatuous, tactless and pompous man). Austen's tale is spurred on by the arrival of the young and wealthy bachelor Charles Bingley and his friend Fitzwilliam Darcy. It is the story of the various affections, affectations and engagement shenanigans that develop due to Mrs Bennet's relentless matchmaking and the dashing Darcy's tempestuous relationship with Elizabeth Bennet who Jane Austen claimed was favourite amongst her literary offspring. Its 1797 earlier version was turned down for publication and it appeared in this form in 1813.
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Answer 2

you really should just re-read it. i've read it several times, and it just gets better. Austen's Elizabeth Bennet is one of the most truly "real" characters I have ever encountered in literature.

but if you are looking to avoid reading the book, you have several options:
-read the summary on sparknotes.com (they have chapter by chapter and whole book summaries, as well as other resources.
-you can also just watch the movie...the recommend the bbc mini-series starring Colin Firth, but if you dont have 6 hours, the new film starring Keira Knightly is pretty good, too.

Answer 3

Watch the movie filmed in the 40's starring Laurence Olivier, it's fantastic. Don't watch the newer version with Kiera Knightly, it's terrible.

Answer 4

Elizabeth Bennett's pride and Mr. Darcy's prejudice - and how they overcome them.

Set in 18th century England.

Answer 5

It is about the relationship between a man and woman who are both stubborn, and begin their acquaintance with disgust, but slowly find that they started off the wrong way, and that they are really meant for each other.

Answer 6

Boy meets girl.Boy tells girl about other boy being nasty.Prejudicing her against other boy.Other boy is charmed by girl but is too proud to admit that he likes girl ,who is in lower social rank.Other boy 's friend falls for girl's oldest sister.Other boy uses his influence on friend to convince him to leave girl's oldest sister .Other boy proposes to girl out of left field.She turns him down.Boy runs off to London with girl's Fifteen -year- old sister,showing his true character.Other boy quietly arranges for boy to marry youngest sister,Girl suspects that she has been prejudiced against other boy.Other boy gets friend to propose to girl's oldest sister,other boy proposes to girl.happily ever after.

Answer 7

If you aren't even going to try to understand this very simple, straightforward book, why don't you just rent one of the film version instead of getting other people to do the work for you.

Answer 8

There is a nice summary at the link below.

Answer 9

It's about this guy who's proud and this girl who's prejudiced. Hence, you know, the title.