what are the main settings in "pride and prejudice"?

Question

uh... fyi. i did read the book. i just need to know the MAIN settings. not the minor ones. i know longbourn is one. would pemberley be one?

Answer 1

Stamford, one of the finest medieval towns in England is the setting for Meryton Village and the Milliner's Shop. 16th century Burghley House, a superb example of Elizabethan architecture, is the setting of Lady Catherine de Bourgh's home Rosings Park.

Derbyshire provided the countryside so beautifully captured in the film - stand on Stanage Edge on Hathersage Moor where Elizabeth was filmed looking at miles and miles of beautiful landscape. Visit Chatsworth the magnificent, palatial Stately Home of the Duke of Devonshire which provided the setting for Mr Darcy's Pemberley and Haddon Hall a perfectly preserved 12th century manor house where the Lampton Inn scenes were filmed.

The above locations can be seen at a fast pace in 2 days or at a more relaxed pace in 3 days. In an extra day visit Jane Austen's home at Chawton where she revised Pride and Prejudice, Steventon Church her birthplace, and 18th century Basildon Park which provided the setting for Mr Bingley's Netherfield. Serious Jane Austen enthusiasts can, in yet an extra day, include the medieval city of Winchester where Jane Austen is buried and the city of Bath where Persuasion and Northanger Abbey are mainly set.

Answer 2

Is this homework?
Depending on which edition, the spellings / names may vary slightly: Longbourn, Merryton, Rosings Park, Netherfield Hall, Lucas Lodge, and Pemberley.

Of course, I haven't read the book recently, so there may be more. And it is a very nice read...once you finish it the first time you will probably read it repeatedly in the future.

Answer 3

I would say the main settings are Longbourn, Netherfield, the Hunsford parsonage/Rosings, and Pemberley.

Answer 4

Hubris (not hubris pride) is inflated pride or arrogance. It's the sort of pride that really annoys others! When you see it in the movies, it's usually just before that person slips on a banana skin or falls down a manhole. Then it can lead to schadenfreude...

Answer 5

"The story begins in the autumn of 1811 when Charles Bingley, accompanied by his two sisters and Darcy, takes up residence at Netherfield, close to the Bennets' home at Longbourn. Both homes are located in a rural area of Hertfordshire, in south-east England. Other scenes take place in nearby Rosings in Kent, where Mr Collins occupies a clergyman's seat, and in Derbyshire, where Darcy lives. The novel also describes, but does not show, events that occur in London (located 24 miles from Longbourn) and in the popular seaside resort town of Brighton.

Pride and Prejudice reveals distinctions of social class that may seem strange to modern readers. Darcy and his aunt, Lady Catherine de Bourgh, are members of the aristocracy. The Bennet family and the clergyman Mr Collins—like Jane Austen herself—fall into the category of landed gentry, which means that they own property in the country, are well-bred, and hold a good social position. The Bennets are 'poor' only in comparison with others of the gentry. Historically, the aristocracy and gentry mixed freely but tended not to cross lines in marriage. Both maintained business but not social dealings with people of 'inferior' status, such as small merchants, tenant farmers, and servants.

The members of the Bingley family, from the north of England, are neither gentry nor aristocracy, but their wealth and cultivation earn them immediate prestige in Hertfordshire and make Charles an attractive bachelor. Finally, the officer corps of the militia contains men of diverse status, ranging from aristocrats such as Colonel Fitzwilliam to men of more ordinary background, such as Lieutenant George Wickham, whose father once managed the property of Darcy's father. Wickham's rank as an officer allows him to visit the Bennet family, but his lack of money or property renders him a poor choice for marriage, as Mrs Gardiner reminds her niece Elizabeth.

Austen considers rural communities, like the Bennets', places of comfort and havens for traditional values. Families know each other well and care very much about how they appear to their neighbours. Unlike London, which values change, fashion, and commerce, Austen's country towns preserve pleasures considered more genteel: social graces, family living, and honourable courtship.

In this world, marriage is a complex institution; teenage women are considered 'out' (or eligible for suitors) after they have attended their first dance, and most of a young woman's life consists of preparing for marriage. For most women, the choice of a spouse is the most significant decision they will make. Because few women hold jobs, those who do not marry may live lonely, idle existences. Many couples—like Charlotte Lucas and Mr Collins—wed not for love but to gain property or achieve a desired social rank. Austen's novels show such arrangements, but they do not approve of them; her heroes and heroines never marry coldly."

"On day trips from London you can visit the settings for Netherfield, Longbourn and the Hunsford Parsonage or Rosings Park."

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Answer 6

How about if you do your own homework, read the book, and find out for yourself?