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Jane Austen’s Lifewriting at an early age educate at home read a lot uneventful restricted never married six novels

died in 1817, 41 years old

Influence One of the most influential novelists of the early 19th century Famous for her biting (辛辣的) social commentary and masterful use of irony Also the first English women to break the male monopoly (垄断) of novel writing.

时代背景：Regency Period 摄政时期 Middle class gained social status; known as landed gentry(地主阶 级) Newly acquired wealth and

possessions---Profits from Industrial Revolution and expanding colonial system Strived to align (结盟) themselves with England’s landed aristocracy. Purchased estates and country homes to rival aristocratic mansions

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Leading characters

Mr. Darcy Darcy is representative of

hereditary (世袭的) aristocracy. Wealthy landowner who does not

have to work for a living Employs workers to farm his land,

surrounding families depend on his patronage 赞助

The Bingleys Bingleys represent the new

landed gentry Bingley’s father acquired

wealth through trade, gave up his business, and moved his family to the country He and his sisters are now

considered upper class

Charles Bingley handsome, good-natured, and wealthy and more popular than his friend Darcy ,who is more intelligent and wealthier but more arrogantElizabeth Bennet

Jane Bennet

The Bennets Bennets own land, but they

are a middle-class family

Longbourn House in

Hertfordshire – 2,000 per year

Must work to cultivate land

Few servants and limited

financial resources

Mr. BennetMr. Bennet is the patriarch 家长 of the Bennet household. odd=strange sarcastic humor 爱挖苦人 的脾性 reserved 缄默的，冷淡的 Caprice反复无常的 =changeable mood cynical (愤世嫉俗的)

Mrs BennetShe is easy to be nervous, philistine ( a d j . 市 侩 的 ) , Shallow 肤浅的 , an emptyheaded, naive woman, and is eager to talk with slight encouragement. Noisy and foolish, she is a woman consumed ( 对 … 着迷 ) by the desire to see her daughters married and seems to care for nothing else in the world.

Five Daughters 1. Jane beautiful 2. Lizz intelligent 3. Mary deep reflection 4. Kitty cough 5. Lydia good-humored

Jane: has a reserved personality tends to hide her feelings. the most beautiful

Miss Elizabeth Lively With quick wit Young Beautiful Proud Intelligent Loyal

Elizabeth Like reading Smart and strong selfrespect Atbitrary prejudice to Darcy

Mary Stupid Only like

Kitty

Lydia

officers and rich men

It is a truth well known to all the world that an unmarried man in possession of a large fortune must be in need of a wife.

_Jane Austen