Pride and Prejudice

　　Pride and Prejudice was written by Jane Austen. The author was born in 1775 in Hampshire and passed away in 1817 at the age of forty-three. It was first published in1813 and has been one of the greatest novels ever since then. It has been translated into numbers of languages and several movies have been made based on the original novel.

　　It tells of a love stor between Elizabeth and Darcy as well as Elizabeth’s sister. It consists of 42 chapters in all. Mr. Darcy is the hero who is rich and proud. Elizabeth is the second daughter while Jane is the first daughter

　　Everything starts with Bingley’s arrival. When Mrs. Bennet hear Bingley has bought a house near her home .The mother of four daughters is so happy and conceived that one of her daughters will become his wife. Fortunately, Bingley and Jane met at an evening dancing party and they soon fell in love with each other. However, Darcy, Bingley’s best friend , was also attracted by Elizabeth’s fascination but Darcy rudeness and pride toward Elizabeth greatly annoyed her and her impression for Darcy was even worsened by Wickham, a military officer she met who claimed to have grown up with Darcy. What was worse Bingley’s two sisters deliberately separated Bingley and Jane.

　　And Elizabeth turned down the marriage proposal from her cousin, Collins, who will inherit all the properties when her father died. When Darcy sent Elizabeth a letter to tell the truth and reveal the wicked Wickham rumors about him.

　　Elizabeth changed her thoughts and finally found herself deeply in love with him. When she visited her uncle and aunt in northern England, she encountered Darcy found him to be almost perfect, gentle and no longer proud any more. They eventually married and also brought Bingley and Jane altogether.

　　Just like Darcy propose marriage to Elizabeth in spite of her scarcity of property and social status, but is rejected by Elizabeth for his pride and weaknesses. As long as either side’s pride existed, no love can be sought. And either side should try to find the other’s virtues and variations towards a good will. In the novel, when Elizabeth found Darcy is no longer proud she finally engaged with him and lived a happy marriage.