Pride and Prejudice

Q-1 Which version of the novel is more appealing? Novel or film (adaptation)? Why?

 Ans-1 Both are appealing Novel and Film. Firstly novel is more appealing because without knowing the full story we cannot understand movie. Firstly the base (summary )should be clear. So by watching movie we can understand the story. And our vision becomes clear.

Q-2Character of Elizabeth (Headstrong woman, woman with pride, judgmental, mature, strong-opinions, controlled, honest).

Ans-2 She is confident in herself and won’t let others’ bases bring her down.

She is fiercely loyal to her sisters even the annoying one. 

She refuses to let men intimidate her and calls them out on their rude behavior .

She challenges others through her witty and intelligent retorts rather than through anger and petty remarks.

She doesn’t conform to others’ low expectations of her.

She would rather sacrifice financial security than be stuck in a loveless marriage with a man unworthy of her.

She doesn’t place a man’s value on his appearance. She judges a man for his morals rather than his attractiveness. 

She recognizes her faults and tries to right her mistakes rather than stay in denial.

Q-3Character of Mr. Darcy (Man with pride (male ego), reserved, introvert, observer, silent lover, superiority complex, true lover).

Ans-3 Darcy exhibits all the good and bad qualities of the ideal English aristocrat — snobbish and arrogant, he is also completely honest and sure of himself. Darcy is not actually a titled nobleman, but he is one of the wealthiest members of the landed gentry the same legal class that Elizabeth's much poorer family belongs to. While Darcy's sense of social superiority offends people, it also promotes some of his better traits. As Wickham notes in his sly assessment, "His pride never deserts him; but with the rich, he is liberal-minded, just, sincere, rational, honorable, and perhaps agreeable — allowing for fortune and figure. "It is, in fact, his ideal of nobility that makes Darcy truly change in the novel. When Elizabeth flatly turns down his marriage proposal and tells him that it was ungentlemanly, Darcy is startled into realizing just how arrogant and assuming he has been. He reflects later on why he was that way: "I was spoiled by my parents, who though good themselves  allowed, encouraged, almost taught me to be selfish and overbearing  to think meanly of all the rest of the world." Darcy's humbling makes him more sensitive to what other people feel. In the end, he is willing to marry into a family with three silly daughters, an embarrassing mother, and Wickham as a brother-in-law. It may be that he becomes more easygoing about other people's faults because he is now aware of his own.

Q-4Give illustrations of the society of that time. (Jane Austen's presentation)

Ans-4 In all her novels Austen portrays a society that closely restricts mental and physical space, particularly for women, who are allowed little solitude or independence. One of the reasons Austen’s world charms us is because it appears to follow stricter rules than our own, setting limits on BEHAVIOUR. There are precise forms of introduction and address, conventions for ‘coming out’ into society (meaning a young girl’s official entry into society and therefore her marriageability), for paying and returning social visits, even for mixing with different social ranks.

Q-5 If you were director or screenplay writer, what sort of difference would you make in the making of movie?

Ans-5 If I would be director or screenplay writer, I would show Mrs. Bennet in different way She running behind the wealth I would show  her a simple lady  and rather then a  lady running behind the wealth . 

Q-6 Who would be your choice of actors to play the role of characters?

(Elizabeth, Mr. Darcy, Mr. Bingley, Jane, Mr. Collins, Wickham)

Ans-6 Alia Bhatt as Elizabeth, Ranbir Kapoor as Mr. Darcy ,Mr. Bingley as Arjun Kapoor, Jane as Parineeti Chopra, Mr. Collins as Raj Kumar Rao, Wickham as Ranveer Singh.

Q-7 Write a note on a scene you liked the most. 

Ans-7 when Collins came to propose Elizabeth. He is not even  looking at her. And that was funny scene in movie which I liked the most. When the full Bennet family stands out side the room and were  listening the talks. That was the funniest in movie. And that I liked the most.

Q-8 Compare the narrative strategy of novel and Movie.

 Ans-8   The movie was filmed in England and was marketed towards a mainstream audience. Originally, the movie was going to be very true to the book. All the dialogue was kept the same and almost the entire movie was going to be from the perspective of Elizabeth (like the book). In the end, the dialogue in the film varied between being exactly the same as the book in some scenes, while most scenes had altered dialogue. This was done to help a modern audience better connect with the movie and the characters. The movie also features scenes from the perspective of Mr. Darcy, these are additional and not in the book. This was done to show Darcy as more human as well as to show the genuine closeness of his friendship with the character of Mr. Bingley.

     In the movie, Elizabeth keeps secrets from her family and grows apart from her older sister Jane. This is different from the book, while Elizabeth does become frustrated with events related to her family, she never keeps secrets from them. She also confides in her sister after difficult events, they never grow apart. The movie also portrays Mr. Bennett as a warmer, more sympathetic father than he is in the book. His role in the family misfortunes, caused by him spending money on the wrong things, is downplayed. His relationship with his wife is much more loving in the movie. However, the movie also makes the Bennet look poorer than they were in the book. Elizabeth also comes across as much more bold and impatient in the movie, she never yells at her parents in the book.