Synopsis on “Pride and Prejudice”- By Jane Austen.
Pride and Prejudice is one of the most popular novels written by Jane Austen. This romantic novel is a story of which revolves around relationships and the difficulties of being in love. The novel has grown in its popularity over the last hundred years. There are many different aspects to the story that make it interesting. The novel is introduced by a wise narrator, who describes and comments on the given situations throughout the novel. This si seen from the first sentence, "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." (Vol. 1, Ch. 1, p. 5). Jane Austen uses a variety of characters in the novel; the main protagonist, Elizabeth Bennet, the other Bennet sisters and Mr and Mrs Bennet, Mr. Bingley and his sisters and of course Mr. Darcy. Throughout the novel all the characters associate with each other and present the issues in middle-class society at the time in a humours and interesting way.
The novel begins with the news that a wealthy young gentleman named Charles Bingley has moved into Netherfield Park. This causes a great stir in the village of Longbourn, especially in the Bennet household and in particular with Mrs. Bennet who is determined to marry of all five of her daughters to wealthy men. The Bennets girls are—from oldest to youngest—Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty, and Lydia. Mrs. Bennet pressures Mr. Bennet pays a social visit to Mr. Bingley, which in the end he gives up to. After this, the Bennets attend a ball at which Mr. Bingley is present. He begins to fall for Jane and dances enough dances with her to make Mrs. Bennet in almost total assurance of their love blossoming. His close friend, Mr. Darcy, is also present at the ball. He is not pleased with the evening and conceitedly refuses to dance with Elizabeth and claims that “She is tolerable; but not handsome enough to tempt me…” (Vol. 1, Ch. 3, p.13). Elizabeth overhears his rude comments and draws the same conclusion as most of the other people at the ball, that Mr. Darcy is arrogant and obnoxious. Mrs. Bennet makes an extra effort to let everyone know her opinion of Mr. Darcy who was rude enough to reject one of her daughters. “…Lizzy does not lose much by not suiting his fancy; for he is a most disagreeable horrid man, not at all worth pleasing. So high and so conceited…I quite detest the man.” (Vol. 1, Ch. 3, p. 15)
