傲慢与偏见读书报告英文

读书报告I.IntroductionTheEnglishauthorJaneAustenlivedfrom1775to1817.BornonDecember16th,1775atSteventon,Hampshire,England.AustenwasoneofeightchildrenofanEnglishclergyman,andgiventheaccomplishmentsofhernovels.Shewaseducatedmainlyathome.Atanearlyageshebeganwritingsketchesandsatiresofpopularnovelsforherfamily'sentertainment.Asaclergyman'sdaughterfromawell-connectedfamily,shehadampleopportunitytostudythehabitsofthemiddleclass,thegentry,andthearistocracy.ShelivedaremarkablyquietanddomesticlifeintheruralsouthofEngland.Shenevermarriedandwasonly41whenshedied.JaneAusten'snovelswerewitty,warmandironicportraitsoftheprivilegedclassesof18th-and19th-centuryEngland.Hernovelsarehighlyprizednotonlyfortheirlightirony,humor,anddepictionofcontemporaryEnglishcountrylife,butalsofortheirunderlyingseriousqualities.NovelsSenseandSensibility(1811)PrideandPrejudice(1813)MansfieldPark(1814)Emma(1815)NorthangerAbbey(1817)(posthumous)Persuasion(1817)(posthumous)ShortfictionLadySusan(1794,1805)UnfinishedfictionTheWatsons(1804)Sanditon(1817)OtherworksSirCharlesGrandison(1793,1800)PlanofaNovel(1815)PoemsPrayersLettersII.SummaryThestoryshowstheBritishsociety'slifeatthattimebydescribingthemarriageproblems.ItmainlydescribesthelovestoryofBennet’sseveraldaughters.Mr.BingleyisnewlyfromLondonandfallsinlovewiththebiggestdaughter,Jane.HisfriendDarcyissweetupontheseconddaughterElizabeth,buttheirmarriagemovesslowlyforsomereasons.Afterarangeofinterestingtroubles,themisunderstandingsarefinallyremoved.WithDarcyovercomeshispride,andElizabethovercomesherprejudice,theygettogetherfinally.Bydescribingdifferentmarriages,Austinexpressesheropinionsofthemarriagewhichinsistontheunderstandingtoeachother.Toacertainextent,thisnovelalsoreflectsthewishfortheindependentmarriageforwomenatthattime.Mr.BennetisanEnglishgentlemanlivinginHertfordshirewithhisoverbearingwife.TheBennets5daughters:thebeautifulJane,thecleverElizabeth,thebookishMary,theimmatureKittyandthewildLydia.UnfortunatelyfortheBennets,ifMr.Bennetdiestheirhousewillbeinheritedbyadistantcousinwhomtheyhavenevermet,sothefamily'sfuturehappinessandsecurityaredependentonthedaughtersmakinggoodmarriages.LifeisuneventfuluntilthearrivalintheneighborhoodoftherichgentlemanMr.Bingley,whorentsalargehousesohecanspendthesummerinthecountry.Mr.BingleybringswithhimhissisterandhisfriendMr.Darcy.Onenight,atadancingparty,Mr.Bingleyiswell-receivedinthecommunity;butMr.Darcyisveryproudandindifferenttootherpeople.Mr.BingleyfallsinlovewithJaneimmediately,andsodoesJane.Mr.BingleyandJaneBennetbegintogrowcloserelationshipdespiteMrs.Bennet'sinterferenceandtheoppositionofBingley'ssister.BecauseofMr.Darcy’spride,Elizabethisstungbyhishaughtyrejectionofheranddecidestomatchhiscoldnesswithherownwit.Sometimelater,Mr.DarcybeginstodevelopinterestsinElizabeth.Atanotherdancingparty,Mr.DarcyinvitesElizabethtodanceonlytoberefused.Mr.Darcyisinadifficultposition.AtthesametimeElizabethbeginsafriendshipwithMr.Wickham,amilitiaofficerwhorelatesaprioracquaintancewithDarcy.WickhamtellsherthathehasbeenseriouslymistreatedbyDarcy.ElizabethimmediatelyseizesuponthisinformationasanotherreasontohateDarcy.Bingley'ssisterhaspursuitMr.Darcyforalongtime,butwhenshefindsthatMr.DarcyisfondofElizabeth.Theangermakesherpreventthedevelopmentoftheirrelationship.Inaddition,Mr.DarcyalsodislikesElizabeth’smotherandsistersfortheirvulgarism.Finally,Mr.BingleyleavesLondonunderthepersuasionofhissisterandMr.Darcy.BeforeBingleyleaves,Mr.Collins,themalerelativewhoistoinheritLongbourn,makesasuddenappearanceandstayswiththeBennets.HeisarecentlyordainedclergymanemployedbythewealthyandpatronizingLadyCatherinedeBourgh.Collinshasanotherreasonforvisiting:hewishestofindawifefromamongtheBennetsisters.Mr.BennetandElizabethareamusedbyhisself-importantandpedanticbehavior.HeimmediatelyenterspursuitofJane;however,whenMrs.BennetmentionsherpreoccupationwithMr.Bingley,heturnstoElizabeth.HesoonproposesmarriagetoElizabeth,onlytoberefusedagain.CollinsquicklyrecoversandproposestoElizabeth'sclosefriend,CharlotteLucas,whoimmediatelyacceptshim.Oncethemarriageisarranged,CharlotteasksElizabethtocomeforanextendedvisit.Inthespring,ElizabethjoinsCharlotteandhercousinathisparishinKent.TheparishisadjacenttoRosingsPark,thegrandmanorofMr.Darcy'saunt,LadyCatherinedeBourgh,whereElizabethfrequentlyinvites.WhilecallingonLadyCatherine,Mr.DarcyencountersElizabeth.ShediscoversfromacousinofDarcythatitishewhoseparatesBingleyandJane.Soonafter,DarcyadmitshisloveofElizabethandproposestoher.Insultedbyhishigh-handedandinsultingmannerofproposing,Elizabethrefuseshim.Whenheaskswhysheshouldrefusehim,shetellshimthestoryofBingleyandJane,furthermore,shealsotakesMr.Wickham’sstoryasanexampletoblameMr.Darcy.DeeplyshakenbyElizabeth'svehemenceandaccusations,Darcywritesheraletterjustifyinghisactionsanddecidestochangehimself.Intheletter,hesaysthatitisWickhamwhousesupallthelegacy-settlement.AsforBingleyandJane,DarcyjustifieshisactionsfromhavingobservedthatJanedoesnotshowanyreciprocalinterestinhisfriend;thushisaiminseparatingthemismainlytoprot