Pride and prejudice By Jane Austen

Pride and prejudice
By Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice, probably the most popular of Austen's finished novels. The original version, First Impressions, but was rejected for publication — no copy of the original has survived. The work was rewritten around 1812 and published in 1813 as Pride and Prejudice. Pride and Prejudice sold fairly well — the first edition sold out at about 1,500 copies.

Setting
Pride and Prejudice is set in rural England at the turn of the 19th century, and it follows the Bennet family, which includes five very different sisters.

Characters
Jane Bennet: The eldest of the Bennet sisters and is modest and kind. 
Elizabeth Bennet: The female protagonist of the novel.
Mary Bennet: She is the third daughter of Mr. Bennet. She is bookish, pompous, and plain. 
Lydia and Kitty Bennet: The youngest daughters of Mr. Bennet. They are slightly immature and flighty.
Mr. Bennet: The patriarch of the family. He loves his eldest daughters Elizabeth and Jane.
Mrs. Bennet: The matriarch of the family. She is shown to have high ambitions for her daughters’ marriage. 
Charles Bingley: Jane’s suitor and love interest. A wealthy man from Netherfield estate. He is seen as a gentle and kind man who has a pleasant countenance.
Fitzwilliam Darcy: He is the male protagonist of the story. He is perceptive and yet arrogant in nature. 
Lord Wickham: He is one of the suitors of Elizabeth and is seen as an attractive and charming gentleman. 

Plot
Austen introduces an array of characters in her exposition, including Elizabeth Bennet and her sisters. The arrival of Mr. Bingley and his friend, the brooding Mr. Darcy, to the Bennets' hometown of Longbourn serves as the inciting incident. As a wealthy bachelor, Bingley causes excitement among the town's women. Darcy’s arrogance and aloofness inspire distaste in Elizabeth, and the two characters’ ingrained social prejudices inform the novel’s title and themes.

Rising Action

The rising action contains the quickening elements of the plot as the story gains momentum. Bingley develops a rapport with Elizabeth’s eldest sister, Jane, to the extent that a marriage proposal seems imminent. Instead, Bingley and Darcy abruptly return to London, thus complicating the expected sequence of events. Throughout this, Elizabeth has become enamored of Mr. Wickham, a dashing officer with a long-standing grudge against Darcy. Elizabeth's dislike of Darcy deepens over her suspicions that he conspired to ruin Bingley's relationship with Jane.
Climax
A story’s climax is the seminal event that stands as the narrative’s greatest moment of tension and culmination of the developed plot. In “Pride and Prejudice,” the climax occurs during Elizabeth’s visit to the home of Mr. And Mrs. Collins, who live near Darcy's aunt, Lady de Bourgh. When Darcy arrives to visit his aunt, he and Elizabeth are once again thrown into proximity. Mr. Darcy shocks Elizabeth, and provides the novel’s climactic moment, with an unexpected marriage proposal. The arrogant nature of the proposal causes Elizabeth to not only refuse but also lambast Darcy for his previous behavior.
Falling Action and Resolution
Darcy writes Elizabeth a letter that clears up confusion around the relationship of Bingley and Jane and reveals Wickham as a scoundrel. Months later, a chance reunion between Elizabeth and Darcy is complicated by the elopement of the youngest Bennet sister with Wickham. Elizabeth learns that Darcy, at great expense, tracked the pair down and convinced them to marry. Mr. Bingley returns to Longbourn and, convinced of the veracity of Jane’s affection, proposes marriage. Darcy arrives and renews his proposal to Elizabeth, who enthusiastically accepts. The novel’s resolution comes from the principal characters’ renunciation of pride and prejudice and their attainment of happiness.
Theme
Love
Pride and Prejudice contains one of the most cherished love stories in English literature: the courtship between Darcy and Elizabeth. As in any good love story, the lovers must elude and overcome numerous stumbling blocks, beginning with the ktensions caused by the lovers’ own personal qualities. Elizabeth’s pride makes her misjudge Darcy on the basis of a poor first impression, while Darcy’s prejudice against Elizabeth’s poor social standing blinds him, for a time, to her many virtues.
Integrity
Elizabeth Bennet considers herself to have very high standards of integrity, and she is often frustrated and disappointed by the way she sees others behaving.
I recommend to yo to read this story because:
It is full of humour and wit. When I first read it, I never expected the humour within this book and so was pleasantly surprised by it. I especially loved the sarcastic wit of Mr Bennet.
The relationship between the sisters, mainly between Jane and Lizzie, is absolutely wonderful. It is great to see such a close female friendship and I love their relationship. I think Austen writes family dynamics very well – I love the Bennet family so much.

Conclusion
Jane Austen created a romantic story that became popular because of the author’s sense of humor and skillful way of storytelling. She created strong, ambitious, intelligent, and independent characters that attracted readers around the world and made the story unforgettable. Moreover, the narrative contains a lot of historical information that shows people’s life in England in the 19th century. Therefore, it is highly recommended for reading to everyone who wants to have a good time and receive some historical knowledge about the society of Great Britain in an entertaining way.