What happens in the book Pride and Prejudice?

Answer 1

Elizabeth Bennet - main female protagonist. Fitzwilliam Darcy (Mr Darcy) - main male protagonist.

Mr Bennet - Father of Elizabeth and her sisters and married to Mrs Bennet.

Mrs Bennet - Mother of Elizabeth and her sisters and married to Mr Bennet.

Jane Bennet - The eldest daughter of Mrs Bennet, and sister to Elizabeth.

Mary Bennet - The plainer sister to Elizabeth and Jane.

Catherine Bennet (Kitty) - Fourth Bennet sister.

Lydia Bennet - The youngest Bennet sister.

Charles Bingley - Young gentleman who comes to Netherfield.

Caroline Bingley - The proud and snobbish sister of Charles Bingley.

George Wickham - An old friend of Mr Darcy, and an officer in the militia.

William Collins - Heir to Mr Bennet's estate (as the Bennet's only have daughters, and no sons).

Lady Catherine de Bourgh - A haughty, domineering and condescending person with a very high social standing.

Mr and Mrs Gardiner - The Bennet sister's uncle and aunt.

Answer 2

If you mean the awesome 1995 BBC adaptation, Elizabeth Bennet was played by Jennifer Ehle and Darcy was played by Colin Firth. If you mean the 2005 version, Elizabeth Bennet was played by Keira Knightley.

Answer 3

Pride and Prejudice really has two protagonists: Elizabeth Bennett and Fitzwilliam Darcy. Mr. Darcy doesn't appear, in person, in very many 'scenes', but in spirit, he's the the book's raison d'etre, the reason, directly or indirectly, for all the other action.

Answer 4

Pride and Prejudice is, first and foremost, a novel of manners. It is set in early 19th century England and concerns the fates of the five unmarried daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet (particularly one Elizabeth Bennet). The book deals with manners, morality, society, education, marriage, friendship, family, and other important subjects. It is still extremely popular centuries after its publication and has been made into countless film sand television series.

Answer 5

There may be different views on this.

Clearly, the protagonist is Elizabeth Bennet. The antagonist would therefore be the person she is opposed by.

Darcy comes to mind first, but he is certainly not the antagonist at the end of the novel, as he has provided for Lydia's marriage, has been proven to be a decent person, and Lizzy has fallen in love with him, all making him a sort of hero.

Wickham might be considered an antagonist, as he turns out to be a sort of villain. The problem with this is that his villainy is directed at Lizzy's sister, rather than Lizzy, so they are not really so much in opposition to each other.

A good choice for an antagonist might be Miss Bingley, who disrupts Jane's love life and separates both Bingley from Jane and Darcy from Elizabeth. The problem with this idea is that Lizzy does not really care about Miss Bingley except that she has made Jane unhappy.

I would say that there is no antagonist. If we expect one, we are bound to be surprised by the novel. And that might be one of its strengths - it surprises the reader. Of course, it might be nice to get other people's views.

Answer 6

Mr Bennet is an odd character in Pride and Prejudice.

While one sees him as a good character at first, through a thorough reading we can see that he is really quite indifferent to those around him, and not as good as he seems.

He cares little for his wife and children, preferring to mock them, apart from his favourite, Elizabeth. He also spends much of his time in his hiding place, the library, and lets his wife deal with the household.

Answer 7

Read it. It's a good book. Or if you're to lazy to, watch the movies.

Answer 8

Mr.Darcy and Elizabeth