"Pride and Prejudice" is one of the representative works of the British writer Jane Austen. This novel describes the stories of characters in the British upper class in the early 19th century, revealing the differences between wealth, status and marital relationships in that era. influence. Let’s take a look at some excerpts from this classic novel.
1. "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." I will definitely want to marry a wife.")
This sentence, as the famous quote at the beginning of the novel, explains to the readers the theme of the entire novel: the young gentleman Darcy and the small town heroine Elizabeth Bennet. The love between special people.
2. "A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment." It turned into passionate love, and from passionate love to marriage.")
This sentence is a sentimental sentence from the hero Darcy to the heroine Elizabeth's decision to marry a certain man. This is also a mockery of female behavior, reflecting the social restrictions on women's choices and marriage at that time.
These excerpts are all wonderful fragments from the original novel. They show the atmosphere and characters of the British upper class at that time, and also bring the unique charm of the novel to contemporary readers.