Review: Pride and Prejudice

This review is about the book, the movie and the TV Show. About this amazing story, that I so much love. I must apologize for my english, if I make any mistake, please, don't judge me.

I deeply love Pride and Prejudice, from an amazing author that I also like and read other books, Jane Austen. I already read the book, and watched the movie and the Tv Show from 1995 and I must say I loved them all. I confess that I love books who also have a movie, because when I finish a book, what really hurts the most, is saying goodbye to the characters, and a movie allows me to watch and always love a little bit more! Well, some movies I must say... But Pride and Prejudice is probably the story I love the most and my love for the book is just the same as the television productions.

I don't know why I love this story, honestly. It's a love story, in the XVIII-XIX centuries. About a man that falls madly in love with a woman, but not any woman. In that time, the duty of a woman was to be married, but a good marriage, of course, with a rich man, with a respectful profession, well seen by the society. Well, let me start by the beginnig. It's about a family, a couple that had the misfortune of conceiving five daughters: The Bennets. But the Bennet girls are very different among them. We have Jane and Elizabeth, the eldest girls, who are the prettiest and also, the smartests. Then, there's Mary, a little bit anti social (I confess that I really like her), Kitty and Lydia, the silliest girl in England, says Mr.Bennet, their father. I'll consider that you, reader, already know the story, at least you should. Elizabeth Bennet is the most amazing character of this novel. I think Elizabeth is probably one of the first feminists in literature, because she didn't really believe in marriage and she thought a little bit of her condition of being a female in a society ruled by man, but they say that Jane Austen was conservative, so I don't know, I guess is my opinion then.
Then, two young men came to leave near by this family and they all know each other in a Ball. These two young men, Mr.Bingley and Mr.Darcy, get acquainted with the Bennets, especially Mr.Bingley that falls in love with Jane. I just adore this idea of love, this way of only get to know the best part of a person, their appearance, the smiles and how they interact. They fall in love so easy in Jane Austen's novel, how envious I feel! And Mr.Darcy, that fell in love with Lizzy when he firts heard her, well, I understand, Lizzy is so sarcastic and intelligent, I'm with you Darcy. So yes, Jane Austen gives us this hopful and easy love.

We all know what Elizabeth feels about Mr.Darcy, that silent man, that speaks rudly to people, always seems indiferent to the feelings of others. She hated him, from the very first time she saw him. And then, she mets Mr.Wickham, a shameless and unchristian man, that knows Darcy since infancy and tells lies to Elizabeth about his character bla, bla, bla, we all hate him and we think, for a moment, that Elizabeth is a fool to believe in him. But Mr.Darcy, with is cold approach, we give Lizzy some credit.

Although Lizzy's indifference, Darcy declares to her. "You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you", Oh god, this words always melt my heart (I seem romantic but I am not, I just really like Romanticism, it's different!). But she hates him, he is a hateful man, full of pride and disdain. But we all know that this are prejudices, Darcy is a kind man, and do anything for the ones he truly cares, and love.

It's a novel about, not only love, but about judgements, and it's quite alike today! We judge people for what they dress, what he heard about them or what they had done, but people change and we have to know people to actually make a plausible judgment. I guess our society always lived through this shitty thought about appearance and past mistakes! People change, people are so much more then what they show to us, please, be kind, understand and hear people, before you judge. It can be a surprise. Elizabeth Bennet ends by loving Darcy, "most ardently"


(sorry again for any mistake)