divendres, 9 de maig del 2008

1- Pride and prejudice??? Explain the title: who's got pride? who's got prejudice?

Mr. Darcy has got pride and Elisabeth has got prejudice, because during the film Darcy doesn't want to see the reality and Elisabeth judge him without know about him.


2- View the trailer of the film and write what they say.

-He is here.
- is he amiable?
-Is he handsome?
-He is single.
Have a list!
-Aaaa!
-Oh my goodness everybody behave and act naturally.
-Mr. Collins at your service.
-And in Europe we are marrying a rich man was the most a woman could hope for: Elisabeth Benet was way ahead a few time
-sir
-i can not accept you
-don't worry M.r Collins tell her you are insistable on marrying.
- oh please.
-you will have this house.
-i can't marry him
-and say your sisters on destitution.
-i can not make me!
-crying.
-from Jane Austen the devoloped author of Emma and sense and sensibility.
-that is M.r Darcy.
-he looks miserable poor soul.
-miserable he maybe but poor he most certanly is not.
-do you dance M.r Darcy?
- not if I can help it.
- what on earth have you don to poor M.r Darcy
- I have no idea
- I don't have the talent of conversing easily with people i haven't met before.
- perhaps you should practise.
- may i have the next dance miss Elisabeth?
- he would be most inconvinient since i've known him since eternity.
- men.(laughing)
-he is so rich.
- other evidences.your this snope you are.
- this for focus features presents the story of a modern women.
- M.r darcy is engaged to my daughter.
- do you think this union can be prevented by i young woman of in theory a bith
- she discovered the one person she can not stay is the one men she may not be able to resist
- do you expect me to rejoice in the inferiority of your circumstances.
In the first moment I met you. You aren't can maybe relax....

3- Life in the Jane Austen's times (bonus material)
Comment on some differences that caught your attention.

the society during this time was very different than now because they were differences in the family, the social class etc.

Another thing that has caught our attention was that the a perfect woman had to have knowledges about music, art...

4- The State homes
Choose one of the houses where the film was set. Look up
basic info, a picture and a moment in the film you particularly like.
Chatworth house

The 'Palace of the Peak' is a family home which was built to be shared with visitors. You are invited to walk at your own pace through the house, absorbing the atmosphere of its beautiful rooms and the story that they tell of the family's history over the last 450 years.
The house contains one of Europe's finest private art collections, representing 4000 years of European culture and craftsmanship, from ancient Greece to modern work by British artists. Between March and October these treasures are seen in magnificent rooms on all three floors of the house, from the grandeur of the 1st Duke's Painted Hall and State Apartments with their rich decoration and painted ceilings, to the 19th century Library, Great Dining Room and Sculpture Gallery. Wardens in the rooms can answer your questions, and there are beautiful guidebooks and an audio guide available.
One moment in the film was when Mr. Darcy says to Elisabeth that he loves her.

5- Dating traditions (bonus material)
*What do you do when you meet people for the first time? Talk with this person about your life and ask to him/her about some things. Are there any accepted social norms? No it isn't like in XIX century.
*Answering these questions may help you:
1. Where did people go in order to find a good husband / wife? In a ball.
2. Who went dancing? All the people who went there.
3. What were the rules of behaviour for a man when a lady walked in a room? Stand up and bow.
4. When did people have the opportunity to talk with the person they were interested in alone? No normally they were in family.
5. Describe the first time Darcy touches Elisabeth. When she goes up to the carriage and mr. darcy touches her hand.
6. CONCLUSION: Should there be some basic social norms for dating? Suggest 3 basic ideas.
- Being more respectful.
- Look more in the eyes.
- Don't kiss the first time.

6- Keira Knightley

She plays one of the most important female roles in literature. What is your view Ms Elizabeth Bennett? Is she a heroine? How different is she from her sisters?
Listen to the interview with Keira Knightley about the film.

Ms. Elisabeth is more intelligent, she isn't traditional because she does what she likes and what she thinks. Yes. She doesn't agree with traditional aspects of the moment.

7- AlternativeUS ending: Why is a different ending required? Which do you prefer?

Because the US people want to see the kiss because they are more traditional and more romantic.
I prefer the second end because I like to see the kiss.

8- Views on marriage. This is Jane Austen's opinion:
"Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance. If the dispositions of the parties are ever so well known to each other or ever so similar beforehand, it does not advance their felicity in the least(...)and it is better to know as little as possible of the defects of the person with whom you are to pass your life."
from: Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, 1811
  • What do you think? Knowing each other very well is no guarantee of happiness?
  • No I don't agree with this because if you know each other very well you can improve things that the other person don't like.
  • Write your opinion in 100 words: "Happiness in marriage is a question of chance"
In my opinion happiness in marriage is a question of chance because you have to work a lot that the marriage works well.
In the one hand, you have to entrust in the person who you are married because if you don't entrust with her/him the marriage would be very difficult. If you are gelous the marriage would not work at all because it would be very difficult for both persons.
In the other hand, if you have chance you would have happiness in marriage because that's the question.
On the whole, have chance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!