This lesson contains 10 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 3 videos.
Items in this lesson
Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
A romantic novel
Slide 1 - Slide
Slide 2 - Video
Meet the Bennett family
Slide 3 - Slide
Slide 4 - Video
Mr Darcy's wedding proposal
Slide 5 - Slide
Slide 6 - Video
Reread the famous opening sentence (in bold on p. 12). a. Who is speaking? b. What is meant here? c. Who thinks in such a way?
Slide 7 - Open question
The following themes fit Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice: Class, Manners, Pride, Prejudice, Family and Marriage. Write down one example here from a theme of your choice.
Slide 8 - Open question
How does Elizabeth as a character fit in the Romantic age? See p. 5 to see the characteristics of Romantic writing?
Slide 9 - Open question
Pick your favourite Valentine's quote from Jane Austen's text and post it here.