Pride and Prejudice

Omnibus

We are going to listen to a clip from a BBC Two programme, Omnibus, where we will learn about ’s character.

Task (20:05 – 24:35): as we watch, complete the cloze activity.

• When Darcy ______proposes to Elizabeth, she o emerge ______. o declines • As a lower-middle-class woman being proposed o romantic to by an ______, Elizabeth refuses to play the role ______expects of her. o patronisingly • Elizabeth’s refusal to marry Darcy is one of the o pride most ______, ______, and ______scenes Jane o Austen ever wrote. o famous • Elizabeth is struck when she sees ______for the first time. o social centrality • Elizabeth realises that being ______of o jokes Pemberley would not just bring an income, but a o prejudice sense of ______– she would be able to do o ______with money. aristocrat • Although Elizabeth ______that she fell in love o love with Darcy after first seeing Pemberley, there is o dramatic more to their ______than this. o good • In the end, both ______and ______are overcome, and Elizabeth and Darcy ______as a o mistress happy couple. o society

Pride and Prejudice

Omnibus

We are going to listen to a clip from a BBC Two programme, Omnibus, where we will learn about Elizabeth Bennet’s character.

Answers

• When Darcy patronisingly proposes to Elizabeth, she declines. • As a lower-middle-class woman being proposed to by an aristocrat, Elizabeth refuses to play the role society expects of her. • Elizabeth’s refusal to marry Darcy is one of the most famous, dramatic, and romantic scenes ever wrote. • Elizabeth is struck when she sees Pemberley for the first time. • Elizabeth realises that being mistress of Pemberley would not just bring an income, but a sense of social centrality – she would be able to do good with money. • Although Elizabeth jokes that she fell in love with Darcy after first seeing Pemberley, there is more to their love than this. • In the end, both pride and prejudice are overcome, and Elizabeth and Darcy emerge as a happy couple.