10 Reasons We Adore "Pride and Prejudice"
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10 Reasons We Adore "Pride and Prejudice"

It is a truth universally acknowledged that we're obsessed with Mr. Darcy

Allison Kennedy
Oct 11, 2016
Anderson, South Carolina
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10 Reasons We Adore "Pride and Prejudice"
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If you've read the book or seen the movie, you understand the obsession. You cannot be immersed in the world of Jane Austen's Elizabeth Bennet and not be obsessed with Pride and Prejudice; it's just not possible. If you haven't seen or read P&P it will "bewitch you body and soul". Here are just a few reasons why we love it oh so much:


1. Elizabeth Bennet

I mean where do we start? Her comebacks, her wit, her independent I-don't-need-no-man mindset, her propensity to get lost in a novel, her refusal to cave to society's standards...Can we all just be her?


2. Dancing

"To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love" - Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

(SCREAMING INTERNALLY)


3. Jane Austen's humor towards society

Basically Mrs. Bennet and the entire Bennet family


4. The musical score

Jean-Yves Thibaudet, I may not be able to pronounce your name, but I love you.

(yes, yes I did listen to the score the entire time I wrote this article)


5. BBC Pride and Prejudice

While Kiera Knightly's 2005 version of P&P may have overshadowed this lovely 6-hour film, it's still a must-see. I mean Colin Firth...lake scene...yeah.


6. Mr. Bingley

HOW CAN ONE PERSON BE SO ADORABLE????



7. Beautiful books

One does not simply go into a bookstore and leave without another copy of Pride and Prejudice



8. Quotes

GO READ THE BOOK. IT'S FULL OF THEM.


9. DARCY'S PROPOSALS

Brownie points for rain and sunrise


(I know this isn't a proposal but THIS.)


10. Filming Locations

"What are men to rocks and mountains?"



GO BE AN ELIZABETH BENNET IN A WORLD OF CAROLINE BINGLEY'S.




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