Pride and Prejudice is really worth of watching for English learners. It mainly focuses on five different kinds of marriage. Charlotte and Mr.collins(too realistic). Lydia and Wickman(out of sexual desire). Jane and Bingley (safe and stable). Mr. and Mrs.Bennet(described in an ironic way). Elizabeth and Darcy(a perfect, real, happy couple ).

Many people simply regard Pride and Prejudice as a love story, but in my opinion, it is an illustration of the society at that time. Jane Austen perfectly reflected the relation between money and marriage at her time and gave the people in her works vivid characters. The characters have their own personalities. Mrs. Bennet is a woman who makes great efforts to marry off her daughters. Mr. Bingley is a friendly young man, but his friend, Mr. Darcy, is a very proud man who seems to always feel superior. Even the five daughters in Bennet family are very different. Jane is simple, innocent and never speaks evil of others. Elizabeth is a clever girl who always has her own opinion. Mary likes reading classic books. Kitty doesn’t have her own opinion but likes to follow her sister, Lydia. Lydia is a girl who follows exotic things, handsome man, and is somehow a little profligate. When I watch the movie, I can always find the same personalities in the society now. That is why I think it is indeed the representative of the society in Britain in the 18th century.