query: who played wickham in pride and prejudice 1995

pos: Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series) first major television role as the good-natured and wealthy Mr Charles Bingley. Bonham-Carter had originally auditioned for the part of Mr George Wickham, a handsome militia lieutenant whose charm conceals his licentiousness and greed, but Adrian Lukis was cast instead. Anna Chancellor, of "Four Weddings and a Funeral" fame, played Mr Bingley's sister Caroline Bingley. (Chancellor is also Jane Austen's six-times-great-niece) Mr Bingley's other sister and his brother-in-law were played by Lucy Robinson (Louisa Hurst) and Rupert Vansittart (Mr Hurst). Casting the role of Darcy's young sister, Georgiana, proved hard as the producers were looking for a young actress who

pos: George Wickham out to them that young people must also have enough money to live on. Lydia, by contrast, seems to be already very interested in Wickham and tries to get his attention. The Pride and Prejudice of 1995 further highlights the two-faced nature of the character, played by Adrian Lukis, a tall dark haired actor who was by turns smiling, insolent, or menacing. He appears as a much darker character than in the previous version, which may explain why the attraction he exerts over Elizabeth is less emphasized than in the 1980 series. Elizabeth takes a cheerful tone in congratulating him

pos: Adrian Lukis Shearer in "Peak Practice" between 1997 and 1999. He also played Mr. George Wickham in the BBC's 1995 adaption of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice", and he had appeared in the ITV one-off drama "Back Home" and in the BBC rural drama series "Down to Earth". He had previously appeared in "The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes" (as Bennett in The Creeping Man), "Maigret", "Miss Marple", "Campion", "The Strauss Dynasty" and "Prime Suspect". Adrian Lukis played Simon Avery in "Silent Witness" Series 15 Episode 2, "Death Has No Dominion". For radio, he appeared as George Vavasour in BBC Radio 4's 2004

neg: George Wickham Bridget Jones, the rival of Mark Darcy. In the modernised American web series of 2012–2013, "The Lizzie Bennet Diaries", Wickham is the coach of a university swim team and played by Wes Aderhold. In this version, Wickham is depicted as being abusive towards Lydia, manipulating her into recording a sex tape. George Wickham George Wickham is a fictional character created by Jane Austen who appears in her novel "Pride and Prejudice", published in 1813. George Wickham is introduced as a militia officer who has a shared history with Mr. Darcy. Wickham's charming demeanour and his story of being badly treated

neg: Lucy Robinson (actress) Lucy Robinson (actress) Lucy Robinson is a British actress working mostly in television. Her television roles include Louisa Hurst in "Pride and Prejudice" (1995), Robyn Duff in the fifth, sixth and seventh series of "Cold Feet", Mayoress Christabel Wickham in season two of "The Thin Blue Line" and Pam Draper in "Suburban Shootout". She has also played Frau Clovis, secretary to the Duke of Manhattan, in the "Doctor Who" episode "New Earth" and Mrs. Elton in the 1996 TV adaptation of "Emma". She had a role as Harriet Burgess in "EastEnders", and appeared in a single episode of BBC TV

neg: Lucy Robinson (actress) She is married to the actor Nicholas Murchie. Lucy Robinson (actress) Lucy Robinson is a British actress working mostly in television. Her television roles include Louisa Hurst in "Pride and Prejudice" (1995), Robyn Duff in the fifth, sixth and seventh series of "Cold Feet", Mayoress Christabel Wickham in season two of "The Thin Blue Line" and Pam Draper in "Suburban Shootout". She has also played Frau Clovis, secretary to the Duke of Manhattan, in the "Doctor Who" episode "New Earth" and Mrs. Elton in the 1996 TV adaptation of "Emma". She had a role as Harriet Burgess in "EastEnders", and

neg: George Wickham George Wickham George Wickham is a fictional character created by Jane Austen who appears in her novel "Pride and Prejudice", published in 1813. George Wickham is introduced as a militia officer who has a shared history with Mr. Darcy. Wickham's charming demeanour and his story of being badly treated by Darcy attracts the sympathy of the heroine, Elizabeth Bennet, to the point that she is warned by her aunt not to fall in love and marry him. It is revealed through the course of the story that George Wickham's true nature is that of a manipulative unprincipled layabout, a ne'er-do-well

neg: Pride and Prejudice (1940 film) brother unsuccessfully try to find Lydia. Darcy learns of this and returns to offer Elizabeth his services. He tells her that Wickham will never marry Lydia. He reveals that Wickham had tried to elope with his sister, Georgiana, who was younger than Lydia at the time. After Darcy leaves, Elizabeth realizes she loves him but believes he will never see her again. Lydia and Wickham return to the house married. A short time later, Lady Catherine arrives and tells Elizabeth that Darcy found Lydia and forced Wickham to marry her by providing Wickham with a substantial sum of money. She

neg: Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series) Wickham. As Elizabeth is about to return to Longbourn, Darcy walks in and offers his help, but, upon digesting the bad news, gradually appears more remote, and soon takes his leave. Elizabeth supposes she will never see him again. Mr and Mrs Bennet try to deal with the possible scandal until they receive a letter from Mr Gardiner, saying that Lydia and Wickham have been found and are not married, but will be soon under the Gardiners' care. After Mr Bennet states his surprise at how easily the issue has been resolved, Elizabeth informs Jane about her last meeting with

neg: Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series) dies and Mr. Collins inherits the estate. He therefore invites himself for a two-week visit, to get to know the Bennets better and select a wife from among the daughters of the family. However, the Bennet girls judge Mr. Collins to be a rather ridiculous man, an "oddity" with many peculiarities of speech and deportment. They are nevertheless civil to him, and take him to balls and social events in Meryton. One day, while on a walk around Meryton village, they meet members of a newly arrived militia, including a Mr George Wickham. At a social event, Wickham befriends Elizabeth

neg: George Wickham afterward. Bingley is impressionable, weak even, without much knowledge of himself, but he is simple and honest, while Wickham is a hypocrite and a true villain who hides his "lack of principles" and his "vicious tendencies" under his likable airs. The character defect that the narrator attacks most strongly in "Pride and Prejudice" is reliance on first impressions and judging only on the face and general appearance. Jane Austen frequently used the word "appearance" when describing Wickham so as to emphasize that Elizabeth can see only the surface of the character. Wickham is assumed to be honest because he is

neg: Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman "Pride and Prejudice" (although her character is fleshed out in more detail within this trilogy). A shy and reserved girl, she recently suffered heartbreak at the hands of George Wickham, Darcy's nemesis, who attempted to elope with her for her vast fortune. A subplot of the trilogy focuses on Georgiana's gradual maturation with the help of the religious teachings of her new governess, Mrs. Annesley, which both pleases and bemuses Darcy. Lord Dyfed 'Dy' Brougham is a good friend of Darcy's, who does not appear in "Pride and Prejudice". An old university friend of Darcy's, he hides a quick-witted intelligence

neg: George Wickham the entire plot of "Pride and Prejudice" evolves in a different direction. Wickham (Tom Riley) is depicted as an ambiguous character, but very positive and charming, who initiates Amanda Price into the customs of Georgian society. He also saves her from being engaged to Mr. Collins by spreading the rumour that Mr. Price was a fishmonger. He does not attempt to take Georgiana and helps to find Lydia with Mr. Bingley. In the 1996 novel "Bridget Jones's Diary", and its film adaptation released in 2001, Helen Fielding was inspired by Wickham to create Daniel Cleaver, the womanising, cowardly boss of

neg: Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series) family connections. Elizabeth flatly rejects him, noting his arrogant, disagreeable, and proud character, and his involvement in her sister's failed romance and Mr Wickham's misfortune. Episode 4: Darcy justifies his previous actions in a long letter to Elizabeth: he misjudged Jane's affection for Bingley and exposes Wickham as a gambler who once attempted to elope with his young sister, Georgiana, to obtain her inheritance. Back at Longbourn, Mr Bennet allows Lydia to accompany the militia to Brighton as a personal friend of the militia colonel's wife. Elizabeth joins the Gardiners on a sightseeing trip to Derbyshire and visits Pemberley, Darcy's

neg: Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series) and tells her that Darcy, who is the son of Wickham's late father's employer, has denied Wickham a living (a curacy) which had been assured to him by Mr. Darcy's father. At another social event, Darcy surprises Elizabeth with a dance offer at a ball at Netherfield, which she grudgingly but politely accepts. Mr Collins proposes to Elizabeth the next day, but she resoundingly rejects him. While Mrs Bennet disagrees about Elizabeth's decision, her close friend Charlotte Lucas invites Mr Collins to stay at Lucas Lodge. Episode 3: Elizabeth is stunned and appalled when she learns that Charlotte Lucas has

neg: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies zombies. Darcy's changed attitude and manners impress Elizabeth and lead her to consider reconciling their relationship. However, that deliberation is crushed when her younger sister Lydia elopes with Wickham in London. The Bennet family fears the worst when they receive word that Wickham and Lydia have married, following an "accident" that has left Wickham as a quadriplegic. After visiting the Bennets, the couple moves to Ireland. Elizabeth eventually discovers that it was Darcy who engineered the union, thus saving the Bennet family from ruin. Darcy and Bingley return to the countryside, and Bingley resumes courting Jane. Elizabeth hopes to renew

neg: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies out of fear that Jane had contracted the "mysterious plague". In regards to the allegedly wronged soldier Wickham, Darcy explains that Wickham attempted to elope with Darcy's younger sister to take her considerable fortune – the "inheritance" that Wickham had claimed. Elizabeth realizes that she had judged Darcy too harshly and is humbled. Darcy realizes that his demeanour encourages people to believe the rumours about him and resolves to act more appropriately. Elizabeth embarks on a trip around the country with her aunt and uncle, fighting zombies along the way. At Pemberley she encounters Darcy, who repels a horde of

neg: Pride and Prejudice love a man who has caused her sister such unhappiness and further accuses him of treating Mr. Wickham unjustly. The latter accusation angers Mr. Darcy, and he accuses her family of lacking propriety and suggests he has been kinder to Bingley than to himself. They part, barely speaking. Later, Mr. Darcy gives Elizabeth a letter, explaining that Mr. Wickham had refused the living he claimed he was deprived of, and was given money for it instead. Wickham proceeded to waste the money and, then impoverished, asked for the living again. After being refused, he tried to elope with Darcy's 15-year-old

neg: Pride and Prejudice (1940 film) wealthy, eligible bachelors, which excites Mrs. Bennet. Collecting her other daughters, Mrs. Bennet returns home, where she tries to make Mr. Bennet see Mr. Bingley, but he refuses, having already made his acquaintance. At the next ball, Elizabeth sees how proud Darcy is when she overhears him refusing to dance with her, and also meets Mr. Wickham, who tells Elizabeth how Darcy did him a terrible wrong. When Darcy does ask her to dance with him, she refuses, but when Wickham asks her in front of Darcy, she accepts. The Bennets' cousin, Mr. Collins (Melville Cooper), who will inherit the

neg: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (film) she recovers. The Bennets are visited by the overbearing Parson Collins, who proposes to Elizabeth but states that she must give up her life as a warrior, something she refuses to do. Elizabeth meets a charming soldier named Wickham and arranges to meet him at another ball. She travels with him to a church that is filled with zombies who feed on pig brains instead of human brains, keeping their behaviour relatively normal. Wickham believes that with these new civilised zombies, humans can co-exist with them. He asks Elizabeth to elope but she backs off. Elizabeth learns that Darcy convinced

neg: Mr. Darcy for a promotion of British television's UKTV channel. Modelled on actor Colin Firth who played the role in the 1995 BBC miniseries, the statue will make the rounds of several English lakes before its final installation in Lyme Park, a location where the programme was partly filmed and already a pilgrimage site for "Pride and Prejudice" fans. Mr. Darcy Fitzwilliam Darcy, generally referred to as Mr. Darcy, is one of the two central characters in Jane Austen's novel "Pride and Prejudice". He is an archetype of the aloof romantic hero, and a romantic interest of Elizabeth Bennet, the novel's protagonist.

neg: Bridget Jones a novel in 1996, "Bridget Jones's Diary". The plot is very loosely based on "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen. Critics assert that Fielding's book arguably began the popular fiction movement known as chick lit. The second book, "", was published on 1998, and was based on the plot of another of Austen's novels, "Persuasion". Fielding named the character of Mark Darcy after the "Pride and Prejudice" character Fitzwilliam Darcy and described him exactly like Colin Firth, who played Mr Darcy in the 1995 BBC adaptation. Mark Darcy was also partly modelled on a friend of Fielding's called Mark Muller,

neg: Pride and Prejudice Mr. Gardiner to go fishing. Elizabeth is surprised and delighted by their treatment. She then suddenly receives news that her sister Lydia had eloped with Mr. Wickham. She tells Mr. Darcy immediately and departs in haste, believing she will never see him again, since Lydia's disgrace has ruined the family's good name. After an agonising wait, Mr. Wickham is somehow persuaded to marry Lydia. With some veneer of decency restored, Lydia visits her family and tells Elizabeth that Mr. Darcy was at her wedding. Mrs. Gardiner informs Elizabeth that it is Mr. Darcy who made the match, at great expense

neg: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (film) Wickham tried to elope with Darcy's little sister, for her fortune. Elizabeth learns that Wickham has taken Lydia and London has been overrun with zombies. Darcy saves Lydia and learns that Wickham is using the 'civilised' zombies to create a zombie army, which has overrun London based on Wickham's planning and will rule the country. He stops him by giving the zombies human brains, which turns them savage. While fighting, Darcy stabs Wickham's chest, revealing him to have been undead all along, staying civilized by consuming pig brains. Elizabeth saves Darcy from being killed by Wickham. As the two ride

neg: Rupert Friend the role of James Bond but turned it down. From 2005 to 2010, Friend dated English actress Keira Knightley, whom he met when filming "Pride & Prejudice". He began dating American athlete and actress Aimee Mullins in 2013, and they became engaged in December 2014. Friend and Mullins were married on 1 May 2016. Rupert Friend Rupert William Anthony Friend (born 9 October 1981) is an English actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his roles as Mr. Wickham in the 2005 film "Pride and Prejudice", Lieutenant Kurt Kotler in the 2008 film "The Boy in the

neg: Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman asks him for help in locating Wickham, and later Tanner is Wickham's "escort" to the church where he marries Lydia. Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman is the collective name given to a trilogy of historical romance novels written by Pamela Aidan. As the title suggests, they are based heavily on Jane Austen's novel "Pride and Prejudice", and feature many events of the novel as seen from the perspective of Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, the central male character of Austen's novel. The trilogy of novels explores Darcy's perspective on the events of "Pride and Prejudice" - in particular focusing on his

neg: Jane Austen in popular culture Sōseki followed Austen in using everyday life and apparently banal conversations to trace how the mutual pride of Tsuda and O-Nobu push them apart despite the fact that they both love each other. Austen was first translated into Japanese in 1926 when Nogami Toyoichirō and his wife Nogami Yaeko translated "Pride and Prejudice". Nogami Yaeko liked Austen so much that she published a novel in 1928, "Machiko", set in Taishō era Japan, that featured the heroine Machiko who was inspired by Elizabeth Bennet. "Machiko" also features a radical named Seki who resembles Wickham who castigates the social order imposed by

neg: Pride and Prejudice (1940 film) Charlotte in her new home. There, she is introduced to Lady Catherine de Bourgh (Edna May Oliver), Mr. Collins' "patroness", and also encounters Darcy again. At Charlotte's insistence, Elizabeth sees Darcy who asks her to marry him, but she refuses, partly because of the story Wickham had told her about Darcy, partly because he broke up the romance between Mr. Bingley and Jane, and partly because of his "character". They get into a heated argument and he leaves. When Elizabeth returns home, she learns that Lydia has run away with Wickham but they were not married. Mr. Bennet and his

neg: Pride and Prejudice David Rintoul and the popular 1995 version, starring Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth. A 1936 stage version was created by Helen Jerome played at the St James's Theatre in London, starring Celia Johnson and Hugh Williams. "First Impressions" was a 1959 Broadway musical version starring Polly Bergen, Farley Granger, and Hermione Gingold. In 1995, a musical concept album was written by Bernard J. Taylor, with Claire Moore in the role of Elizabeth Bennet and Peter Karrie in the role of Mr. Darcy. A new stage production, "Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, The New Musical", was presented in concert on 21

neg: Styles and themes of Jane Austen novels contain many references to these works. For example, the phrase "pride and prejudice" comes from Burney's "Cecilia", and the Wickham subplot in "Pride and Prejudice" is a parody of Henry Fielding's "Tom Jones". Austen's early works are often structured around a pair of characters. For example, "Sense and Sensibility" is a didactic novel based on the contrast between the beliefs and conduct of two heroines, a novel format that was particularly fashionable in the 1790s and exemplified by Edgeworth's "Letters of Julia and Caroline" and Elizabeth Inchbald's "Nature and Art". Because circulating libraries often used catalogues that only listed

neg: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies begin in September, with Lily James as Elizabeth, Sam Riley as Mr. Darcy, and Bella Heathcote as one of Elizabeth's sisters. Jack Huston joined the cast as Mr. Wickham. Douglas Booth joined the cast as Mr. Bingley. Matt Smith joined the cast as Mr. Collins, with shooting scheduled to begin on September 24. On September 23, 2014, it was announced that "Game of Thrones" Charles Dance and Lena Headey had joined the cast, and that Screen Gems purchased the rights to release it in the United States. "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" was released on February 5, 2016 to mixed

neg: Death Comes to Pemberley (TV series) Death Comes to Pemberley (TV series) Death Comes to Pemberley is a three-part British television drama based on the best-selling P.D. James novel of the same name. Her murder mystery was based on the style and characters of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice." The series was commissioned by Controller of BBC Drama Commissioning Ben Stephenson and then-Controller of BBC One Danny Cohen, and was first broadcast from 26–28 December 2013 on BBC One. It is June 1803, six years after the marriage of Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy and Miss Elizabeth Bennet, as recounted in "Pride and Prejudice." One evening, George Wickham

neg: Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series) accepted a proposal from Mr Collins. When the Netherfield party departs for London in autumn, Jane stays with her modest London relatives, the Gardiners, but she soon notices that the Bingleys ignore her. After befriending Mr Wickham, Elizabeth departs for the Collinses' home in Kent in the spring. They live near Rosings, the estate of the formidable Lady Catherine de Bourgh, and as Lady Catherine is Darcy's aunt, Elizabeth meets Darcy several times. Shortly after Elizabeth learns of Darcy's direct responsibility for Jane and Bingley's separation, Darcy unexpectedly proposes to her, expressing his ardent admiration and love despite Elizabeth's inferior

neg: Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series) Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series) Pride and Prejudice is a six-episode 1995 British television drama, adapted by Andrew Davies from Jane Austen's 1813 novel of the same name. Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth starred as Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. Produced by Sue Birtwistle and directed by Simon Langton, the serial was a BBC production with additional funding from the American A&E Network. BBC1 originally broadcast the 55-minute episodes from 24 September to 29 October 1995. The A&E Network aired the series in double episodes on three consecutive nights beginning 14 January 1996. Critically acclaimed and a popular success,

neg: Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series) will forever be remembered as the perfect Mr. Darcy", and Gene Seymour stated in a 2008 "Newsday" article that Firth was "'universally acknowledged' as the definitive Mr. Darcy". Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series) Pride and Prejudice is a six-episode 1995 British television drama, adapted by Andrew Davies from Jane Austen's 1813 novel of the same name. Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth starred as Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. Produced by Sue Birtwistle and directed by Simon Langton, the serial was a BBC production with additional funding from the American A&E Network. BBC1 originally broadcast the 55-minute episodes from 24

neg: Edward Ashley-Cooper Edward Ashley-Cooper Edward Montague Hussey Cooper (August 12, 1906 – May 5, 2000) was an actor descended from an English family but born in Australia. Known by his professional name of Edward Ashley (to avoid confusion with a fellow actor Edward Cooper), Cooper performed in 60 films for Metro Goldwyn Mayer including "Pride and Prejudice" (1940) where he played George Wickham. Edward Montague Hussey Cooper was born on 12 August 1906 in Sydney, Australia, the son of Edward Montague Hussey Cooper and Violet Coghill Maddrell. His father, Edward (known as Montague) was a Master Mariner and a Lieutenant in the

neg: Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series) he expressed the wish to not be associated with "Pride and Prejudice" forever and was reluctant to accept similar roles. He took on diverse roles and co-starred in productions such as "The English Patient" (1996), "Shakespeare in Love" (1998), "Bridget Jones's Diary" (2001 – although this film is essentially an adaptation of Pride and Prejudice in which Firth effectively reprises the role of Darcy), "Girl with a Pearl Earring" (2003), "Love Actually" (2003) and "" (2004). "Pride and Prejudice" continued to be honoured years later. A 2000 poll of industry professionals conducted by the British Film Institute ranked the serial

neg: John Willoughby to that of George Wickham in Jane Austen's subsequent novel, "Pride and Prejudice". They both have the charm to ingratiate themselves with people and to deceive them, as John Willoughby did to Marianne when apprising her of his journey to London, and George Wickham to Elizabeth by fabricating a story to demonstrate how much anguish he had experienced in his life. And they both show themselves willing to seduce and ruin women—Beth in Willoughby's case and Lydia Bennet and Georgiana Darcy in Wickham's case. However, it appears that Willoughby is not completely without a conscience because he did express remorse

neg: Richard Johnson (actor) company in a production of "Hamlet" in 1944. He served in the Royal Navy from 1945 to 1948. Johnson made his screen debut in an adaptation of "Tusitala" for "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre". He made his film debut with an uncredited part in "Captain Horatio Hornblower" (1951) and was also uncredited in "Calling Bulldog Drummond" (1951). He was at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre from 1952 to 1957. "It was an electric time to be in that company," he later recalled. Johnson played Mr Wickham in a 1952 TV adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice" (with Peter Cushing as Darcy) and was D'Artagnan

neg: Pride and Prejudice Bennet family. He is a pompous and obsequious clergyman who intends to marry one of the Bennet girls. When he learns about Jane and Mr. Bingley, he quickly decides to propose to Elizabeth, as the next in both age and beauty. Elizabeth and her family meet the dashing and charming George Wickham, who singles out Elizabeth and tells her a story of the hardship that Mr. Darcy has caused him by depriving him of a living (position as clergyman in a prosperous parish with good revenue that, once granted, is for life) promised to him by Mr. Darcy's late father.

neg: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (film) the Bingleys to leave to keep Bingley away from Jane. When Darcy proposes to Elizabeth, having fallen in love with her, she expresses outrage at his actions and fights him. Darcy later writes Elizabeth a letter to apologize. He reiterates that he separated Jane and Bingley for fear that Jane only wanted to marry Bingley for his wealth – having overheard Mrs. Bennet drunkenly mention it. He also exposes Wickham's true nature, he and Wickham were childhood friends but Wickham may have murdered Darcy's father, squandered his inheritance, then tried to elicit additional money from Darcy's estate; when that failed,

neg: The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic affair with another man. Eventually proposes to Nora, but she rejects him. Corresponds roughly to George Wickham in Pride and Prejudice. Ilissa – ruler of the Faitoren. Expert at illusions and disguises. Mother-in-law of Nora. Hirizjahkinis – female wizard who studied with Aruendiel after he rescued her from being executed. Keeps a demon servant called a Kavareen of which Aruendiel disapproves. Emily Croy Barker wrote, The original inspiration was, frankly, a daydream I had about a women who is enchanted--partly because she doesn't believe in magic and doesn't know what's happening to her...and then almost immediately I imagined a second

neg: Pride and Prejudice When Elizabeth rejects Darcy's first proposal, the argument of only marrying when one is in love is introduced. Elizabeth only accepts Darcy's proposal when she is certain she loves him and her feelings are reciprocated. Austen's complex sketching of different marriages ultimately allows readers to question what forms of alliance are desirable, especially when it comes to privileging economic, sexual, companionate attraction. Money plays a key role in the marriage market, not only for the young ladies seeking a well-off husband, but also for men who wish to marry a woman of means. Two examples are George Wickham, who tried

neg: Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman anger towards him are frequently explored throughout the books. When finally located by Darcy in London, Wickham is contemptuous of Lydia Bennett, claiming that she followed him when he left to avoid his gambling debts. Darcy threatens him with debtors' prison to get him to marry Lydia. Col. Richard Fitzwilliam, who appears as "Colonel Fitzwilliam" in "Pride and Prejudice", is depicted as Darcy's first cousin, childhood friend and, to all intents and purposes, younger brother. He is the younger son of the Earl of Matlock and Lady Matlock (the title is blanked in Austen's description). His older brother holds the

neg: Duty and Desire Sayre, who was alive all the time and has been manipulating her daughter in an attempt to destroy her stepson. Revealed, Lady Sayre kills herself, but not before forcing Darcy to face his own darker nature and his deeply hidden desires for revenge on George Wickham. Even more unsettled than when he started, Darcy swears off trying to find a wife within his own sphere, leaving him once more alone with his complicated feelings for Elizabeth. "Duty and Desire" takes place during Mr. Darcy's long absence from the plot of "Pride and Prejudice", and is the most thematically independent of

neg: Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series) adored, [that] it has lingered in the public consciousness as a cinematic standard". Comparing six "Pride and Prejudice" adaptations in 2005, the "Daily Mirror" gave 9/10 to the 1995 serial ("what may be the ultimate adaptation") and the 2005 film adaptation, leaving the other adaptations such as the 1940 film behind with six or fewer points. The 2005 film was "obviously [not as] daring or revisionist" as the 1995 adaptation but the youth of the film's leads, Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen, was mentioned favourably over the 1995 cast, as Jennifer Ehle had formerly been "a little too 'heavy' for

neg: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (film) Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (film) Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (stylised as Pride + Prejudice + Zombies) is a 2016 British-American historical action comedy horror film based on Seth Grahame-Smith's 2009 novel, "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies", which parodies the 1813 novel "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen. The film is directed by Burr Steers, who wrote the adapted screenplay, and stars Lily James, Sam Riley, Jack Huston, Bella Heathcote, Douglas Booth, Matt Smith, Charles Dance, and Lena Headey. The film follows the general plot of Austen's original novel, with elements of zombie, horror and post-apocalyptic fiction incorporated. Development

neg: Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series) adapt "Pride and Prejudice", one of their favourite books, for television. Birtwistle in particular felt that a new adaptation on film would serve the drama better than the previous videotaped "Pride and Prejudice" television adaptations, which looked too "undernourished" and "unpoetic". The needs of TV scheduling forced Davies to change his original plan of a five-episode adaptation to six. Birtwistle and Davies then offered the first three scripts to ITV in late 1986 to build on the guaranteed BBC audience, but the recent TV adaptation led to a delay. When ITV announced its renewed interest in 1993, Michael Wearing of

neg: Edward Ashley-Cooper Royal Naval Reserve, who worked as a second officer for the P&O Steam Navigation Company in Australia. Despite his use of the surname Ashley-Cooper, there was no link to the Earl of Shaftesbury. Edward Ashley made a number of films in the United Kingdom before moving to California, United States, in 1940 where his first big role was George Wickham in "Pride and Prejudice". After this his career consisted of a large number of mainly supporting roles until 1988, including a recurring character in the "Maverick" television series called "Nobby Ned Wingate" in the late 1950s. Edward Ashley died early

neg: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies of the soldiers, George Wickham, who claims that Darcy cheated him of an inheritance. Elizabeth's dislike for Darcy intensifies when she learns that he plotted to separate Bingley from her sister, Jane. Elizabeth vows to avenge the separation by killing Darcy, and she is afforded that opportunity when he appears unannounced at a cottage where she is visiting her newlywed friend Charlotte. Darcy surprises her by proposing marriage, and they break into a verbal and physical fight in which Darcy is wounded. He escapes and writes a long letter to Elizabeth explaining his actions: that he separated Jane and Bingley

neg: Pride & Prejudice (2005 film) with Wickham, she tearfully blurts out the news to Darcy and the Gardiners before returning home. Her family expects social ruin for having a disgraced daughter, but over a week later they are relieved to hear that Mr. Gardiner had discovered the pair in London and that they had married. Lydia later lets slip to Elizabeth that Darcy was the one who found them and paid for their marriage. Bingley and Darcy suddenly return to Netherfield; Bingley proposes to Jane and she accepts. The same evening, Lady Catherine unexpectedly visits Elizabeth, insisting that she renounce Darcy because he is supposedly

neg: Sense and Sensibility (film) adaptations of an Austen novel to be released in cinemas in over fifty years, the previous being the 1940 film "Pride and Prejudice". The year 1995 saw a resurgence of popularity for Austen's works, as "Sense and Sensibility" and the serial "Pride and Prejudice" both rocketed to critical and financial success. The two adaptations helped draw more attention to the previously little-known 1995 television film "Persuasion", and led to additional Austen adaptations in the following years. In 1995 and 1996, six Austen adaptations were released onto film or television. The filming of these productions led to a surge in popularity

neg: Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series) character from the 2007 film "St Trinian's" emerges from a fountain in a soaking wet shirt before meeting up with an old love. The creators of the 2008 ITV production "Lost in Austen" emulated the lake scene in their "Pride and Prejudice" through their contemporary heroine who cajoles Darcy into recreating the moment. Cheryl L. Nixon suggested in "Jane Austen in Hollywood" that Darcy's dive is a "revelation of his emotional capabilities", expressing a "Romantic bond with nature, a celebration of his home where he can 'strip down' to his essential self, a cleansing of social prejudices from his mind,

neg: Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series) Elizabeth does not rule out a future engagement. When Elizabeth thanks Darcy for his role in Lydia's marriage, Lady Catherine's story encourages Darcy to reconfirm his feelings for Elizabeth. Elizabeth admits the complete transformation of her feelings and agrees to an engagement, which takes her family by surprise. The series ends with a double wedding in the winter months: Jane with Bingley, and Elizabeth to Fitzwilliam Darcy. When casting the many characters of "Pride and Prejudice", the producer Sue Birtwistle and director Simon Langton were looking for actors with wit, charm and charisma, who could play the Regency period. Their

neg: Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series) to 18 musicians and was then fed into tiny earpieces of the screen musicians, who mimed playing the instruments. The actresses whose characters played the piano, Lucy Briers (Mary) and Emilia Fox (Georgiana), were already accomplished pianists and were given the opportunity to practise weeks ahead of filming. Among the songs and movements that were played in the serial were Handel's "Air con Variazioni" from Suite No. 5 in E Major HWV 430 and "Slumber, Dear Maid" from his opera "Xerxes", Mozart's "Rondo Alla Turca", "Voi Che Sapete" and other music from his operas "The Marriage of Figaro" and "Don

neg: Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series) conscious of her love for Darcy. The story makes nature integral in the form of Old England. Elizabeth's appreciation of the beauties of Derbyshire elevates Darcy in her and her relatives' opinion. Darcy's gaze through the window works as a movie screen, projecting Elizabeth's actions for him and the viewer. His participation in the English landscape is his redemption. Between 10 and 11 million people watched the original six-episode broadcast on BBC One on Sunday evenings from 24 September to 29 October 1995. The episodes were repeated each week on BBC Two. The final episode of "Pride and Prejudice" had

neg: Pride & Prejudice (2005 film) heroine, Knightley is every twenty-something's sexpot good girl." An ampersand replaced the word "and" in the film title, similar to the 1996 postmodern film "Romeo + Juliet". Already a star at the time of release, Knightley's appearance in the film was emphasised by featuring her in all promotional materials (similar to Colin Firth's prominent appearance in the 1995 adaptation). Several commentators likened the main poster of "Pride & Prejudice" to that of 1995's "Sense and Sensibility", which was seen as an attempt to attract the same demographic. Advertising noted that the film came "from the producers of "Bridget Jones's Diary"",

neg: Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series) as for choreography and writing. Among other awards and nominations, "Pride and Prejudice" received a Peabody Award, a Television Critics Association Award, and a Golden Satellite Award nomination for outstanding achievements as a serial. As one of the BBC's and A&E's most popular presentations ever, the serial was "a cultural phenomenon, inspiring hundreds of newspaper articles and making the novel a commuter favourite". With the 1995 and 1996 films "Persuasion", "Sense and Sensibility" and "Emma", the serial was part of a wave of Jane Austen enthusiasm which caused the membership of the Jane Austen Society of North America to jump

neg: Reception history of Jane Austen book of the same name by Helen Fielding, was inspired by both "Pride and Prejudice" and the 1995 BBC adaptation. The Bollywoodesque production "Bride and Prejudice", which sets Austen's story in present-day India while including original musical numbers, premiered in 2004. Reception history of Jane Austen The reception history of Jane Austen follows a path from modest fame to wild popularity. Jane Austen (1775–1817), the author of such works as "Pride and Prejudice" (1813) and "Emma" (1815), has become one of the best-known and most widely read novelists in the English language. Her novels are the subject of intense scholarly

neg: Julia Sawalha at the Lamb and Flag, whom Richie tries to woo by boasting of his false adventures in the Falklands. From 1991–94, she starred in the ITV family comedy "Second Thoughts" and continued with her character, Hannah (Lynda Bellingham's daughter), in the British Comedy Award-winning "Faith in the Future" (1995–98). In 1994, she played Mercy (Merry) Pecksniff in the BBC production of "Martin Chuzzlewit". From 1992 to 2012, Sawalha played strait-laced daughter Saffron Monsoon in the BBC sitcom "Absolutely Fabulous" alongside Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley. She appeared in the 1995 BBC adaptation of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" as Lydia

neg: Pride and Prejudice series includes "Mr. Darcy's Obsession", "To Conquer Mr. Darcy", "What Would Mr. Darcy Do" and "Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy: The Last Man in the World". Her modern adaptation, "The Man Who Loved Pride and Prejudice", is set on Cape Cod. Helen Fielding's 1996 novel "Bridget Jones's Diary" is also based on "Pride and Prejudice" and spawned a feature film of the same name, released in 2001. In March 2009, Seth Grahame-Smith's "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" takes Austen's work and mashes it up with zombie hordes, cannibalism, ninja and ultraviolent mayhem. In March 2010, Quirk Books published a prequel by Steve

neg: Pride and Prejudice (1940 film) Pride and Prejudice (1940 film) Pride and Prejudice is a 1940 American film adaptation of Jane Austen's novel "Pride and Prejudice", directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier. The screenplay was written by Aldous Huxley and Jane Murfin, adapted specifically from the stage adaptation by Helen Jerome in addition to Jane Austen's novel. The film is about five sisters from an English family of landed gentry who must deal with issues of marriage, morality, and misconceptions. The film was released by MGM on July 26, 1940, in the United States and was critically well received.

neg: Pride & Prejudice (2005 film) $2.9 million on 215 screens. Two weeks later, it played on 1,299 screens and box office returns increased to $7.2 million; the film left cinemas the week of 24 February 2006 with a total US gross of $38,405,088. Jack Foley, the president of distribution of Focus Features, the film's US distributor, attributed "Pride & Prejudice"s success in America to Austen's appeal to "the boomer market" and its status as a known "brand". "Pride & Prejudice" was released in an additional fifty-nine countries between September 2005 and May 2006 by United International Pictures. With a worldwide gross of $121,147,947, it was

neg: Emilia Fox French. She plays the cello, the piano and the trumpet. Fox first appeared as Georgiana, the sister of Colin Firth's Mr. Darcy, in the 1995 television adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice", followed by her role as the second Mrs. de Winter in the 1997 television adaptation of "Rebecca", opposite Charles Dance. In 1998 she starred with Ben Miles in the adaptation of Catherine Cookson's "The Round Tower" as the young Vanessa Radcliffe, a wealthy girl from an affluent family who is forced to leave her home after becoming pregnant. Fox played Jeannie Hurst in the 2000 remake of "Randall and

neg: Matthew Goode and a spin-off of the 1995 drama miniseries "Pride and Prejudice" to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the publication of Jane Austen's novel of the same name. In March 2014, Goode joined the cast of the CBS legal drama "The Good Wife" during the fifth season replacing Josh Charles, who played Will Gardner, as Finley "Finn" Polmar, a state prosecutor. He made his debut in the fifteenth episode titled "Dramatics, Your Honor" in which Will was killed off. That same year, he appeared in the historical thriller "The Imitation Game" as Hugh Alexander, a British Second World War cryptanalyst and

neg: Rupert Friend He made his acting debut as Billy Downs in the 2004 film "The Libertine" from The Weinstein Company, for which he was named "outstanding new talent" at the 2005 Satellite Awards. In 2005, he had his first starring role as Ludovic Meyer in the film adaption of "Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont", in which he starred opposite Joan Plowright. In the same year, he portrayed Wickham in Joe Wright's version of "Pride and Prejudice". In 2008, Friend and Tom Mison wrote and starred in a short film called "The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers". He founded his

neg: Rupert Friend Rupert Friend Rupert William Anthony Friend (born 9 October 1981) is an English actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his roles as Mr. Wickham in the 2005 film "Pride and Prejudice", Lieutenant Kurt Kotler in the 2008 film "The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas", Prince Albert in the 2009 film "The Young Victoria", Agent 47 in the 2015 film "", and Vasily Stalin, son of Joseph Stalin, in the movie "The Death of Stalin". From 2012 to 2017, he portrayed Peter Quinn on the Showtime series "Homeland", for which he was nominated for an Emmy in

neg: Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman as her pathway to greater social status. George Wickham is Darcy's nemesis, a childhood friend and seemingly charming young man whose true personality is duplicitous and untrustworthy. He attempted an elopement with Georgiana Darcy in order to cheat her out of her inheritance, and later - having joined the local militia - poisoned Elizabeth Bennet against Darcy with lies about Darcy's treatment of him. He is a central character in "Pride and Prejudice", and although the character does not appear frequently within the trilogy in person, he is a significant background presence, and the effects of his actions and Darcy's

neg: Mary Wollstonecraft her contemporaries. Jane Austen never mentioned the earlier woman by name, but several of her novels contain positive allusions to Wollstonecraft’s work. The American literary scholar Anne K. Mellor notes several examples. In "Pride and Prejudice", Mr Wickham seems to be based upon the sort of man Wollstonecraft claimed that standing armies produce, while the sarcastic remarks of protagonist Elizabeth Bennet about "female accomplishments" closely echo Wollstonecraft's condemnation of these activities. The balance a woman must strike between feelings and reason in "Sense and Sensibility" follows what Wollstonecraft recommended in her novel "Mary", while the moral equivalence Austen drew in

neg: Bennet family and always spending more than they ought. [George Wickham]'s affection for [Lydia] soon sunk into indifference; [Lydia's] lasted a bit longer; and in spite of her youth and her manners, [Lydia] retained all the claims to reputation which her marriage had given her""). Bennet family The Bennet family are a fictional family of dwindling Hertfordshire landed gentry, created by English novelist Jane Austen. The family plays a central role in the novel "Pride and Prejudice", since it is the one to which the protagonist, Elizabeth, belongs. The complex relationships between its various members influence the evolution of the plot. In

neg: Marriage law requirement for a valid marriage to be performed by a Church of England priest created special problems in predominantly Roman Catholic Ireland. The law did not provide an exception. The Act did not apply to Scotland because by the Acts of Union 1707, Scotland retained its own legal system. To get around the requirements of the Marriage Act, such as minimum-age requirements, couples would go to Gretna Green in southern Scotland, to get married under Scottish law. (Such as Lydia Bennet and George Wickham in "Pride and Prejudice".) The Marriage Act of 1753 also did not apply to Britain's overseas

neg: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls (2010) is a parody novel by Steve Hockensmith. It is a prequel to Seth Grahame-Smith's 2009 novel "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies", focusing on "the early life and training of Elizabeth Bennet, heroine of the earlier "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" as she strove to become a gifted zombie hunter, with some mishaps in her early romantic encounters also included." It was first published by Quirk Books on March 23, 2010. Set four years before the events described in "Pride and Prejudice

neg: Mr. Darcy of the Austen novels. Irvine argued that Elizabeth appears to be unworthy of Darcy not because of their differences in income level, but because of the class divide as she contemplates the glories of Pemberley. Against the interpretation that "Pride and Prejudice" is primarily a novel about class, the American scholar Susan Morgan argued the novel is about character, stating Mr. Wickham may not be as wealthy as Darcy, but his commission in the militia would have made an eminently respectable man to marry in Regency England. Morgan wrote though Darcy is rich, he does not represent "society" as some

neg: Mr. Darcy would have done, because he is reserved, vain, and quasi-isolated from society. Morgan argued that Austen's message in "Pride and Prejudice" is that one should marry for love rather than money as Wickham disqualifies himself as a potential groom owing to his bad character, not his income. Morgan observed that for most of the novel Darcy loves Elizabeth even when she loathes him and also when she comes to return his feelings. Austen writes it was because of "a motive within her of goodwill which could not be overlooked. It was gratitude - Gratitude, not merely for having loved her

neg: Crispin Bonham-Carter School, a comprehensive school in north London. Crispin Bonham-Carter Crispin Daniel Bonham-Carter (born 23 September 1969 in Colchester, Essex) is an English former actor and theatre director. In 1994 he starred in the TV sitcom "Honey for Tea". Bonham-Carter also starred alongside Ewan McGregor in the 1993 BBC period drama "Scarlet and Black" playing Rachel Weisz's suitor. He played a small role in "Bridget Jones's Diary". He appeared as Mr Bingley in the 1995 BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, alongside Colin Firth. He appeared on Season 4 of "Absolutely Fabulous" as a gardener named Jago Balfour who was commissioned

neg: Crispin Bonham-Carter Crispin Bonham-Carter Crispin Daniel Bonham-Carter (born 23 September 1969 in Colchester, Essex) is an English former actor and theatre director. In 1994 he starred in the TV sitcom "Honey for Tea". Bonham-Carter also starred alongside Ewan McGregor in the 1993 BBC period drama "Scarlet and Black" playing Rachel Weisz's suitor. He played a small role in "Bridget Jones's Diary". He appeared as Mr Bingley in the 1995 BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, alongside Colin Firth. He appeared on Season 4 of "Absolutely Fabulous" as a gardener named Jago Balfour who was commissioned to redesign the back garden. Bonham-Carter is

neg: Simon Langton (television director) directing the adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice" starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle in 1995, for which he was also nominated for a BAFTA. He continues to direct for British TV drama, having lately directed a number of episodes of "Rosemary and Thyme" and "Midsomer Murders". Simon Langton (television director) Simon Langton (born 5 November 1941 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire) is an English television director and producer. He is the son of David Langton, the actor who played Richard Bellamy in "Upstairs, Downstairs". After he had directed a number of TV drama series and serials during the 1970s, his 1982 dramatisation

neg: Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series) media attention only after the couple's separation. Benjamin Whitrow was cast to play Mr Bennet, Elizabeth's distinguished but financially imprudent and occasionally indulgent gentry father. BAFTA-nominated Alison Steadman was cast to play the parvenu Mrs Bennet, Elizabeth's mortifyingly affected social climbing mother. Steadman was offered the role without auditions or screen tests. Elizabeth's four sisters, whose ages ranged between 15 and 22, were cast to look dissimilar from each other. Susannah Harker portrayed Elizabeth's beautiful older sister Jane, who desires to only see good in others. Lucy Briers, Polly Maberly, and Julia Sawalha played Elizabeth's younger sisters – the plain

neg: Lucy Briers as acting, Briers plays both the piano and flute. Briers is best known for playing Mary Bennet in the BBC's television adaptation of "Pride & Prejudice" (1995). Coincidentally, she appeared in an episode of "Game On" with "Pride and Prejudice" cast member Crispin Bonham-Carter, with Victoria Hamilton ("Pride's" Mrs Forster) in a stage production of "As You Like It", and with Tom Hollander (Mr Collins in the 2005 version) in a stage production of "Don Juan". On TV, Briers narrated the documentary "The Riddle of Pompeii", the 2001 series "Nurses" and "Ladette to Lady". In 2007 she appeared in "Some

neg: Georgian society in Jane Austen's novels a factor in the social life of a neighbourhood. Hence in "Sense and Sensibility" Marianne's suitor is Colonel Brandon, the dastardly Wickham in "Pride and Prejudice" is an officer in the militia, and the youngest Bennet girls are obsessed with the officers at the nearby training camp in Meryton. In "Mansfield Park", Fanny Price's brother is a midshipman in the Royal Navy, and in "Northanger Abbey", Frederick Tilney is an army officer and his father a retired general. "Persuasion" Frederick Wentworth is a naval officer whose career takes him from poverty to success and wealth. The income spread seen in

neg: Pride and Prejudice ineffectual parents. In "Pride and Prejudice", the failure of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet as parents is blamed for Lydia's lack of moral judgment; Darcy, on the other hand, has been taught to be principled and scrupulously honourable, but he is also proud and overbearing. Kitty, rescued from Lydia's bad influence and spending more time with her older sisters after they marry, is said to improve greatly in their superior society. American novelist Anna Quindlen observed, in an introduction to an edition of Austen's novel in 1995: The opening line of the novel famously announces: "It is a truth universally acknowledged,

neg: Jane Austen that Americans cannot embrace in its entirety. From 1995 a large number of Austen adaptations began to appear, with Ang Lee's film of "Sense and Sensibility", for which screenwriter and star Emma Thompson won an Academy Award, and the BBC's immensely popular TV mini-series "Pride and Prejudice", starring Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth. A 2005 British production of "Pride and Prejudice", directed by Joe Wright and starring Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen, was followed in 2007 by ITV's "Mansfield Park", "Northanger Abbey" and "Persuasion", and in 2016 by "Love & Friendship", a film version of "Lady Susan" that borrowed the

neg: Bridget Jones Helen Fielding (as Bridget Jones) wrote of her love of the 1995 BBC adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice" in her "Bridget Jones's Diary" column during the original British broadcast, mentioning her "simple human need for Darcy to get off with Elizabeth" and regarding the couple as her "chosen representatives in the field of shagging, or rather courtship". Fielding loosely reworked the plot of "Pride and Prejudice" in her 1996 novelization of the column, naming Bridget's uptight love interest "Mark Darcy" and describing him exactly like Colin Firth. Following a first meeting with Firth during his filming of "Fever Pitch" in

neg: Jane Austen in popular culture for her “natural ease”, which led him to conclude: “Collins, Wickham, Mrs. Bennet, Lady Catherine, how she turns her laughter on these minor characters. They are observed with some malice, certainly, but in a pleasant, mischievous, irreverent manner which ultimately accords salvation to even these fools”. Austen has been regarded as a major writer in Japan since the 1950s, and in 2007, the Jane Austen Society of Japan was founded to provide a space for Japanese Janeites. In 2015-2016, "manga" versions of "Pride and Prejudice", "Emma", and "Sense and Sensibility" were published in Japan. A Japanese writer very much influenced

neg: Death Comes to Pemberley James acknowledges in her Author's Note. The book is divided into sections: Author's Note; Prologue; six Books; Epilogue. Elizabeth is largely absent in the central section. Unlike Pride and Prejudice, Darcy holds the narrative point of view, and therefore, the book often contains his inward reflections, absent in Austen's novel. George Wickham and his friend Captain Martin Denny, with Wickham's young wife Lydia ("née" Bennet), in a horse drawn chaise, are passing through a wooded area on the grounds of Pemberley in Derbyshire. Denny shouts to the driver to stop, and gets out. He runs into the woods, followed by

neg: Jane Austen in popular culture more. In "Pride and Prejudice", Wickham marries Lydia Bennet, which makes him part of the family so Elizabeth Bennet has to be civil to him, while in "Machiko", Machiko repudiates Seki outright, saying his dishonesty and his contempt for women makes him unworthy of her. Austen went out of favour in Japan during the militarist period in the early Showa era (1931-1945) when a xenophobic, ultra-nationalist mood prevailed, and the government discouraged people from reading foreign books. But during the period of the American occupation (1945–52), almost every Austen book was translated into Japanese except "Mansfield Park" (which was not

neg: Lily James Rostova. She also starred in her second major film, playing the role of Elizabeth Bennet in the action-horror film "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies", a parody of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice". It received mixed reviews and failed to break even at the box office. James played the role of Juliet in the Garrick Theatre's production of "Romeo and Juliet" directed by Rob Ashford and actor-director Kenneth Branagh in 2016. In 2017, she appeared in several movies. She played Debora, the love interest of the main character, Baby, in the action film "Baby Driver". She played Elizabeth Layton, a secretary

neg: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (film) across the bridge, the army destroys it to keep the zombies from crossing over from London. Darcy is injured in the explosion and Elizabeth tearfully admits her love for him. After Darcy recovers, he proposes to Elizabeth again and this time, she agrees. The two have a joint wedding with Bingley and Jane. In a mid-credits scene, Wickham leads a horde of zombies toward the wedding celebration with the Four Horsemen of the Zombie Apocalypse riding behind him. The film is based on the 2009 novel of the same name, which was billed as having been co-written by Jane Austen

neg: Smirk Perls considered the most difficult patients to be the clever know-it-alls, recognisable by what he called “a specific kind of smile, a kind of smirk, a smirk that says, 'Oh, you're an idiot! I know better. I can outwit you and control you'”. Smirk A smirk is a smile evoking insolence, scorn, or offensive smugness, falling into the category of what Desmond Morris described as Deformed-compliment Signals. A smirk may also be an affected, ingratiating smile, as in Mr Bennet's description of Mr Wickham as making smirking love to all his new in-laws in the novel "Pride and Prejudice". The

neg: Death Comes to Pemberley "Death Comes to Pemberley", written by Juliette Towhidi ("Calendar Girls") was made by Origin Pictures for BBC One. It was telecast in the UK over three nights from 26 December 2013 as part of BBC's Christmas schedule and stars Anna Maxwell Martin as Elizabeth, Matthew Rhys as Mr Darcy, Jenna Coleman as Lydia, Matthew Goode as Mr. Wickham and Trevor Eve as Sir Selwyn Hardcastle. Death Comes to Pemberley Death Comes to Pemberley is a British novel by P.D. James that continues Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" with a murder mystery. The novel begins in October, 1803, six years after

neg: Smirk Smirk A smirk is a smile evoking insolence, scorn, or offensive smugness, falling into the category of what Desmond Morris described as Deformed-compliment Signals. A smirk may also be an affected, ingratiating smile, as in Mr Bennet's description of Mr Wickham as making smirking love to all his new in-laws in the novel "Pride and Prejudice". The word derives from Old English "smearcian", via Middle English "smirken". It is from the same root as "smile", from Proto-Germanic "*smar-", but with a velar root extension "-k-" (with intensive or frequentative function) particular to English also found in "talk" (from the root

neg: Pride & Prejudice (2005 film) Rosings and meet Darcy and Colonel Fitzwilliam, Lady Catherine's nephews. Here, Darcy begins to show a greater interest in Elizabeth. The next day, not realizing that Jane is Elizabeth's sister, Colonel Fitzwilliam lets slip to Elizabeth that Darcy had separated Bingley from Jane. Distraught, Elizabeth flees from a church service that all are attending, but Darcy follows her and proposes marriage. He says he loves her "most ardently" despite her "lower rank". Elizabeth refuses him, citing his treatment of Jane, Bingley, and Wickham; they argue fiercely, with Darcy explaining that he had been convinced that Jane did not return Bingley's

neg: Pride & Prejudice (2005 film) easy-going and charming Lieutenant Wickham of the newly-arrived militia captures the girls' attention; he wins Elizabeth's sympathy by telling her that Darcy cheated him of his inheritance. At a ball at Netherfield, Elizabeth, startled by Darcy's abrupt appearance and request for a dance, accepts his offer but vows to her best friend Charlotte Lucas that she has "sworn to loathe him for all eternity". During the dance, she attacks him with witty sarcasm and Darcy responds in kind. At the same ball, Charlotte expresses concern to Elizabeth that Jane's behaviour towards Mr. Bingley is too reserved and that Bingley may

neg: Pride & Prejudice (2005 film) screen time. He remarked that the film is "obviously about Elizabeth and Darcy, following them and anything that detracts or diverts you from that story is what you have to cut". Some of the most notable changes from the original book include time compression of several major sequences, including the departure of Wickham and the militia, Elizabeth's visit to Rosings Park and Hunsford Parsonage, Elizabeth's visit to Pemberley, Lydia's elopement and subsequent crisis; the elimination of several supporting characters, including Mr and Mrs Hurst, Mr and Mrs Phillips, Lady and Maria Lucas, Mrs Younge, several of Lydia's friends (including Colonel

neg: Pride and Prejudice the comfortable economy of their household, while the relationship between Mr. and Mrs. Bennet serves to illustrate bad marriages based on an initial attraction and surface over substance (economic and psychological). The Bennets' marriage is one such example that the youngest Bennet, Lydia, will come to re-enact with Wickham, and the results are far from felicitous. Though the central characters, Elizabeth and Darcy, begin the novel as hostile acquaintances and unlikely friends, they eventually work to understand each other and themselves so that they can marry each other on compatible terms personally, even if their "equal" social status remains fraught.

neg: Pride & Prejudice (soundtrack) used by Benjamin Britten in "The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra". Pride & Prejudice (soundtrack) Pride & Prejudice (Music from the Motion Picture) is the soundtrack to the 2005 film of the same name and was composed by Dario Marianelli and performed by Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano) and the English Chamber Orchestra. The movie "Pride & Prejudice" is a movie adaptation of the novel "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen. Marianelli received an Oscar nomination for Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score and two World Soundtrack Academy nominations. "A Postcard To Henry Purcell" is based on

neg: Jane Austen and Prejudice" to more recent productions like "Sense and Sensibility" (1995), "Emma" (1996), "Mansfield Park" (1999), "Pride & Prejudice" (2005), and "Love & Friendship" (2016). There is little biographical information about Jane Austen's life except the few letters that survive and the biographical notes her family members wrote. During her lifetime, Austen may have written as many as 3,000 letters but only 161 survived. Many of the letters were written to Austen's older sister Cassandra, who in 1843 burned the greater part of them and cut pieces out of those she kept. Ostensibly, Cassandra destroyed or censored her sister's letters

neg: Pride & Prejudice (soundtrack) Pride & Prejudice (soundtrack) Pride & Prejudice (Music from the Motion Picture) is the soundtrack to the 2005 film of the same name and was composed by Dario Marianelli and performed by Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano) and the English Chamber Orchestra. The movie "Pride & Prejudice" is a movie adaptation of the novel "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen. Marianelli received an Oscar nomination for Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score and two World Soundtrack Academy nominations. "A Postcard To Henry Purcell" is based on a theme from Henry Purcell's incidental music for "Abdelazar", that was also

neg: Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series) exterior of Bingley's Netherfield, along with Brocket Hall in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire as the Netherfield ballroom. The London streets were filmed in Lord Leycester Hospital in Warwick, Warwickshire. Wickham's and Georgiana's planned elopement in Ramsgate was filmed in the English seaside resort Weston-super-Mare in Somerset. Wickham's wedding takes place in St Paul's in Deptford, London. Because "Pride and Prejudice" was a period drama, the design required more research than contemporary films. The personality and wealth of the characters were reflected in their costumes; the wealthy Bingley sisters were never shown in print dresses and they wore big feathers in

neg: Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series) representatives in the field of shagging, or rather courtship". Fielding loosely reworked the plot of "Pride And Prejudice" in her 1996 novel of the column, naming Bridget's uptight love interest "Mark Darcy" and describing him exactly like Colin Firth. Following a first meeting with Firth during his filming of "Fever Pitch" in 1996, Fielding asked Firth to collaborate in what would become a multi-page interview between Bridget Jones and Firth in her 1999 sequel novel, "". Conducting the real interview with Firth in Rome, Fielding lapsed into Bridget Jones mode and obsessed over Darcy in his wet shirt for the