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National Highway, Brgy Buenaflor

Tacurong City, Sultan Kudarat.

(Great Books)

Submitted by: Kyle L. Caas

Submitted to: Sir Cris Farnaso Salde Jr.

 Difference between Pride and Prejudice’s Novel and 2005 Film

The book pride and prejudice was published in 1813 for the first time by Jane Austen. The book
entitled pride and prejudice was written for one year (1796-1797). The storyline is developed
from five different sisters from the family of Bennet. The story was developed in the early 19th
century in rural England. Mrs. Bennet is yearning to see that all her female children are getting
married in estates of the meek family, which was to be inherited by William Collins immediately
after the death of Mr. Bennet. The available versions depict different concepts and messages
apart from what Jane Austen wanted to portray and relay (Kurniasy & Sonia, 60). The 2005 film
version of pride and prejudice by Jane Austen is very different from the actual novel. Joe
Write’s version of the pride and prejudice novel differs from the primary novel in the period
and appears more romantic and realistic. The main characters have been changed as Mr. Darcy
represents Mathew Macfayden and Keira Knightley stands in for Elizabeth Bennet. The movie
was aired on BBC, and Joe Wright ensured that it was different from the original version of
pride and prejudice. The film has integrated modern and traditional period traits blending
realism and hence making it more romantic. From the same plot, there arose a collaboration of
Keira Knightley and Wright, which later commended Anna Karenina’s edition. The 2005 film
concentrated on the romance subplots of pride and prejudice, and it was compressed the novel
into 127 minutes only instead of the long sprawling miniseries of six hours (Tarmawan &
Amalina, 25). Elizabeth Bennet, featured byKeira Knightley, is younger than the real Jennifer
Ehle, who was the real actor of the actual novel, and she is feistier than the novel’s Elizabeth.
However, both the novel and the film have similar share characteristics as they have all talked
about the Caribbean’s pirates. The main actors who portray the characteristics of the
Caribbean’s pirates are Elizabeth Swann and Knightley in the novel and 2005 film, respectively.
The 2005 film has a general characteristic of being visually distinctive, whereas the novel is
stereotypically focusing on the Regency world’s era.

The period was another characteristic that differed between the film and the novel of pride and
prejudice. The period for Joe Wright’s version was in the 1790s, whereas that of Jane Austine
was developed in 1813. Wright intended to depict the effect of the French Revolution and the
differences they brought to England. The main aim was to highlight fear that roared England’s
atmosphere due to English aristocracy. Besides, Wright hated the empire silhouette, which
many people in the Regency Era well knew, and he wanted to get rid of it in his film. Wright
removed the empire and redefined all Austen traits adopted by the novel (Zhang & Ji, 2). To
demean the empire silhouette, Wright changed the dress’ code, and the film has embraced
dresses with natural and corseted waist, which was against the empire’s style. The empire of
silhouette advocated for dresses that have embellished high waists. In the 2005 film, Jacqueline
Duran, the designer, ensured a clear identification of all the characters’ generational divide. The
younger women are dressed in proto-Regency looks, whereas the older women were dressed in
1780s styles, which are outdated. In the film, Knightley’s Elizabeth plays her role to the
maximum. She is more impassioned and feistier than Elizabeth in the original novel of pride and
prejudice. The film has Jane and Knightley’s Elizabeth as the principal characters that have
helped get the story’s