【正文】 isters sitting down just behind you, who is very attractive, and I dare say very agreeable. Do let me ask my partner to introduce you.’ ‘Which do you mean?’ Darcy asked, and turning round, he looked for a moment at Elizabeth, till, catching her eye, he looked away, and coldly said: ‘she is tolerable。 the novel mentions some episode and the film does not, such as the whole process of how Miss Bingley questions Darcy minutely。 but in the film, we can watch the scenes clearly and feel them. “Film is unlimited not only in its choice of subject but also in its approach to that material. A film’s mood and treatment can range from the lyric to the epic.” (Joseph M. Boggs, Dennis W. Petrie, 2004:3) The novel gives us an epic。The Differences Between the Novel and the Film“Pride and Prejudice”1. Introduction 12. The differences between the novel and the film in terms of particular episodes 3 The first appearance of Elizabeth and Darcy 3 The whole process of how Miss Bingley obstructs Darcy’s pursuit of Elizabeth 6 Mr. Collins’ proposal to Elizabeth 10 Darcy’s confession of love to Elizabeth 153. Conclusion 211. IntroductionAusten pleted the original manuscript of “Pride and Prejudice’ between 1796 and 1797. A publisher rejected the manuscript, and it was not until 1809 that would bring it to its final form. “Pride and Prejudice” was published in January 1813, and it achieved a popularity that has endured to this day. The novel’s protagonist, the second daughter of Mr. Bennet, Elizabeth is the most intelligent and sensible of the five Bennet sisters. She is well read and quickwitted, with a tongue that occasionally proves too sharp for her own good. Her realization of Darcy’s essential goodness eventually triumphs over her initial prejudice against him. Fitzwilliam Darcy, a wealthy gentleman, the master of Pemberley, and the nephew of Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Though Darcy is intelligent and honest, his excess of pride causes him to look down on his social inferiors. Over the course of the novel, he tempers his classconsciousness and learns to admire and love Elizabeth for her strong character. The readers can easily understand the love story of Elizabeth and Darcy’s in detail through the description of what he thought in the book.The film gave rise to greater attention to “Pride and Prejudice” in England, even in the world. The film creates full images of all the characters, especially Elizabeth and Darcy’s in our eyes. We can find Elizabeth and Darcy who have been concretized through the film and understand them through their conversations, appearances and so on in the film.There are some differences between the novel and the film “Pride and Prejudice”. The novel brings us all the characters in imagination。 and the film brings us in vision. In the novel, we just can imagine the episodes through the description。 and the film gives us a lyric. The epic is the description of a long story, such as it mentions many places, events, problems which related to the Bennet family in the novel. As for the lyric, it centers on the romance and relationship between Elizabeth and Darcy in the film. The novel does not emphasize some episodes and the film does, such as the first appearance of Elizabeth and Darcy, and Darcy’s confession of love to Elizabeth。 the film emphasizes some episode and the novel neglects it, such as Mr Collins’ proposal to Elizabeth.2. The differences between the novel and the film in terms of particular episodes The first appearance of Elizabeth and DarcyThe Bennets lived in the small Hertfordshire village of Longbourn, and public dances were regularly held in the nearest town, Meryton. The girls were greatly looking forward to this particular dance, because they had heard that Mr. Bingley would be attending, with a group of friends from London.In the novel, on the night of the dance, all eyes were on Mr. Bingley as he entered the room. He had brought his two sisters, with the husband of the elder, Mr. Hurst, and another young man, Mr. Darcy. Mr. Bingley was indeed goodlooking and gentlemanlike, and his sisters were fine, fashionable women. However, everybody was soon talking about Mr. Darcy, a tall, handsome man, who, it was said, had an ine of ten thousand pounds a year. In the film, on the night of the dance, Mr. Bingley only brought two people to the dance. One is his younger sister。 but not attractive enough to tempt me.’ (Jane Austen, page 6)In the film, there is a different scene. As there were not as many gentlemen as ladies, Elizabeth Bennet did not have a partner for one of the dances, and she invited Darcy to dance with her. “Do you dance, Mr. Darcy?” “Not if I can help it.” Darcy refused her directly. Then Elizabeth walked away. Seeing this, Miss Bingley came to Darcy with a cool smile and said, “We are a long way from Grosvenor square, are we not, Mr. Darcy?” He made no answer. A moment later, Mr. Bingley came to speak with his friend. Elizabeth could not avoid hearing their conversation.‘Why don’t you dance?’ Mr. Bingley asked. ‘Certainly not,’ replied Darcy. ‘There isn’t a woman in the room I would even consider dancing with. You are dancing with the only attractive girl here.’‘Oh yes! She’s the most beautiful creature I’ve ever beheld! But her sister Elizabeth is also very pretty.’‘No,’ he said coldly, ‘Perfectly tolerable。 and indeed I am quite of your opinion. I was never more annoyed! The insipidity and yet the noise。 it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony, in a moment. I knew you would be wishing me joy.”“Nay, if you are so serious about it, I shall consider the matter as absolutely settled. You will have a charming mot