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A wealthy newcomer sets a neighbourhood talking—but can anyone see past pride, charm, and a tempting first impression?
In the English countryside, Mr. Bingley rents a house near the Bennets, a family with five unmarried daughters. Mrs. Bennet sees possibilities at once. Bingley welcomes company, but his wealthy friend Mr. Darcy keeps his distance. At the ball, pride and prejudice meet, and Elizabeth Bennet has little patience for a man so conscious of rank.
Elizabeth trusts her judgment and resists being told whom to admire or marry. Yet charming Mr. Wickham quickly wins her sympathy with his sad tale about Darcy. Meanwhile, Mr. Collins, the cousin who stands to inherit the Bennet home, seeks a wife. In Mrs. Steele MacKaye’s play, courtship raises questions about how well people know themselves and one another.
What you’ll discover
- An independent mind Meet Elizabeth Bennet, whose quick judgment shapes how she sees the people around her.
- Pride at the ball Watch friendly Bingley and reserved Darcy make very different impressions on their new neighbours.
- A family under pressure Feel the anxiety beneath Mrs. Bennet’s determination to see her five daughters well married.
- Charm and uncertain judgment Consider what Wickham’s appeal reveals about sympathy, first impressions, and the difficulty of knowing others.
- Courtship and self-knowledge Explore the uneasy space between trusting your own judgment and truly understanding another person.
Who will love it
You will love it if you enjoy sharp conversation, matchmaking mothers and romances that begin in quarrels. It suits anyone who likes comedy of manners and wants Austen's story in lively scenes.
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The key ideas, in the 15-minute summary
- Mrs. Bennet hears of a rich neighbor
- Two visitors and a first quarrel
- Wickham tells a story that Darcy refuses to answer
- A rejected proposal and an engagement
- The ball at Netherfield goes wrong in public
- At Hunsford Elizabeth hears a hard truth
- What the play is really about
Who’s who
- Elizabeth BennetThe quick, laughing second daughter, who trusts her own judgment and delights in the follies of others.
- Mr. DarcyThe proud owner of Pemberley and friend of Bingley, who finds himself drawn to a woman he first thought merely tolerable.
- Jane BennetThe gentle eldest sister, who sees good in everyone and is admired by Bingley.
- Mr. BingleyThe cheerful new tenant of Netherfield, easy to please and quick to follow his friend's advice.
- Mrs. BennetElizabeth's anxious mother, whose chief aim is to marry her daughters well and who speaks without thinking.
- Mr. WickhamA charming officer in the militia who wins sympathy with a story of ill treatment by Darcy.
- Mr. CollinsThe pompous cousin who will inherit Longbourn and wants a wife chosen with the approval of Lady Catherine.
- Lady Catherine de BourgDarcy's commanding aunt, who expects to direct everyone in the neighborhood of Rosings.
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Stolz und Vorurteil: Ein Schauspiel
by Mrs. Steele MacKaye (nach dem Roman von Jane Austen) · 1906
A rich bachelor moves in next door, and a quick-witted young woman decides to dislike his proud friend.
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What happens when news of a rich bachelor reaches a house with daughters and a mother set on marrying them off? Pride and Prejudice: A Play is Mrs. Steele MacKaye's adaptation of Jane Austen's novel into four acts, set in England in 1796.
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Mrs. Bennet hears of a rich neighbor
The play opens on a winter day in the drawing room at Longbourn. Mrs. Bennet announces that Netherfield Park has been let to a wealthy unmarried man named Bingley. She has one purpose in life, which is to see her daughters married, and she wants her husband to call on the young man at once.
Mr. Bennet enjoys teasing her. He pretends he will not go, lets her fret about her nerves, and then admits he has already paid the visit. She jumps up and throws her arms around his neck. Behind the comedy sits a real worry. Longbourn is entailed, so after Mr. Bennet dies it will pass to his cousin Mr. Collins, and his wife and daughters could be turned out.
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What is Pride and Prejudice: A Play about?
It follows Elizabeth Bennet, her sister Jane and the proud Mr. Darcy in four acts. The story covers a new neighbor at Netherfield, quarrels, proposals and the gossip of a country town in 1796.
Is this play the same as Jane Austen's novel?
It is an adaptation by Mrs. Steele MacKaye, so the plot and the main characters come from Austen's novel. The story is compressed into four acts and four settings, with the conversations at the center.
What do the title words pride and prejudice mean in the play?
Pride is Darcy's belief in his rank and his refusal to defend himself. Prejudice is Elizabeth's habit of judging quickly, especially when a charming officer tells her a sad story.
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