{"id":231,"date":"2020-06-17T18:54:38","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T08:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/?p=231"},"modified":"2020-06-17T20:46:31","modified_gmt":"2020-06-17T10:46:31","slug":"pride-and-prejudice-chapters-58-61","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/17\/pride-and-prejudice-chapters-58-61\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>Pride and Prejudice<\/em>: Chapters 58-61"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-4208687\"><\/div>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/829264\/4208687-pride-and-prejudice-chapters-58-to-61.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-4208687&amp;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode, we read the final chapters of <em>Pride and Prejudice<\/em>. We talk about the dialogue in the final proposal scene, and more generally about proposals in Jane Austen; Mr Bennet&#8217;s response to the news, and also Mrs Bennet&#8217;s; what the final chapter, and James Austen-Leigh&#8217;s <em>Memoir<\/em>, tells us about what happens next to the characters; the passing reference to the &#8220;restoration of peace&#8221;; and how the closing sentence is far less memorable than the opening sentence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> We discuss the character of Mr Bennet, then Ellen talks about some social changes that happened after the book finished, and Harriet looks at how the adaptations finish \u2013 with the surprising discovery that a lot of them give the last word to Mr or Mrs Bennet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Things we mention:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p> Books: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>J.E. Austen Leigh, Caroline Austen, Henry Austen, Anna Austen Lefroy, <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"A Memoir of Jane Auste (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/31669.A_Memoir_of_Jane_Austen_and_Other_Family_Recollections\" target=\"_blank\">A Memoir of Jane Austen<\/a><\/em> (1869) <\/li><li>Charlotte Bront\u00eb, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Shirley  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/31168.Shirley\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Shirley<\/em> <\/a>(1849)  <\/li><li>George Eliot, <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/19089.Middlemarch\" target=\"_blank\">Middlemarch<\/a><\/em> (1871) <\/li><li>D.A. Bonavia-Hunt,&nbsp;<em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Pemberley Shades: A Lightly Gothic Tale of Mr. and Mrs. Darcy (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/2947793-pemberley-shades\" target=\"_blank\">Pemberley Shades: A Lightly Gothic Tale of Mr. and Mrs. Darcy<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;(1949)<\/li><li>Emma Tennant, <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Pemberley: Or Pride and Prejudice Continued (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/110808.Pemberley\" target=\"_blank\">Pemberley: Or Pride and Prejudice Continued<\/a><\/em> (1993) and <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"An Unequal Marriage (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/510683.An_Unequal_Marriage\" target=\"_blank\">An Unequal Marriage<\/a><\/em> (1994)<\/li><li>P.D. James, <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Death Comes to Pemberley (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/12875355-death-comes-to-pemberley\" target=\"_blank\">Death Comes to Pemberley<\/a><\/em> (2011)<\/li><li>Colleen McCulloch, <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/3919195-the-independence-of-miss-mary-bennet\" target=\"_blank\">The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet<\/a><\/em> (2008) <\/li><li>William Shakespeare, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/1622.A_Midsummer_Night_s_Dream\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"A Midsummer Night's Dream (opens in a new tab)\">A Midsummer Night&#8217;s Dream<\/a><\/em> (1595)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Movies and television:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>MGM,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0032943\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Pride and Prejudice<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;(1940) &#8211; starring Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier <\/li><li>BBC,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0078672\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Pride and Prejudice<\/em><\/a> (1980) &#8211; starring Elizabeth Garvie and David Rintoul<\/li><li>BBC,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0112130\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Pride and Prejudice<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;(1995) &#8211; starring Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth<\/li><li> Bestboy Pictures,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0366920\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Pride and Prejudice: A Latter Day Comedy<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;(2003) \u2013 starring Kam Heskin and Orlando Seale <\/li><li>Path\u00e9 Pictures International,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0361411\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Bride and Prejudice<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;(2004) \u2013 starring Aishwarya Rai and Martin Henderson<\/li><li>Focus Features,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0414387\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Pride &amp; Prejudice<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;(2005) &#8211; starring Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen<\/li><li>YouTube,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXfbQAimgtbk4RAUHtIAUww\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Lizzie Bennet Diaries<\/em><\/a> (2012) \u2013 starring Ashley Clements and Daniel Vincent Gordh <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2>Creative commons music used:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Extract from&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Haydn_sonata_hob._XVI_23_mvt_1.oga\" target=\"_blank\">Joseph Haydn, Piano Sonata No. 38. Performance by Ivan Ili\u0107, recorded in Manchester in December, 2006<\/a>. File originally from IMSLP.<\/li><li>Extract from&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart_-_sonata_no._13_in_b_flat_major,_k.333_-_iii._allegretto_grazioso.ogg\" target=\"_blank\">Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sonata No. 13 in B-Flat Major, iii. Allegretto Grazioso<\/a>. File originally from Musopen.<\/li><li>Extract from&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:George_Frideric_Handel_-_suite_i,_no._2_in_f_major,_hwv_427_-_ii._allegro.ogg\" target=\"_blank\">George Frideric Handel, Suite I, No. 2 in F Major, ii. Allegro<\/a>. File originally from Musopen. <\/li><li>Extract from&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Beethoven_-_Piano_Sonata_No._28_in_A_Major,_Op._101_-_I._Etwas_lebhaft,_und_mit_der_innigsten_Empfindung.ogg\" target=\"_blank\">Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major<\/a>. File originally from Musopen.   <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode, we read the final chapters of Pride and Prejudice. We talk about the dialogue in the final proposal scene, and more generally about proposals in Jane Austen; Mr Bennet&#8217;s response to the news, and also Mrs Bennet&#8217;s; what the final chapter, and James Austen-Leigh&#8217;s Memoir, tells us about what happens next to &#8230; <a title=\"Pride and Prejudice: Chapters 58-61\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/17\/pride-and-prejudice-chapters-58-61\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><em>Pride and Prejudice<\/em>: Chapters 58-61<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":238,"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231\/revisions\/238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}