If you've read the book or seen the movie, you understand the obsession. You cannot be immersed in the world of Jane Austen's Elizabeth Bennet and not be obsessed with Pride and Prejudice; it's just not possible. If you haven't seen or read P&P it will "bewitch you body and soul". Here are just a few reasons why we love it oh so much:
1. Elizabeth Bennet
I mean where do we start? Her comebacks, her wit, her independent I-don't-need-no-man mindset, her propensity to get lost in a novel, her refusal to cave to society's standards...Can we all just be her?
2. Dancing
"To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love" - Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
(SCREAMING INTERNALLY)
3. Jane Austen's humor towards society
Basically Mrs. Bennet and the entire Bennet family
4. The musical score
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, I may not be able to pronounce your name, but I love you.
(yes, yes I did listen to the score the entire time I wrote this article)
5. BBC Pride and Prejudice
While Kiera Knightly's 2005 version of P&P may have overshadowed this lovely 6-hour film, it's still a must-see. I mean Colin Firth...lake scene...yeah.
6. Mr. Bingley
HOW CAN ONE PERSON BE SO ADORABLE????
7. Beautiful books
One does not simply go into a bookstore and leave without another copy of Pride and Prejudice
8. Quotes
GO READ THE BOOK. IT'S FULL OF THEM.
9. DARCY'S PROPOSALS
Brownie points for rain and sunrise
(I know this isn't a proposal but THIS.)
10. Filming Locations
"What are men to rocks and mountains?"
GO BE AN ELIZABETH BENNET IN A WORLD OF CAROLINE BINGLEY'S.
