Pride and Prejudice
A marriage proposal with a dash of satire
Satire (n): The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, r ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices.
* Unit Objective: SWBAT interpret Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and connect the reading to real-life situations.
* Lesson Objective: To connect yesterday's reading (the marriage proposal) with a picture by William Hogarth, titled "The Marriage Settlement".
* Lesson Objective: To connect yesterday's reading (the marriage proposal) with a picture by William Hogarth, titled "The Marriage Settlement".
The Marriage Proposal“In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.”
~ Darcy to Elizabeth The Proposal: Pride and Prejudice movie (2005) YouTube Video |
The Marriage Settlement"The Marriage Settlement" is the first portrait in a six-piece series called "Marriage A-la-Mode". The portraits explain the events that unfold after this marriage contract takes place.
Click here to see the entire series! |