#pride and prejudice plot

[readbooksummary]

Pride and Prejudice Summary Is an 1813 novel of manners by Jane Austen, The novel follows the character development of Elizabeth Bennet, the dynamic protagonist of the book who learns about the repercussions of hasty judgments and comes to appreciate the difference between superficial goodness and actual goodness.

[captain--miracle]

hello, pride and prejudice fandom

[stealingpotatoes]

in your period drama au, who has the highest royal status?

(also just out of curiosity is ahsoka human)

due to the fact i can't draw anything without making an extensive plot for it in my head, my fun little au is actually about luke and leia befriending each other in some bridgerton-style debutante season completely unaware they're the children of the reclusive queen amidala and her secret knight lover (princess at the time of the relationship) <3 but they find this out thru mystery-ing and some secondary plot yay

but yeah to answer your question more directly padme is the queen, satine is a duchess obvs, leia's some sort of lady or ladyling, and luke is upper class non-nobility of some sort idk (until he becomes prince and leia princess), and the jedi are all knights

speaking of jedi uh. i never thought about ahsoka in this but i'll draw more period drama au and get back to you <3

[graceshouldwrite]

Writing Compelling Side Characters

**NOTE: Some of these tips don't really apply to ensemble casts, where there are multiple Main Characters (plural).

1) Agency - motivations, actions, effects

Technically, they ARE side characters in your MC's story, but don't base your writing on that fact.

Side characters need:

Their own REASONS for joining the story (because they want to, not because the PLOT wanted them to) Example: In Arcane, Caitlyn inadvertently gets involved with Vi due to her compassion and desire to help the undercity, not because the plot needs a love interest

A GOAL, on which they act INDEPENDENT of the plot, and actually affects your MC/the main plot (not the other way around) Example: In Loki, Sylvie's independent goal is to take down the TVA, and her actions reveal the TVA's corruption to Loki, influencing him to join her in fighting against the TVA instead of working for them

A STAKE in how things end (e.g. someone getting paid after agreeing to join a heist); they aren't just in it to be a "comic relief" or a "damsel in distress" Example: In Breaking Bad, Jesse joins Walt in cooking meth because he makes BANK from selling drugs, not because Walt needed a funny and traumatized sidekick

Their own RELATIONSHIPS with other characters, aside from the MC—they have their own friends, enemies, love interests, etc., and these relationships can completely change the plot Example: In the original Percy Jackson series, all of the side characters (e.g. Annabeth, Nico, Thalia, Luke, etc.) have their own relationships with each other that greatly affect the plot. Check it out: Annabeth's attachment to Luke, even after he became evil, completely changed the plot in several ways: kickstarting a journey to save her from Luke in The Titan's Curse, revealing his true evil identity as a vessel for Kronos (big bad!) in The Battle of the Labyrinth, and mainly contributing towards Luke's reversion away from evil in the last book due to him remembering his promise to take care of her a long time ago, etc.

Their own PAST that affects how they act, move forward, and how they treat the MC Example: In Avatar: The Last Airbender, Azula's pressure on herself and desire for perfection is greatly driven by her father's expectations of her as the fire-bending prodigy, resulting in a childhood of earning parental love and care AFTER she proves her worth to him. This created a mentality ceaselessly focused on her goals—which are usually her father's missions—causing her to be deadly, manipulative, and constantly causing problems for the main character.

The side character is not an extension or byproduct of the MC's plot; their own story happens to collide and intertwine with your MC's plot, but is ultimately independently driven.

2) Affecting the ending

The story can't have reached the same ending regardless of the side characters' existence. They must be necessary to the MC in helping them reach their goal faster, more prepared, etc. For example, in Avatar, Aang would not have been able to reach his goal of defeating the fire lord without the help of his friends, who each taught him valuable life lessons as well as combat skills.

Each character must have an independent impact on the MC—don't treat them like a group (e.g. "the side characters," who are one individual collective). Arcane does a great job with this, as each side character has a completely different impact on the MCs (e.g. Silco, Ekko, Caitlyn, and Vi—not a side character but for the purpose of this analysis, bear with me—all have a different impact on Jinx). It isn't just a literal impact. It's what the MC learns, and the theme of the story. They should help the MC realize things about themselves, and contextualize the MC by showing them in different situations with different people.

3) Avoid stereotypes Don't create characters from moulds and conform 100% to the trope: e.g. the "comic relief" can also be "the outlaw/rebel" or the "love interest," the "brooding antihero" can also be the "caregiver" or the "wise one," the "seductive girl" can also be the "science nerd" or the "broken optimist," etc. Mix and match. Everyone has more than 1 personality trait in real life, and probably fulfils more than 1 role to the other people in their lives. Give them intersecting personality traits to flesh them out.

4) Theme and Arc Especially compelling side characters have their own arc and embody their own theme.

Example 1: Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice is more than the brooding love interest—he develops by being less arrogant and learning to see people beyond their social status, and opens up to new ideas, people, and situations.

Example 2: Nico di Angelo from the Percy Jackson series goes on a journey of self-acceptance and embracing his identity, instead of just being the stereotypical emo kid who is constantly in a state of angst.

Example 3: In Arcane, Silco goes from a ruthless crime lord who believes that attachment is weakness, to someone who genuinely cares about his adoptive daughter, so much so that he can't give her up even in exchange for his lifelong dream.

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Happy writing, and have a great day!

- grace <3

[lily-s-world]

RIP Jane Austen, you would have loved korean dramas.

[sugaldean]

Mr Darcy isn't a good love interest because he is dark and somber

Mr Darcy is a good love interest because he is not dark and somber. That's the point of the book. She doesn't like him when he is selfish, full of himself and impolite. She loves him when she get to know him and realise that's absolutely not who he is

[jjenthusee]

everyone keeps posting about what valentine’s day movies to watch, it’s all pride and prejudice this and pride and prejudice that BUT WHAT ABOUT THE TRUE LOVE MOVIE THAT WAS THESE TWO

[dramioneasks]

I was captivated by the very plot of this story Dramione, Pride and Muggle Prejudice, Draco is so charming here towards Hermione and her family that it is difficult to tear yourself away from reading this story.

Thanks!

Pride and Muggle Prejudice: The Wizards of Oxfordshire - bloomsatnight35 - T, WIP - Draco Malfoy found himself in a most peculiar situation stood up by his parents at King’s Cross Station. Determined to make it home, Draco blindly stumbles into muggle London in search of the entrance to Diagon Alley where he might find proper magical aid without attracting attention to his most embarrassing situation. Lost in a puzzling world, Draco then manages to stumble upon a most unexpected classmate whose mother insists he stay the night. During his peculiar stay in her muggle home, he’ll come to realize purebloods might not be as well educated as they claim, battling against his pride and muggle prejudice the more secrets he uncovers from his peculiar enemy.

[sasakisniko]

No offense Jane, but that sounds like some hetero nonsense.

@wlwgif‘s pride week - day 2 - movie: Fire Island

[wildshadowtamer]

thinkin about a human Warrior Cats au set in the late 1800s/early 1900s, where Rusty is the youngest of an upper-class aristocat family (like, Lords and Ladies downtown abbey type shit), and he falls for the local orphan peasant girl (Sandstorm) who hates his upper class guts until he proves hes more than just a pretty, rich face. his grandmother Crystal is the old fashioned matriarch who despises Thunderclan and takes issue with her grandson dating anyone from there, peasant or not.

so, basically Downtown Abbey but warrior cats. or bridgerton. i think thats what bridgerton is about.

[varpusvaras]

Corrie Shinies: Oh, the Commander is having a call with the Queen of Alderaan...I wonder what they are talking about. It's probably about something really important and intelligent...maybe philosophy or something like that...

Meanwhile Fox, in his office, with Breha on the line and the newest part of a period romance series in his hands: "-and then Sir Reves looked at Adeldine, with his eyes dark like the skies of Eldorn when there would be a storm brewing, and he said-" Oh my God wow-

Breha, absolutely not paying any attention to her flimsiwork she had been doing before: Yes? He said what?

Fox: "- '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-" oh kriffing finally! The back and forth was driving me insane

Breha: Hey, it only took four books this time!

Fox: Now we'll just have to hope that this one will not die immediately after confessing, I can't do this again

[bethanydelleman]

The thing about Fanny Price is you could put her in any of the extrovert led novels and she'd solve the plot immediately:

"Catherine, that girl Isabella is sus, she's constantly saying things that she does mean. Do not trust her."

"Elizabeth, why did you not inquire further into the conditions on the will? Because that story of Wickham's is sus and he's sus and I really doubt that's the truth."

"Emma, Mr. Elton is flirting with *you*. Frank is sus. That dude is hiding something and I bet he bought that piano."

Fanny's superpowers are sitting quietly in a corner, being suspicious of charm, and listening.

[itspileofgoodthings]

I love pride and prejudice because we get to the suffering part and it’s like “time to travel!” and, when possible, no better option for a bad time.

[toss-a-coin-to-your-stan-account]

the fact that these are the related questions you get when you google pride and prejudice is fucking sending me help

[elizabeth-freaking-bennet]

‘95 Darcy: Yeah I knew that Jane was in London I just kept it from Bingley because I had thought it was the right thing to do.

‘05 Darcy: You what

‘95 Darcy: I said I was sorry!

‘05 Darcy: And Elizabeth still married you?

[flythesail]

Can't talk. Too busy thinking about another oshamir au I want to exist but will not have the energy to write.