Pride & Prejudice and Bridget Jones; a comparison

Pride and prejudice

Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice was and still is one of the most popularly read books of all-time.
Written in the 1700’s, the courtship novel sub-genre was well established by Jane Austen’s day. Marriage and courtship were major issues in a young woman’s life and Jane Austen laces these serious issues with good humour and entertaining situations without overlooking the most important element of the novel; the moral.
Each main character in Pride and Prejudice learns an important lesson in life through trial and error. The consequences of their mistakes in judgment, and pride in one’s self, help ethical lessons to be learnt and the characters are rewarded after reprimand with contentment and happiness.
As the plot of Pride & Prejudice was exceptionally popular and appealing to audiences of its time and later, its context has been adapted many times to assimilate with the present era, or time p...