When we review the article about social anxiety and how it was examined in this adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, i thought that the text was going to be a retelling of the same story just in a different era, just like what we experienced when we studied the film adaptation of Macbeth. The general story line itself is almost the exact same as the plot told by its paper back predecessor, but there were a few "minor" things that threw me for a loop in this adaptation besides the increased focus of the minor character and the lack of attention on the main characters. One of the major things that made me uncomfortable with this adaptation is the apparent jealousy the Elizabeth seems to have of men in this world and how she in turn wish she could have been a man. This is nowhere near close the character of Elizabeth in the novel and arguable challenges her entire character given how she judges every person. Another element that took me for a spin in this adaptation is the fact that an argument could be made about how Mr. Bennet is trying to turn Elizabeth into the son that he never had. While it might be possible that this is indeed happening, it is nowhere near close to the character of his novel counterpart. This adaptation focuses too much on the unimportant things which draws away from the story and focuses too much on how it is different than the original source.
my questions:
1. What were some of the major changes you noticed in this adaptation that wasn't in the original source?
2. how do these changes effect the flow of the story and the foes on character development though out the special?
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