Stolz und Vorurteil* (*oder so)

On your marks, get set: smile! Dance! Sing! Stumbled over your own expectations? Stand up, adjust the microphone and let’s go! Mrs. Bennet does everything in her power to find a suitable (= rich) husband for at least one of her five daughters in order to prevent her entire family estate (including her family) from being inherited by someone else. What Jane (love!), Elisabeth (your peace and quiet!), Lydia (attention!), Kitty (the main thing is not Lydia!) and … oh yes: Mary (singing!) want plays a role, but is irrelevant in the marriage market. Self-determination AND romance, happiness AND security? Dream on, girls, but not at 1800! So it’s no wonder that Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy (= very rich) practice proudly prejudging and condemning each other before they even think of loving … not hating each other. But: Pride comes before the ball and at some point all misunderstandings and misconceptions are resolved so that nothing stands in the way of one or two happy endings. There you go. Cheers! Confetti! Handkerchiefs! But – who cleans everything up then? …