Pride And Prejudice Play Analysis

Question 2: The play took place in 1918, was written in 1962, and watched in 2017 - despite differing fifty years and a century in time, there were many overarching similarities between the three time periods, including race, gender, and socio-economic relations.

Racial relations have not been fixed, but have merely evolved. In 1918 and 1962, whites were publicly declared and considered to be more superior than blacks. In 2017, stereotypes, preconceived notions and racism still exist, though they are much less acceptable within society. During the Julia’s time, interracial marriage between her and Herman was forbidden and whites had all of the power over blacks. Today, interracial marriage is legal, yet there are still people who disagree with

As the years have gone on, women have gained equal rights. However, even in 2017, women are still held to a lower expectation, though it is not as boldly acted upon or stated. In all three time periods, women have been labeled as less smart, less strong, and less important in terms of making big decisions. Women have many more rights than they did in the time that the play took place, however, they still face challenges in the workforce, sports, and with breaking through the gender roles that have been forming since even before 1918.

Along with racial and gender relations, socio-economic relations continue to improve, yet tensions are still present throughout all three time periods. The poorer one is, the less respect they receive, while the wealthier have more power. Julia was a poor, black woman - during 1918 and 1962, she would have been treated with the least amount of respect. In 2017, though she would have equal rights, she would still be more vulnerable to being labeled as “at-risk,” and would be more likely to be incarcerated than a wealthy, white woman, such as Herman’s mother. Question 4: Two very prominent themes were racism and the shortcomings of the legal

In all three, they address the issues with the system’s discrimination against a specific race, despite claims and laws to give each a fair treatment. They also present the issue of the quickness to imprison. Mass incarceration is the result of the legal system throwing people in jail for things such as interracial marriage, lack of evidence and investigation, and petty drug crimes - all of which the play, book, and documentary aim to raise awareness for. With racism and legal system shortcomings ever so present throughout the last century, it is no surprise the incarceration rates continue to increase, along with the number of incarcerated