Pride and Prejudice And Zombies: Difference between revisions

{{quote| ''It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains.''}}

 

 

A movie version is currently in the works.

 

Has been known to show up on the "classic literature" shelves at Target.

 

* [[Action Girl]] - All the Bennets.

* [[Did Not Do the Research]] - Apparently, solely North American animals like raccoons, chipmunks and skunks are all widespread in Regency England's woodlands.

* [[Dirty Coward]]: In ''Dawn of the Dreadfuls'' {{spoiler|Master Hawksworth}} frequently makes excuses to avoid fighting, and the one time he does join a battle he panics, steals another soldier's horse, and rides for his life, abandoning a hundred soldiers to be eaten by the zombie horde.

* [[Discontinuity]]: Many in ''Dawn of the Dreadfuls'', as it was written by a different author. Errors include the girls' ''entire training'', and more minor things such as the age at which Lydia slew her first zombie.

* [[The Ditz]]: Mrs. Bennet

* [[Double Standard]]: Kitty recalls her father reminding her during a battle to appear dignified because, even though she is a deadly warrior who can claim more kills than an entire company of soldiers, she will ''always'' have more to prove.

* [[Earn Your Happy Ending]]

* [[Failure Is the Only Option]] - {{spoiler|The antidote doesn't work}}.

* [[Follow the Leader]] - Quite a few other authors have attempted this sort of thing since, including "Mr. Darcy, Vampire."

* [[Fun Personified]]: [[The Dandy|Bunny Mac Farquhar]]. He is described time and again as a fool, constantly indulging in practical jokes, gambling, races, parties, etc. But he's actually one of the most [[Adult Child|open]], [[Keet|happy]], [[Brainless Beauty|guileless]] characters in the series; all he really wants is to have fun.

** "He tried to put on a serious expression, but, lacking practice, failed miserably."

* [[Have a Gay Old Time]] - [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]].

* [[Honor Before Reason]] - The girls often forgo carrying weapons or combat attire to uphold propriety, which means they frequently run into danger or "enemies" unarmed. Elizabeth at one point ties her dress with a modesty string so she can do hand stands without the skirt falling.

* [[Indulgent Fantasy Segue]] - Elizabeth swiftly decapitates Lydia to shut her the hell up. Or not.

* [[Inverse Ninja Law]] - Averted. Elizabeth kills three ninjas one on one. Blindfolded. The third and most skilled she kills by catching and returning his own shuriken.

* [[Karma Houdini]] - In the original ''Pride and Prejudice'', Wickham is something of a karma houdini. He gambles, contracts massive debts, and gets them payed off by {{spoiler|almost marrying Georgiana and having Darcy hush it up, and later on actually marrying Lydia ''after'' eloping to keep it quiet (though marrying Lydia may be the far worst punishment)}}. In this book, it's brutally subverted. He's {{spoiler|crippled for life and left to the care of Lydia, who herself has no concept of the fate in store for her}}.

* [[One Side of the Story]]: Several times, most notably from Elizabeth during Darcy's disastrous first proposal to her.

* [[The Plague]]

* [[Refuge in Vulgarity]]

* [[Rule of Cool]]

* [[The Virus]]

* [[War Is Hell]]: Especially if the opposing army is made up of the undead who eat your troops rather than just killing them.

{{quote| Some scholars believe that the zombies were a last-minute addition to the novel, requested by the publishers in a shameless attempt to boost sales. Others argue that the hordes of the living dead are integral to Jane Austen's plot and social commentary. What do you think? Can you imagine [[Pride and Prejudice|what this novel might be like without the violent zombie mayhem]]? }}

* [[World of Badass]]