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Mr. and Mrs. Bennet live in Netherfield, a village in the center of England.
They have 5 daughters:
Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Lydia and Catherine.
It is a poor family.
They do not have much money.
Mr. and Mrs. Bennet want good marriages for their daughters.
They want to marry their daughters to rich men.
Two men arrive to Netherfield.
Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy are very rich.
The village organizes a ball.
Mr. Bennet invites Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy to the ball.
Mr. Bingley thinks Jane is beautiful.
He dances with her twice.
Mr. Darcy does not want to dance with Elizabeth.
After the ball…
Mr. Bingley invites Jane.
Jane goes to Mr. Bingley’s house on horseback.
It starts to rain.
She gets sick.
She stays at Mr Bingley’s house for a few days.
Mr. Bingley takes care of her.
They fall in love.