Jane Austen in Whitechapel London: A Jack the Ripper Adaptation I will adapt and combine the two Jane Austen’s novel, Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility, into a drama set in the 19th-century Victoria-era. The narrative itself will take place between August and November of 1888 and center around the historical serial murderer Jack the Ripper. The adaptation will be a collection of narrative poetry broken up into five chronologically parts, each labeled with the dates and names of the Jack the Ripper victims, starting with the Mary Ann Nicholls murder on August 31st and ending with the Mary Kelly murder on November 9th. The peer reviewed articles I use will focus on the art of adaptation, both the pros and cons, close readings into
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For example, Darcy will take the role of a street rat rather than someone who came from wealth while Elizabeth will be the one who comes from wealth and stability. I believe this dynamic still works because Darcy’s original views on social status and ranking can remain from the original source material just filtered through a different outlet and it still creates friction and hurdles for two love interests of the novel to overcome. John Willoughby will be a charming barber who still remains womanizing, but his revealing letters from Sense and Sensibility, which salvages his character, will in this adaptation hint at him being the Jack the Ripper. Marianne Dashwood will take the place of a Jack the Ripper victim and Colonel Brandon will play a Victorian London detective on the Jack the Ripper case. In this adaptation, Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudice will replace Elinor Dashwood from Sense and Sensibility as Marianne’s sister. There will be characters missing from both novels as I selected the best characters to fit the adaptations narrative and made for smoother transitions into the time period. The social conflicts mentioned within the original source material of Austen’s novels will be updated to be more contemporary and the Jack the Ripper narrative will only be a micro theme at best, a convenient excuse for the characters to
For example, Darcy will take the role of a street rat rather than someone who came from wealth while Elizabeth will be the one who comes from wealth and stability. I believe this dynamic still works because Darcy’s original views on social status and ranking can remain from the original source material just filtered through a different outlet and it still creates friction and hurdles for two love interests of the novel to overcome. John Willoughby will be a charming barber who still remains womanizing, but his revealing letters from Sense and Sensibility, which salvages his character, will in this adaptation hint at him being the Jack the Ripper. Marianne Dashwood will take the place of a Jack the Ripper victim and Colonel Brandon will play a Victorian London detective on the Jack the Ripper case. In this adaptation, Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudice will replace Elinor Dashwood from Sense and Sensibility as Marianne’s sister. There will be characters missing from both novels as I selected the best characters to fit the adaptations narrative and made for smoother transitions into the time period. The social conflicts mentioned within the original source material of Austen’s novels will be updated to be more contemporary and the Jack the Ripper narrative will only be a micro theme at best, a convenient excuse for the characters to