Pride and Prejudice GPT-3 Experiment 4
Prompt:
Write the script to a sequel for Pride and Prejudice
Response:
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
However, it is also true that a single woman in possession of an inheritance, must be in want of a husband.
Such is the case for Miss Elizabeth Bennet, who has recently come into a large sum of money. She knows that she must find a husband quickly, or her reputation will be ruined.
Luckily, Mr. Darcy is still unmarried and Elizabeth believes that he may be the perfect match for her.
However, she is not sure if he will want to marry her now that she is not as wealthy as he is.
Elizabeth decides to take matters into her own hands and proposes to Mr. Darcy. He is surprised at first, but then he realizes that he has always loved her and agrees to marry her.
They live happily ever after and have many children together.
Prompt:
Screenplay for Pride and Prejudice Sequel
INT. LONGABOURN, ELIZABETH’S BEDROOM - DAY
Response:
It is a large room, with an enormous four-poster bed. Elizabeth and Darcy are in the bed. Elizabeth has just been up to dress, but has not yet left her bedroom. She is now sitting on the side of the bed wearing her dressing gown, which she wears over her nightgown. Darcy lies under the covers watching his wife who seems deep in thought.
DARCY: What’s wrong? (He sits up.) Is something amiss? Are you ill? Have I offended you somehow? Please tell me! (He holds out his hands towards her.) Don’t keep it from me if there is something that troubles you! Tell me what it is so that I can put it right!
ELIZABETH: (She looks at him with a sad and serious expression.) I was just thinking about how things were between us when we first met. It seems so long ago now, but it really wasn’t all that long ago. You treated me very badly then, Mr Darcy. But you have been good to me since then; you did everything in your power to make up for the way you behaved towards me, and I want to thank you for what you have done for my family - especially Jane who has never had any money of her own until now - even though they don’t know where the money came from. And most of all, I am thankful to be married to you. I am thankful that we are married and have our own little family, and that we love each other so much.
DARCY: (He smiles.) I am glad to hear it! Because I love you very much too! And nothing would please me more than if our marriage could continue in the same way as it has done since we were first married - a happy marriage full of love and understanding between us. But now there is something else on my mind which troubles me; something which I hope will not cause any rift between us or spoil what happiness we already have together.
ELIZABETH: What is it? Tell me quickly! You haven’t fallen out with Colonel Fitzwilliam again, have you?
DARCY: No, it’s nothing like that! But I am afraid I must ask you to do something which may be very difficult for you. It is a request which will cause some inconvenience to your family and yourself - indeed, they may object strongly to my request.
ELIZABETH: What is it? Tell me quickly! (She stands up.) You are worrying me now; please tell me what this matter is all about! Is someone ill? Has something happened at Pemberley? Are the servants causing trouble again? Please tell me what has happened so that I can put things right! (She sits down on the bed beside him.) Don’t keep anything from me!
DARCY: (He holds her hand.) My dear Lizzy, please don’t distress yourself so; there is nothing wrong at Pemberley. It is simply that I need to go away for a short time and I would like you and our children to come with me. We will be travelling abroad for some months, but we will not be going very far away from England - only over the Channel to France. But before you say anything more about it, let me explain first of all why I wish us to travel there together.
ELIZABETH: (She looks at him in disbelief.) You want us to go on holiday? To France? With your aunt Lady Catherine de Bourgh?
DARCY: (He shakes his head.) No, not with my aunt! I have no intention of taking you to France just so that she can meet our children; nor do I wish for any of the other Darcy family members to know about our journey. We will be travelling there in complete anonymity - as Mr and Mrs Jones.
ELIZABETH: (She looks at him in amazement and disbelief.) What? You want us to travel abroad using false names? Why ever would we do that? And why should it cause me such inconvenience when you are only planning a short trip away from England? Surely my mother won’t object if we go on holiday together for a few weeks or even months; and it will be no problem to take the children with us. But what you are suggesting is something quite different. I am sure my mother and sisters would object very strongly if we went away for any length of time without letting them know where we were going, or why!
DARCY: (He shakes his head again.) They must not know about our journey - especially your mother! And neither should anyone else in England; indeed, I hope that nobody here knows anything about it at all. I don’t want you to tell anybody about this trip until after we have returned home from France, and even then only if there is some good reason for doing so. (He pauses for a moment as he looks at her intently.) But I must ask you not to tell anybody about our journey until after we return home from France. Is that clear?
ELIZABETH: (She nods her head in agreement.) Yes, but why should it be kept secret from everyone else? And what could possibly happen if anyone did find out about it? Do you think somebody might try to stop us going on this trip - or maybe even force us to go back home early if they found out where we were going and why?
DARCY: (He shakes his head again.) No, nothing like that! It is simply that I wish for this journey to remain a private matter between the two of us. There are some things which need discussing between the two of us, which I will tell you about later. But for now all that you need to know is that we are going on a trip abroad together with our children and using false names - Mr and Mrs Jones.
ELIZABETH: (She looks at him in disbelief.) What? Why should we use false names when we go on holiday together? Surely there is no need for such deception!
DARCY: My dear Lizzy, please try to understand; this journey is very important to me, as it will be to you once I have explained everything. We must not let anybody else find out about it or they may try to stop us going - or even force us to return home early if they did find out where we were going and why.
ELIZABETH: (She looks at him with a worried expression.) But what is all this about, William? What possible reason could there be for us to go on holiday together using false names? And why should it cause me such inconvenience when you are only planning a short trip away from England? Surely my mother won’t object if we go on holiday together for a few weeks or even months; and it will be no problem to take the children with us. But what you are suggesting is something quite different. I am sure my mother and sisters would object very strongly if we went away for any length of time without letting them know where we were going, or why!