What is the structure of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice?

Based on Freytag's plot structure pyramid, the structure
of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice begins with an inciting action
in the first pages of Chapter One wherein Mrs. Bennet announces that Mr. Bingley has
rented a neighboring manor and is taunted by Mr. Bennet who insists he shall never
strike up a family friendship with the new tenants, leaving his wife and five daughters
to fend for themselves in meeting the new young man and his friends at the upcoming town
sponsored ball.

The rising action is based on the
conflict--which is that Mr. Darcy is not overly impressed with Elizabeth and audibly
expresses his opinion, thus setting Elizabeth's mind against him--and its complications,
like Mrs. Bennet's ill-bred behavior and Miss Bingley's fondness for Mr. Darcy. The
climax comes when Mr. Darcy says that he knows that Elizabeth would have told Lady de
Bourgh honestly that she had no interest in Mr. Darcy if that had been true and then
asks Elizabeth for her love.

The falling action is quite
significant because Elizabeth has to break the news to her two parents, which is no
small task because neither one likes him and Mr. Bennet has to be told that he owes
Lydia's salvation to Mr. Darcy. The resolution occurs at the woefully understated
wedding at which everyone who mattered to the couple was present and is followed by a
brief epilogue describing the happiness of the other couples involved in the
story.