Suzanne O Wrote:
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> I have no problem with non-canon pairings in
> theory, even when they involve D and E, but like
> you, I like my stories to stay true to Austen's
> characterizations.
>
For instance, you mentioned Darcy-Charlotte.
> , I can't imagine
> any circumstances under which Darcy would offer
> for Charlotte. If for some
> strange reason they did end up together I can see
> them treating each other with respect and maybe
> even liking, but nothing more.
>
Actually, in my story, he proposed quite by accident, they were in a mildly compromising situation, he liked her and found her comforting after a disappointment, they treated each other with respect and he was quite contented.
> As for Caroline and Anne, they are not so far
> fetched, but even then I feel like it would need
> to be a few years in the future,
I thought it more likely of Anne with a younger Darcy, when he was still uncertain and not so confident and gave in to his Aunt Cat! Then he would develop into a Sir Thomas Bertram, a serious, humourless man with "principle as well as pride", and a "general wish of doing right" with a wife who spent most of the time on the sofa. With Caroline too -- a younger, less mature Darcy who was infatuated with her beauty and thought her agreeing with him was because they really shared similar views, not that she was merely echoing him. He would soon get over his infatuation, become disillusioned, but she won't be a villainess, just a rather shallow, socially ambitious young woman. He would feel rather as Mr Bennet did, but treat her better than Mr Bennet treated his wife and would not expose her to the contempt of her own children. She would be rather disappointed too, she had expected to be a leader of fashionable society as his wife, but he preferred the country and expected his wife to carry out the duties of the wife of a wealthy and responsible country squire. But they would find some consolation in their life together and won't be miserable.
As for Jane and Darcy, I agree with you, I can't see them together, although there are others who want this pairing. To be honest, I can't see Darcy with any of Eliz's sisters. Jane too sweet and serene, Mary of course too dull, Kitty at worst too silly or at best too average/mediocre, Lydia too wild and silly.
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> I have no problem with non-canon pairings in
> theory, even when they involve D and E, but like
> you, I like my stories to stay true to Austen's
> characterizations.
>
For instance, you mentioned Darcy-Charlotte.
> , I can't imagine
> any circumstances under which Darcy would offer
> for Charlotte. If for some
> strange reason they did end up together I can see
> them treating each other with respect and maybe
> even liking, but nothing more.
>
Actually, in my story, he proposed quite by accident, they were in a mildly compromising situation, he liked her and found her comforting after a disappointment, they treated each other with respect and he was quite contented.
> As for Caroline and Anne, they are not so far
> fetched, but even then I feel like it would need
> to be a few years in the future,
I thought it more likely of Anne with a younger Darcy, when he was still uncertain and not so confident and gave in to his Aunt Cat! Then he would develop into a Sir Thomas Bertram, a serious, humourless man with "principle as well as pride", and a "general wish of doing right" with a wife who spent most of the time on the sofa. With Caroline too -- a younger, less mature Darcy who was infatuated with her beauty and thought her agreeing with him was because they really shared similar views, not that she was merely echoing him. He would soon get over his infatuation, become disillusioned, but she won't be a villainess, just a rather shallow, socially ambitious young woman. He would feel rather as Mr Bennet did, but treat her better than Mr Bennet treated his wife and would not expose her to the contempt of her own children. She would be rather disappointed too, she had expected to be a leader of fashionable society as his wife, but he preferred the country and expected his wife to carry out the duties of the wife of a wealthy and responsible country squire. But they would find some consolation in their life together and won't be miserable.
As for Jane and Darcy, I agree with you, I can't see them together, although there are others who want this pairing. To be honest, I can't see Darcy with any of Eliz's sisters. Jane too sweet and serene, Mary of course too dull, Kitty at worst too silly or at best too average/mediocre, Lydia too wild and silly.