Add to the list....
They both are in denial of reality. Mrs Bennet was thinking of Ashworth, Purvis Lodge, and other large homes for the newlywed Wickhams, when in reality the couple didn't have enough money for anything...
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I really like this list, and think all 7 items are valid points of comparison between them. I'll throw in a couple of more similarities:8) They both talk about the desirability of their daughters'...
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Of all the wonderful quotes they have to choose from, they pick one from Caroline Bingley?!?!?!?
View ArticleRe: Actually, it sold very well.
I meant that a story teller's talent will show through from the start. It's a gift, and while you can get better at telling a story, if the gift isn't there, you'll never suddenly "get it". Alas, not...
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20 years later...
FYI - got this pic in an email forward and just wanted to share it ;-)
View ArticleRe: That was my thinking, too, unless Suzanne is referring
Well, it's not to her face, of course, except veiled (and Mrs. Bennet never understands anything veiled). I suppose it's more implied than anything that part of their reason for despising her is...
View ArticleI don't really see that.
There is a lot of overt disgust for Mrs.Bennet because of her manners; I really don't understand what you mean by saying that there is "veiled" critisism for her wanting her daughters to marry well....
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I think Mrs Bennet is mean, spiteful and cruel.Her wish to promote her daughters may be understandable, but I find her very mean that in doing so, she degrades and speaks sneeringly of someone else's...
View ArticleThat was my reaction, too
I assume no one on the committee bothered to look at the context of the quote when they chose it from a list of inoffensive, unobjectionable, conveniently short quotations that a very junior member of...
View ArticleRe: Lady Catherine vs. Mrs. Bennet
Nikki:Re your comments:> I think Mrs Bennet is mean, spiteful and cruel.> Her wish to promote her daughters may be> understandable, but I find her very mean that in> doing so, she degrades...
View ArticleNikki, to digress for a moment...
You wrote: QuoteI've thought of an AU pairing of Bingley-Charlotte with his interest in her beginning when Mrs Bennet was sneering at her, it would serve Mrs Bennet right. Bingley did say that...
View ArticleRe: I don't really see that.
In my opinion, Lady Cat's habits of asking intrusive personal questions of other people and constantly praising herself are absolutely vulgar. They're a different brand of vulgar from Mrs. Bennet'...
View ArticleI don't know if this matters,
but it seems worth noting that Charlotte is several years older than Bingley. He's 23, she's 27, if I remember correctly. Not that big of a difference, but it might matter to the people around them,...
View ArticleWhat would you choose?
Out of curiosity, I would love to hear which line of Jane Austen's (doesn't have to be from P&P) you would pick to go on a bank note. I think the reading quote was chose because I would seem to...
View ArticleTrue, but consider Lady Susan
Okay, maybe that is not the best example of a Regency cougar.Charlotte would be something of cougar-ette with Bingley, given the age difference. But, she is also a couple of years older than Collins....
View ArticleRe: Lady Catherine vs. Mrs. Bennet
I've long thought the money quote on Lady Catherine is this:QuoteElizabeth soon perceived, that though this great lady was not in commission of the peace of the county, she was a most active...
View ArticleRe: What would you choose?
There is is a certain irony in choosing to quote Caroline, "I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading!" since she obviously did not mean it. Honoring Austen with irony is appropriate. Of...
View ArticleMy choices
The first line of P&P would be the obvious choice. It is instantly recognizable, easily understood on a literal level, and very funny (+ perfectly politically correct) in its proper context. The...
View ArticleRe: What would you choose?
Although I know this would never be chosen, the line I would pick if it were up to me is, "If I had ever learnt, I would have been a great proficient." That's my favorite line in P&P and maybe in...
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