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I think it's a mutual affection - Austen's guys...who to choose, who to choose?!!!:D
Booknut wrote: "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTKf1s... This first clip (click link) is for everyone to get familiar with the Jane Austen men! :D Now that's out of the way, feel free to speak of anything Austen..."That is amazing:) I love it!!!
Booknut wrote: "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtoI02...This is so funny!"
Booknut wrote: "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTKf1s... This first clip (click link) is for everyone to get familiar with the Jane Austen men! :D Now that's out of the way, feel free to speak of anything Austen..."
That was amazing too!:) They make me laugh! I love them all but I think Mr. Darcy wins!
I think Mr Darcy wins too, but I also love Mr Knightly
I love Mr. Darcy, I can't really explain why. Pride and Prejudice was the first Jane Austen book I ever read so he was the first character I really fell in love with. No one has been able to pass him yet! But I do like Mr. Knightly as well:)
Lucinda wrote: "Everyone loves Mr. Darcy and i do think that he is the most well known male Jane Austen character, but i do also love the other lesser thought of/ known characters within the books; if you have rea..."Becoming Jane is a beautiful film! It is an amazing insight, I think, into the life of Jane Austen. It is wonderfully done and brought tears to my eyes!
Lucinda wrote: "Guess what?! I can play the music from various Jane Austen films on my piano. I bought a piano book that contains various films theme tunes so for example the opening tune to Emma (the one with Gwe..."That is soo cool! I wish I could do that!!
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I have one too!! But it's Pride and Prejudice only, and the other one is for all film theme music and I have other piano sheet music like Titanic, Phantom of the Opera (which I love), Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter #5 Movie music, Les Miserables...I love music! Another thing we have in common!:D
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http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rc...
Bingley and Darcy's Visit to the Bennet's
That scene is pretty great! Aww I really want to watch it now! Might do that today :)
Booknut wrote: "Lucinda wrote: "Guess what?! I can play the music from various Jane Austen films on my piano. I bought a piano book that contains various films theme tunes so for example the opening tune to Emma (..."That is so cool:) Those are all great movies with great music!! Music is amazing! I love it.
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I do play the piano and I love how versatile it is, like you said! I've been playing it for 9 years and I love it to bits!!
I think that Mr Darcy is my favourite, though, in the beginning, he really made me mad. xD He was so rude!
Lucy wrote: "I think that Mr Darcy is my favourite, though, in the beginning, he really made me mad. xD He was so rude!"I know; I didn't like him at first either but came to later understand that I didn't like him because I didn't understand him. Later on in the book there is a deeper understanding of Darcy and therefore a love for his character.
I have written an acrostic poem about Jane Austen & i thought that it might interest you?!J – Jumping to attention for officers Wickham and Captain Wentworth, John Thorpe creeps serenely by,
A – Anne fulfills her duties amicably thus remaining at Kelynch Hall,
N – Northanger Abbey’s formidable exterior of stone masks the skyline as it observes all below,
E – Emma Woodhouse and Eleanor Dashwood possess such strength of character with a steel mindset as opposed to the Elton’s,
A – All is silent as Fanny Price lifts her hand off the page thus preventing the cut quill to scratch the rough surface,
U – Unlike those whom one reads about in books you will not meet a Mr. Darcy or an Edmund Bertrum in real life,
S – Social events contain dancing for pleasure and to encourage affection even if one’s partner is barely tolerable,
T – Tilney’s reputation had been severely damaged by his lack of decorum resulting in scandal,
E – Edmund was as reserved as Miss. Elizabeth Bennet regarding his attentions towards those whom he loved,
N – Nightly holds his nerve as another prospective suitor approaches just as Cornel Brandon is courteous to Willoughby in his manner,
I love it! It is amazing! Great job Lucinda!!
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J – Jumping to attention for officers Wickham and Captain Wentworth, John Thorpe creeps serenely by,
A – ..."
I think this is definitely one of the best imaginative works I have read thus far!! Brilliant work, Lucinda - you are so very, very talented!:D
Please, i am blushing! That is very kind of you & it is nice to recieve a compliment about something that i enjoy and work hard at :) xBy the way Booknut, you happen to be quite talented yourself too! Xx
Booknut wrote: "Lucinda wrote: "Booknut wrote: "Lucinda wrote: "Guess what?! I can play the music from various Jane Austen films on my piano. I bought a piano book that contains various films theme tunes so for ex..."AHH! I've been playing for about the same, I didn't even know you could get that music! I do think Darcy wins though, all the time, though I like Knightly. My problem is when I first read all the books, the "bad guys" had my heart! :'( Willoughby, Wickham, Churchill, etc. Lucinda, your poem made me happy inside! Except for U, which made me tear up a little even though I knew it in my heart!
P.S. has anyone seen the modern adaptation of S&S? It's called From Prada to Nada, and I've been putting off watching it (S&S is not my favorite) but I finally did and it was really good!Speaking of moderns, how about Bride and Prejudice? LOVE IT!
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OMG! Bride and Prejudice is one of my all-time fave modern adaptions!! The singing, dancing and the funny lines - their version of Mr Collins is enough to have me in stitches laughing!! :D
I just took a Jane Austen quiz, to see what character i am. It turns out that i am a...Anne Elliot!!
You are Anne Elliot of Persuasion! Let's face it; you're easily persuaded, particularly when friends and relatives try to use "the Elliot way" against you. But this doesn't mean that you don't have conviction. Actually, your sense of duty is overwhelming. And though you won't stick your neck out too often, you have learned to speak up when it counts. To boot, you know how to handle sticky situations. You love deeply and constantly.
I took a quiz for which Jane Austen character I am a while ago and I got Elinor Dashwood.
By the way Lucinda that poem is amazing!
By the way Lucinda that poem is amazing!
Well, I took the quiz again and now I'm apparantly Anne Elliot. I have a changing personality.
I have only read Pride and Prejudice and Persuasion. P&P was brilliant, Persuasion was disappointing. I'm currently reading Emma and will probably read Northanger Abbey or Sense and Sensibility next.
I have only read Pride and Prejudice and Persuasion. P&P was brilliant, Persuasion was disappointing. I'm currently reading Emma and will probably read Northanger Abbey or Sense and Sensibility next.
βιβλιοφάγος (a.k.a. Cat) wrote: "Well, I took the quiz again and now I'm apparantly Anne Elliot. I have a changing personality.I have only read Pride and Prejudice and Persuasion. P&P was brilliant, Persuasion was disappointing...."
P&P is soooooooo amazing:) Emma is also very good:)
Darcy, Knightley, Tilney....Wentworth. Yes, please.
Knightley....sigh....Darcy (very close second)....another sigh....
I must say, I cannot pass this topic by without a post. I must first say that Jane Austen helped to compose my childhood, books, movies and all. Because of this(not alone), I am quite convinced to this day that I was born after my time. For fear of losing my mind, I shall not dwell any further into choosing one male of these stories over the other. ONe cannot help but to adore almost all of them. There are of course, exceptions. 
Just saw Austenland! That movie was great ;)
I want to see that! Glad you enjoyed it:)
