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fangirlinglikeabus · 2 years

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In the first place, the man who has had the assurance to think me, and to endeavour to make me, his property, will hunt me from place to place, and search after me as an estray: and he knows he may do so with impunity; for whom have I to protect me from him?

would like to highlight this bit from clarissa especially because i have both tenant of wildfell hall and caleb williams brainrot and i think you could reasonably argue that both of them were influenced by this book. anyway i think this is super telling re: richardson’s broader societal concerns and the way he’s torn as a writer between ‘hey, the world really sucks for women’ and the more conservative ‘...but you should still totally obey your father isn’t patriarchy great?’ like, i’m pretty sure his solution is just to try and didactic-novel-write men into being better power holders rather than question the power that enables these abuses in the first place. we’ve kinda got both bound up here - the acknowledgement that if clarissa were to marry lovelace she would be functionally owned by him, and that he has absorbed that ideology into his broader attitude about women, is certainly present, but there’s also the fact that this comes in the middle of clarissa deciding she needs to sacrifice the hope of being reconciled with her family; she’s vulnerable to him not just because of legal status but because if she had a good patriarchal family structure behind her she’d never even have to worry about dangerous men in the first place! the person who should be protecting her, the ‘whom’, is her father, and he’s failed at that.

i looked up the word estray in the glossary at the back of my edition, too, and it said this:

(in law) A tame beast found, having no known owner, which if not claimed within a year and a day falls to the lord of the manor.

a metaphor which has it All: dehumanisation, lovelace’s need for himself to be the ultimate power in any given situation, the idea in tameness of a creature that has lost its natural ability to defend itself, falls. but also - it’s a legal term. and this is i think the other element of that line i bolded that both caleb williams and tenant seize upon, which is that this is legally sanctioned mistreatment. ‘whom have i to protect me from him?’ well it’s not the law. that was never there to protect you; you’re equivalent to a tame beast. that’s the weapon behind falkland throwing caleb in prison, hunting caleb even though he’s the criminal; it’s what allows arthur huntington to destroy helen’s art supplies and take what little money she has. they have rank, money, and gender on their side regardless of the rightness of their actions. and while i do think clarissa is a more conservative work than either of those subsequent novels, it’s far from impossible to notice a similar critique, or at least uneasiness, about the systems at play in the world richardson is writing.

#laura talks books #clarissa reread #clarissa #clarissa; or the history of a young lady #samuel richardson #the tenant of wildfell hall #anne bronte #caleb williams #things as they are; or the adventures of caleb williams #william godwin #bronte blogging #so many tags on this one and i blame 18th century novel naming conventions #(you could also easily talk about the way lovelace has lied and will continue to lie about clarissa being his wife.#regardless of its truth it allows him to stay near her with minimal suspicion or ability to protect her even when she's most openly hostile)#analysis #ability for others to protect her i should clarify

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tenderloincherub · 2 years

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I’m midway through Portrait of a Lady on Fire and so far these are my thoughs (beware spoilers):

> this reflects perfectly why erotic art pieces of men (created by other men, such as saint sebastian, paintings, sculptures) are symbols of homoerotism. there is a clear intimacy and erotism in staring at someone attently enough to capture their essence on marble or on a canvas, so the erotism lies not so much on the final product but in all the process it represents. I mean, when the-lady-on-fire (I don’t remember names, sorry) accepts to model for the painter, and the painter starts telling her all her gestures and what does she do when she has a certain emotion... that, that observation, that getting to know someone deeply through perception, that putting them in a piece of art and portraiting all that you see in them; that, that is such a symbol of intimacy and erotism.

> my friend who recommended me this movie had already told me about all the symbolisms with Orpheus and staring. It is interesting, before the scene where the-lady-on-fire reads the fragment from Ovid, there have already been a lot of parallels through the movie. There is a constant play between the-lady-on-fire and the painter of staring, facing the back of the other, looking at without being looked at, observing secretly as if you shouldn’t be observing (specially the painter). I mean, in the first scene they have together, the face-to-face interaction is delayed: the painter stares at the back of the-lady-on-fire and follows her and starts running after her, and only after the-lady-on-fire stops and turns around they face each other. At the beginning, it’s made clear that it’s the-lady-on-fire who doesn’t want to be looked at: she refused the previous painter, and she’s often turned back from the new painter; and so this lady-on-fire, we know, is Eurydice.

(but at the same time, the painter is the one who is intentionally often hiding from the-lady-on-fire, because she’s lying; she lives and paints behind her curtains, she sketches the-lady-on-fire secretly, while the other one is looking away)

> this leads me to the last part. When the three girls are discussing Orpheus’ motives and faults in having turned to look at Eurydice, the painter says he chose to do so because he chose not as a lover, but as a poet (as an artist, as she is doing as a painter) and he chose the memory of Eurydice instead of Eurydice herself; to this, the-lady-on-fire responds that maybe Eurydice asked Orpheus to turn back. And that’s what is happening: the painter ruined the first portrait, so the lady-on-fire offered to pose for her to paint her again (she asked the painter to turn back and look at her) and the painter did (the painter is again staring at her to portrait -and remember- her, instead of developing something further with the-lady-on-fire)

>I almost forgot. The joy, the life, the emotions that will fill the portrait are those of the lady-on-fire in love, and that is how her husband-to-be will perceive her and her beauty. But these emotions are not directed towards him, but towards the painter; and the painter is in some level directing this painting towards him. There is an interesting triangle forming here that reminds me so fucking much of Anne Carson’s Eros the bittersweet.

#liveblogging #portrait of a lady on fire #painting #orpheus and eurydice #ovid's metamorphoses #sapphic #eros the bittersweet #anne carson #thoughts #live blogging #homoerotism

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thechurn · 2 months

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started reading children of time finally. i am intrigued

#anne talks #book blogging #insane scientist lady with a god complex??? mutant spiders??? im in

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sixy-lady-cc · 4 months

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Welcome to my Introduction!

First things first, I say things, and those things can come off as offensive sometimes. If that is the case, let me know. Believe me, if it was intentional, I will gladly let you know!

Next, I'm a fictional introject who has a few memories (the big ones) of history. I remember being married to Henry VIII. I remember him being an ass... I remember dying! If you don't agree, fine. I'm not saying I'm THE Anne Boleyn, I'm saying I feel like I am the musical version... DID, people! Chill!

Now for the dark side of this: DID is not a fab... it's not a game... it's not a "Oh, cool! You have [blank] in your head!"

It's a response to trauma... it's a real disorder, and it varies for everyone how it's experienced. No two people are the same... no two people have the SAME trauma... So, no two people have the exact same experience with DID! Capisce?

If you send me anonymous hate, I will either delete it or post it, as is my right when it is in my ask box... If you don't want to hear my opinion, don't send me yours. Simple!

I'm a trauma holder. Which means I remember shit... And, for me, those traumatic BODY memories show up as memories I experienced as Anne Boleyn, which means that some things I say I experienced will not be "Historically Accurate" because no two people have the same trauma!

That said, what may not be Historically Accurate is still very, very real for me and should not be treated lightly... it is real trauma.

So, please- keep any opinions of "Well, abuse victims are at fault as much as their abusers" to yourself! It will not be tolerated.

Now, on to my official "this is me"!

Hi, everyone! My name is Anne! I am a fictional introject of Anne Boleyn from The Six Musical with some memories of being the historical Anne Boleyn as well.

I'm an adult, and I use She/Her pronouns. I prefer the name Anne or (with permission first) Annie. I like being social and making jokes! My triggers include heavy mention or description of abuse, defense of Henry VIII (my ex), and villainising abuse victims... Such behavior will result in a block as I deem necessary.

I like drama to some degree. If I ever post about something you want tagged, please link me the post and ask me to tag it for you. I try to be respectful of people's boundaries and triggers, as I expect that same respect in return, but admittedly, I make mistakes. If I do, I will gladly fix them!

Most importantly, please be respectful of me and of my audience. I welcome questions, should you have any.

Wishing you all a great day and a happy 2024!

Bye-bye, now!

#did system #did osdd #actually did #did alter #musical fictive #six fictive #six introject #fictive #fictional introject #anne boleyn fictive #intro post #introduction #blog intro #introductory post #pinned post #pinned intro #read first #anne speaks #sixy-lady

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anghraine · 6 months

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I find it deeply annoying that Darcy gets lumped in with Rochester and/or Heathcliff, but it is also slightly funny because I'm not sure any Austen lead would hold Rochester and Heathcliff in more undiluted contempt than Darcy.

(In fairness to Rochester, I don't like him but he's no Heathcliff either. IMO a lot closer to him than to Darcy, though!)

#i am utterly convinced that darcy would loathe them both with his entire soul and being #sarah rees brennan had a great tweet about this that i sadly don't exactly remember #but it was one hundred percent correct #anghraine babbles #austen blogging #austen fanwank #lady anne blogging

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carolinanadeau · 8 months

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A March 1958 LIFE Magazine article about Sally Ann Howes' debut as Julie Andrews' replacement in the role of Eliza Doolittle in the original Broadway production of My Fair Lady.

#that last photo is everything #moving this one up in the queue for the purposes of Love and Positivity #just subtly pointing out:#'Sally seldom watched Julie perform because she did not want to ape her mannerisms.' but to this day people have the NERVE to say...#anyway she is an extraordinary talent in her own right and I love her and will fight for her <3 #on this blog WE love and appreciate her!#sally ann howes #my fair lady #my original post #these are not my photos but I do own this same magazine now #alternate caption for the Sally Ann and Julie pic: two queens discussing how to best maximize their joint slay

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hotjaneaustenmenpoll · 24 days

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WHO IS THE HOTTEST JANE AUSTEN MAN ? THE FINAL

Propaganda...

Captain Wentworth (1995):

Ciaran Hinds has that perfect ruggedness yet friendliness to his face that makes him the perfect charming Wentworth. And all of the longing that he manages to convey in his eyes is so hot.

Wentworth may be angry/resentful with Anne but in general he is charming and the best friend you could ever have. Ciaran gets the pleasant parts of his character and brings them out, while keeping a guarded coolness (protective camouflage) with Anne.

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I dunno if this counts as propaganda or not, but Ciaran Hinds has a face that looks like it was jackhammered out of a shale cliff.

If a line like 'I am half agony...half hope' comes out of a face like that you know that man has a soul for poetry.

I can listen no longer in silence. I must speak to you by such means as are within my reach. You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope. Tell me not that I am too late, that such precious feelings are gone for ever. I offer myself to you again with a heart even more your own than when you almost broke it, eight years and a half ago. Dare not say that man forgets sooner than woman, that his love has an earlier death. I have loved none but you. Unjust I may have been, weak and resentful I have been, but never inconstant. You alone have brought me to Bath. For you alone, I think and plan. Have you not seen this? Can you fail to have understood my wishes? I had not waited even these ten days, could I have read your feelings, as I think you must have penetrated mine. I can hardly write. I am every instant hearing something which overpowers me. You sink your voice, but I can distinguish the tones of that voice when they would be lost on others. Too good, too excellent creature! You do us justice, indeed. You do believe that there is true attachment and constancy among men. Believe it to be most fervent, most undeviating, in

F. W.

I must go, uncertain of my fate; but I shall return hither, or follow your party, as soon as possible. A word, a look, will be enough to decide whether I enter your father's house this evening or never.

This is propaganda for the next round because I need my boy to be a finalist! But this letter is all the persuasion I need to know that he is a winner

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Ciarán Hinds in this is a whole other level of "a good man" He makes Anne's decision at the end so much more perfect.

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The yearning the yearning - JLM gives a great look but Captain Wentworth is the king of longing stares. He's trying sooo hard to hate her sooo hard to get over her - 8 years and he thinks he's ready to face her and move on but no he has to notice she's exhausted on the walk, that her nephew is being overwhelming, that she should be dancing and not just playing the piano for everyone else. And even though he's jealous later on when Mr Elliott gives her an "admiring look" in lime he's pleased for her because he knows she deserves to be admired and cherished even if he's angry that he wasn't able to be the one she let admire and cherish her. I just this man - he loves Anne so much and it's so so hot.

Propaganda for Captain Wentworth.

I've always loved Persuasion and so I was voting for him in his polls anyway, but I had never seen the 1995 adaptation. So because of this blog I decided to check it out.

Well. Now I'm obsessed. I came into this tournament fully expecting to vote Firth Darcy to victory. Ciaran Hinds suddenly showed up and sparta kicked him to curb. His every look, every gesture is laden with longing. He's so tender with Anne but then the barely restrained rage in his voice when he speaks to Lady Russell. He's rugged and manly yet tender and considerate.

I BURN, I PINE, I PERISH

If you're wondering why you should vote for Wentworth 95 in the @hotjaneaustenmenpoll, it's because he's got something hot for everyone.

Do you think it's hot when a man dresses up fancy? He looks very dapper in his uniform! Or do you find it more sexy when a man is more casual, a little mussed up, maybe even a little grimy? He does that perfectly too!

Do you find men hot when they're being tender and restrained? Or do you find men hot when they're losing control a bit, maybe getting a bit passionate with anger or jealousy?

Do you like a refined man of culture? Or a rugged outdoorsman?

A warm smile? Or something more broody?

Someone who's the life of the party, boisterous, laughing, charming? Or the strong silent type, serious, calm, mysterious?

Hinds's Wentworth does all of these sexy things brilliantly! You cannot lose with him, he's got it all!

II ranked Wentworth as the #1 Austen man in terms of fuckability, and I stand behind that when it comes to Wentworth 95 versus Knightley 09.

Is Wentworth 95 angry sometimes? Yeah. But that's hot, at least coming from Ciaran Hinds' ruggedly handsome face. Have you heard of makeup sex? Tell me Wentworth 95 and Anne don't have the most scorching hot angry makeup sex imaginable 🥵

And yet Wentworth 95 is also super tender! The slow, gentle, worshipful way he kisses Anne at the end?? So beautiful and hot. The longing way he looks at Anne in silence. The way he is so solicitous of Anne's comfort to put her on the carriage with his sister! You can just tell he's gonna take the time to worship his wife in bed.

And let's not forget that he writes the most romantic letter ever written! The depth of passion in this man, my god! 🔥💕🔥

This is not a who is the better man contest, or who is the more faithful to the book, or who would you most want to marry. This is a hotness contest, and Wentworth 95 is so fucking hot.

Mr Darcy (1995):

Colin Firth (1995) is book Darcy brought to life. He uses tiny gestures and looks to communicate with us and Elizabeth… his struggle is so subtle but so palpable. A beautiful asshole with a creamy nougat center. Just perfect.

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Those heart-eyes right up above☝️? Hot!

Passive-agressively drinking tea? Hot!

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The way he rushes over to see Elizabeth at Pemberley on those delicious long legs of his with that slutty wet curl hanging over his forehead? Hot!

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Fencing? Hot!

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The way he is so concerned about Elizabeth crying and takes her hand even though he shouldn't? Hot!

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This dimple-y smile of pure joy because he knows he's married to Elizabeth freaking Bennet? Hot!

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Colin Firth Darcy is simultaneously immaculately put together and entirely falling apart internally. The wet shirt scene is so iconic not (only) because ‘oooh almost-shirtless sexy man’, but because it’s a metaphor for how he’s absolutely falling apart!!! This is a private moment, when he doesn’t think anyone can see him. And then he bumps. into. Lizzie. At his house!! And the entire sequence that follows with him rushing out still doing his jacket up to catch her before he leaves. They are both on the back foot and it’s THAT moment of confusion that opens a more honest dialogue between them.

Without Firth in a lake you wouldn’t get Macfadyen in a downpour!

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There's a reason why Colin Firth is forever known as Mr. Darcy above all other roles he's had and will have! Even ignoring the wet white shirt, which has become A Thing now, he is so hot with his curly hair and his little half smiles and his intense looks of longing and his legs that go on for milessss.

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This cannot be real. My fellow Jane Austen people. Without Colin Firth’s Darcy we wouldn’t have 90% of modern JA content. He opened a door and there was no turning back for modern culture. There would be no MacFadyen standing half undressed in a field at dawn without Firth jumping into a lake first. There would be no hand flex if there hadn’t been Firth doing his best impression of a man undressing Elizabeth Bennet with his eyes and hating himself for liking it. There would be no Bridgerton without Bridget Jones. Let’s face it people. We wouldn’t be here having these arguments if Colin Firth had not been Mr Darcy.

Colin Firth understood Mr. Darcy in a way no other actor ever has. He is awkward as fuck in a way that comes across as snooty and judgmental on a first watch-through, then can be read as awkward and longing on a second time. His performance had such depth while looking extremely shallow at first glance. This man WAS Mr. Darcy. (I love 2005, as well, and I love Matthew McFayden, but he was awkward for awkward sake.) Colin Firth made Darcy's awkward look snooty and aloof.

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THE socially awkward Darcy is the 1995 Darcy - look at him coming and sitting in awkward silence with Elizabeth pointedly asking her if she wants to live a long way from her family (to obvious relief) and then abruptly leaving - vote for him please 😭😭😭😭

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Colin Firth served so much as Darcy that when they did Bridget Jone's diary, they brought him back.... AS DARCY. The smoulder. The angst. The man is the quintessential Darcy.

“Firthing” is an actual term that is used now to describe someone yearning intensely. It is named after Colin Firth’s Mr Darcy performance.

Colin Firth all the way. He's known in our household as Owl Eyes because in every frame he's mooning over Elizabeth Bennet. Unsurpassable, unmatched, golden television (and some of the worst dancing you've ever seen).

Colin has beautiful, touchable curls.

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My high school English teacher was very into using movies to teach alongside literature, which was a great teaching tool. When we read Pride and Prejudice, he used both 2005 and 1995 for various scenes. What stands out to me all these years later was when it got to the part when Lizzy went to help Georgiana after Caroline dropped Mr. Wickham's name and Darcy gives Lizzy this look:

My teacher stopped the film and pointed at Darcy's face and said, "See that? That is THE look. If someone ever looks at you like that, you know they're in love." And what is hotter than that?

Also this teacher had two cats named Lizzy and Darcy. Not relevant to the poll but I wanted you all to know about them.

Colin Firth dazzles and amazes in the nuanced performance that just blows all other attempts away.

The best thing about the Colin Firth wet shirt scene is actually the scene that follows where him and Lizzie are both just dyinggg of embarrassment but Darcy pulls himself together refuses to lose his advantage and runs to get dressed and chase her down before she leaves - just the mix of cringe and hopefulness at seeing her again is so well done and so attractive!!! (this is just the bit where he's running after her but I love it all!)

#hotjaneaustenmenpoll #the final #take two (SORRY)#captain wentworth #mr darcy #persuasion 1995 #pride and prejudice 1995 #ciaran hinds #colin firth #persuasion #pride and prejudice #jane austen #frederick wentworth #fitzwilliam darcy #Youtube

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