Tag Archives: Fitzwilliam Darcy
My Good Opinion Once Lost is Lost For Ever
Fitzwilliam Darcy is a major, but minor, character in Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice.” Although he plays a major role in the story’s outcome, after all, Darcy is the romantic hero of the piece, he is not in every scene. … Continue reading
An Intervention with Mr. Wickham
(Applause) Voice Over: Welcome to the Doctor Richard Belton Show. Please place your hands together for our resident psychologist, Doctor Richard. (Applause) Doctor Richard: Good Afternoon and Welcome. We have an interesting program planned for you today. Our guests have … Continue reading
Pride & Prejudice Retelling – Darcy Attempts to Forget Elizabeth Bennet – Part 2
“So, Darcy, where do you go from here?” The words choked him, but he managed to say, “I know my duty; the Darcy name and Pemberley must survive. I must forget Elizabeth Bennet and find a suitable match. I am … Continue reading
Pride & Prejudice Retelling – Darcy Attempts to Forget Elizabeth Bennet – Part One
(Note: In my versions of Pride and Prejudice, I give Colonel Fitzwilliam the name “Edward,” my father’s name.) “I am pleased you have come so quickly, Edward,” Georgiana said as she served his tea. “Your note said it was important,” he … Continue reading
Pride & Prejudice 2005 and Voyeurism
This is a film where the spectator enjoys a lesson in Voyeurism 101. We follow the story as we view the characters through windows, eavesdrop on them through doors, read over their shoulders, stand behind them while they are conversing, … Continue reading
Actions Speak Louder Than Words: Movie Discussion of 1995′s Pride and Prejudice
In reading Jane Austen, one can easily imagine the Austen children acting out a play created by the boisterous Jane. Her novels have all the elements of drama: a small cast, limited settings, and no special effects. In this manner, … Continue reading
Actions Speak Louder Than Words: Movie Discussion of Pride and Prejudice 1995
In reading Jane Austen, one can easily imagine the Austen children acting out a play created by the boisterous Jane. Her novels have all the elements of drama: a small cast, limited settings, and no special effects. In this manner, … Continue reading
Book Review – The Phantom of Pemberley
(by Kelly Yanke Deltenar of http://www.examiner.com) The Phantom of Pemberley by Regina Jeffers is a sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice with a murder mystery twist. And although I’ve read Jeffers before (all of her other books, as a … Continue reading
Actors Who Have Appeared in More Than One Austen Film
Daphne Slater took on the parts of Anne Elliot in Perusasion 1960 and that of Elizabeth Bennet in the 1952 production of Pride and Prejudice. Phyllida Law played Mrs. Austen in Miss Austen Regrets and Mrs. Bates in Emma 1996. … Continue reading
