People who read too many stories imagine all sorts of horrid things…
Northanger Abbey (2007)
Tag: jane austen
i just read a washington post article on romcoms aging poorly due to the pushiness (and oft-stalkery conduct) of the male characters therein, and it got me thinking about pride and prejudice, and specifically darcy saying, “one word from you will silence me on this subject forever.”
because, like, that’s the seldom-portrayed romantic dream in the patriarchal hellscape that is our world, isn’t it?
a dude being willing to say, “i understand if you don’t feel the same way about me, and i’ll leave you alone forever about this if my attention is unwanted.”
so simple, yet so wonderful in its basic human decency
and dudes to this day wonder why women still swoon over darcy
second favorite part of 2005 pride and prejudice is when lizzy tells darcy that lydia ran off with wickham and he’s like “can i help” and she’s like “no” and he’s like “then i have to go do something unrelated immediately” and she totally falls for it
#also of note is the 2nd proposal is as verbose he’ll ever be on his feelings in his life #like ever again #he’s not a Talker #he won’t explain how he feels #(at a pinch he will explain WHY he has acted a certain way and that’s as close as you’ll get) #so fluffy domestic scenes are all very well but like that ain’t gonna happen #what will happen is this: #lizzie: [is upset about something] #darcy: …..oh no #darcy: [goes away for 2 hours] #darcy: [comes back with his sleeves rolled up] #darcy: I MADE YOU A SHELF #ITS IN THE WEST SITTING ROOM LIKE YOU SAID RECENTLY IT’D BE NICE TO HAVE A SHELF PUT UP THERE #SO I HAVE MADE THAT FOR YOU #IT’S A SHELF FOR THINGS AND IT’S FOR YOU #lizzie: ………… you’re a dork and I love you.
theres a bit near the beginning of pride and prejudice where Bingley makes an offhand comment about how his handwriting is messy because he thinks faster than he writes and then Darcy gives like a 14 line rant methodically tearing him apart him for humble-bragging and then the entire party spends the next 2 and a half pages playfully but thoroughly dissecting and analysing Bingleys personality which ends in petty jabs and everyone getting offended. Guess thats just how it was before everyone had iPhones
the real victim in Pride and Prejudice is Georgiana Darcy, bc u know her brother spent at least two weeks lying around in his Regency Jammies eating Benjamin and Jerrold’s out of ye olde carton feeling sorry for himself bc his crush not only didn’t like him back but tore him to shreds in the process and Georgie had to deal with that and then said crush shows up at their HOUSE and she has to live w both of them probably stealing lovelorn yearning glances at each other the whole damn day while knowing if she even SUGGESTS to her brother that maybe perhaps his crush doesn’t hate his entire guts anymore he’ll just be all tragic about it bc “you don’t KNOW her Georgiana she dESPISES me and i DESERVE it”
benjamin and jerrold’s
I can’t believe the 2005 pride & prejudice completely understood that the ONLY correct characterization for Darcy was having him look mortifyingly uncomfortable in literally every situation he’s placed in. his body language is just. horrifying. this man wants to crawl into a hole. not to mention he’s like 6 and a half feet tall which is just. he’s so uncomfortably Large that you can’t ignore him even though he Desperately Wants You To Ignore Him. thank GOD they didn’t try any of that Dashing Gentleman bullshit. awkward nerd is the only correct Darcy.
honestly besides the romance my favorite part of pride and prejudice has to be how much of a complete Disaster the bennet family is,,,,,,,like mr bennet is sarcastic af and never tells his family anything until like the hour before it happens (“btw ur cousin that you’ve never even met before and who could throw ur asses out on the streets one day is coming for dinner at 4”),,,,,mrs bennet is the total Can I Speak To The Manager mom who always threatens to pass out even if she’s never passed out once in her entire life,,,,lydia practically stalks military men and was once voted most likely to run away from home forever for a laugh,,,,,kitty would probably burn the house down if lydia told her it was a good idea,,,,,mary is the epitome of that one person who memorizes only six lines from a textbook and says “knowledge is power” for three days after,,,,,,,,jane would practically apologize to someone who was stabbing her,,,,and im almost 1000% sure that elizabeth has at least once stood up on the dining room table and yelled at her family “fight me then” when she’s angry,,,,,,literally the original sitcom family
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