I just rewatched the Emma Thompson S&S movie and I was struck by how she fixed three issues that bother me in the text. What an astute commentary on human beings in general: your idea that Elinor is vulnerable to anyone who truly loves Marianne at the moment that she, Elinor, is an exhausted wreck from almost having lost her sister. Smith's character, even though she has a bit part and is off-screen. Smith is deliberately putting before him! He can have Allenham with no fashionable social life or acknowledgement of his wife, or he can go seek his fortune elsewhere and hope to retain the social status that allows him to hobnob with all the 'best' people. And if that's the case, what an interesting conundrum Mrs. I'm so intrigued by your (very plausible) theory that Eliza is an 'impossible' marriage for Willoughby when he becomes the master of Allenham. Your comments about Lydia are all in line with my own reading, Christina. Your comments about Lydia are all in line Oh, I'm sorry! I should have pointed out that it was Kirk who said he thought Lydia might be inherently bad. Oh, I'm sorry! I should have pointed out that it was Kirk who said he thought Lydia might be inherently bad.

Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth Fama