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bethanydelleman · 6 days

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Thinking about this poll posted yesterday and Mr. Bennet would be a fairly good Regency husband, as long as you are nothing like Mrs. Bennet. Caveat: nothing I am going to say justifies how he treats Mrs. Bennet, we are just examining his husband materialness if he married someone else.

Mr. Bennet is lazy and he deliberately antagonizes his wife, but he doesn't like her at all. If his wife had two brain cells to rub together, he wouldn't act that way. Also, he canonically doesn't cheat (no antibiotics so that's a big plus), he lets his wife manage the household money freely (a mistake with Mrs. Bennet but good for you), and he doesn't have life ruining vices (gambling/drinking). He has a large income and a nice house as part of the bargain.

With an intelligent wife, he might actually be happy and could be quite agreeable. Being treated similarly to how he treats Lizzy wouldn't be bad at all. Now, his behaviour towards his children isn't the best either, but a wife he respected could probably curb that and if his children were properly educated he wouldn't have much to mock.

Is he a great prospect? No. Because if the going gets tough I wouldn't want to have to rely on him. But you cannot judge his husband abilities by his current state as a man who has been disappointed for 23ish years. He could have had a much better marriage and been a better husband if he hadn't selected his wife with his "secondary brain."

#mr. Bennet #pride & prejudice #jane austen #but this doesn't justify the way he acts #explaining but not excusing #Lady Elliot did the same thing and made the best of it.

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nymphpens · 5 months

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bloodsuckingviolet · 2 years

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Mr. Darcy: yeah, i'm single

Mr. Darcy: single handedly destroying my family's expectations

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talkaustentome · 9 months

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Don’t mind me, just out here creating Jane Austen memes out of Good Omens stills while processing season 2 (Go watch it!). I’m sure Aziraphale would approve.

Pride and Prejudice x Good Omens

Just like Crowley, Elizabeth knows what’s coming, and she wishes she didn’t have to be there.

I wonder what Wickham’s punishment in the Good Omens hell would have looked like.

“Ah! Jane, I take your place now, and you must go lower, because I am a married woman.” I kinda love how obnoxious married Lydia is.

Truly one of my favourite moments in Austen’s novels, and any love story ever, is Mr. Darcy declaring Elizabeth “tolerable” and looking at her again to confirm his original verdict, only to go: “Daaamn. I was wrong.” (Also, the things I’d do to get a version of Darcy that does the Good Omens apology dance for Elizabeth.)

Thankfully, 10k a year helped Mrs. Bennet to change her mind about Darcy again very quickly.

The biggest change I’ve gone through since first getting into Austen was definitely going from loving Mr. Bennet because of his sarcasm to thinking he’s actually kind of awful.

Caroline Bingley, the original pick-me girl?

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marchdadness · 1 year

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these are dads from jane austen! vote for your favorite, or the one you think is the best, or the hottest, or whatever! the winner will be entered into a poll tournament with 63 other fictional dads.

#march dadness #henry woodhouse #mr. bennet #mr. dashwood #emma #pride and prejudice #sense and sensibility #jane austen #poll

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princesssarisa · 2 years

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Quick reminder, because some Pride and Prejudice fans seem to think otherwise and criticize Austen for it:

Mr. Bennet doesn't call Mary "silly" because she's less social than her sisters or because she's a bookworm. If he did, that would be very hypocritical of him! He calls her "silly" because she's she's a pretentious, preachy bore who always tries to show off her intellect and accomplishments, which she thinks are greater than they are.

That doesn't mean we can't sympathize with her or relate to her. She behaves the way she does to try to compensate for her lack of beauty, and to gain the attention she rarely gets either from society or from her family. And of course Mr. Bennet is wrong to just write off Mary, Kitty, and Lydia as "silly" instead of giving them real parental guidance – this is the lesson he learns after Lydia runs off with Wickham. But Mary is a comic character, not just a relatable and unfairly judged nerd.

#pride and prejudice #mary bennet #mr. bennet #fictional characters

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capnsupernova · 13 days

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I woke up and couldn't go back to sleep so here is a running list of all the reasons I will always love the Kiera Knightly and Matthew McFadyen version of Pride and Prejudice over any other remake ever:

The music. Every time I hear that opening song I feel like the opposite of crawling out of my skin. Like crawling back into my skin after letting my skin sit in the sun for a little while. And the song that Lizzie and Darcy dance to is so moody and angsty and perfect for their relationship and conversation at the time. And the song that plays when her and Charlotte aren't speaking is such a mix of light and life continuing to go on even when you feel such intense loneliness. Ugh. Just the music.

The scenery and the cinematic shots. They turned that movie into an art piece. The scene where here and Charlotte aren't speaking, with the music, and her just sitting on that swing, spinning as the seasons change and people just go on with their lives as if she hasn't lost one of the most important people in her life until she finally hears from Charlotte again. Everything about Pemberley and the journey leading up to it and the way you can see her falling in love with Darcy as she walks through his house and how that alone is enough to get a better understanding of him and his softer, homely side. The scene at the end in the field with the soft light of the rising sun and the fog in the field. The scene after she turns down Mr. Colins, with the pond and the geese and her mother screaming at her. Every scene was given it's absolute optimal shot of emotional and aesthetic quality.

Her parents. The people who play Mr. and Mrs. Bennet are just peak in my mind. I wanted Mr. Bennet to be my dad. His affable distance, his voice, the way he smiled. The way he obviously loved his daughters but also obviously didn't understand them at all. MRS. BENNET I don't care what anyone says. She was peak Mrs. Bennet. I cannot accept anyone else. Her kind of airy, high-strung voice and way of speaking. How her hair and clothes were always in slight disarray. The scene where she learns that Lydia has been married and her family isn't in ruins, how she goes from prone and distraught to immediately like "Married?" with an absolutely light and wistful and hopeful face/voice. A full 360 of her previous mental state.

And then just the individual scenes:

Like a few of the ones already mentioned, the scene after her and Charlotte's fight. How it emphasizes so strongly the relationship between them and how that is so clearly more heartbreaking to her than anything that could possibly happen between her and Mr Darcy. Without a single word spoken or a single action taken besides the spinning and the passage of time it conveys how lost and alone she feels in those moments. The pigs being chased in the background adds a touch of humor but also is a great shot of her despair. This is something Lizzie Bennet would laugh about, something she'd find silly and wonderful and she can't do that now because her friend isn't there with her.

And the scene where she gets the letter from her family about Lydia running away and she comes out after reading it with the intention to tell them what's going on, but she's so distraught and stressed that all she can do it make that sound so she just goes right back into her room and then shows up again a few seconds later much more composed and just says "Lydia's run away" and the look on Darcy's face like "babygirl, I'm gonna fix this. You don't need to know about it, but I am going to fucking fix this because you are sad and that hurts me" just with his face.

(Also Mr Darcy in general, the way Matthew McFadyen's face can go from gloomy and bored and apathetic to so so so soft. Like. kill me, please. If anyone’s face ever did that when they looked at me, I would cut out my whole entire heart and just give it to them, bleeding and beating and all.)

(Full disclosure, this movie was probably my actual first bisexual awakening. Kiera Knightly and Matthew McFadyen can do whatever they want to me.)

The scene where Jane is leaving to go on her trip after Bingley has left her with no word, and she's sitting on the back of the coach and she's smiling but it's such a frozen, practiced smile that never reaches her eyes so you can still see her heartbreak.

At the end, when her and Darcy meet in that field, and he's confessing his love to her and all she says is "Your hands are cold" which isn't I love you, exactly, but then she brings them to her lips and there is so much care and gentleness that it might as well be I love you.

The scene where Mr. Bingley comes back to propose and their all just chilling, lounging in the sitting room until they get the call and they flurry around the room to get "presentable" and then the door opens and they're all just sitting perfectly poised and pretty as if they weren't just flurrying around the room.

Listen.

There are some things I would have liked more of. Like the scene where she comes to visit Jane while she's sick and Caroline says that bullshit about how she looks "positively medieval" and Darcy is supposed get all snappy and say "well, actually, I think the walk made her look more lively." LIke more of him defending her when she's not even around to hear it, becasue that foreshadows so much of his behavior towards the end, including him specifically asking Lydia never to tell anyone that he was the one that helped her get married.

But just about everything else.

Everything.

I don't care that it wasn't as true to the books.

Because in some ways, with the changes they made, it was more true to the books and the characters and the intent of the book. I am of the camp that movies shouldn't be exactly like the book. It should be its own experience. Translating books directly and perfectly into a movie/tv show is just boring to me. Make it something unique. Make it an extension of the story, not a carbon copy of it. Like the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. There is not a single remake of that book that is exactly like the book itself or is exactly like each other, on purpose. Changes should be made, but only if those changes are actually meaningful and better express what is happening between the characters. And the changes made for this movie are so perfect and lovely.

There is so much that is captured without the need for words.

Everything about this movie will always immediately put my heart and soul into a good place. This movie single-handedly makes me believe in love. And not just any love, but a love of understanding, a love that takes work and communication, love between women and the importance of female relationships over all else. The way the scenery and music speak just as much as the characters do.

I just think about that movie sometimes and it makes my heart feel so many inarticulable things.

Anyways. yeah. That's all. Thanks for coming to my 4AM rant about P&P.

#Also Kiera Knightly as Elizabeth Swan can get it too #I would die for that woman #I would let her kill me #pride and prejudice #mr. darcy #elizabeth bennet #jane austen #kiera knightley #matthew macfadyen #movie adaptation #mr. bennet #mrs. bennet #jane bennet #mr. bingley

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elizabethofpemberley · 9 months

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"They are all silly and ignorant like other girls; but Lizzy has something more of quickness than her sisters." — Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Mr. Bennet.

#elizabeth bennet #books #regency era #jane austen #pride and prejudice #book quotes #classic literature #english literature #mr. bennet

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burningvelvet · 7 months

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mrs. bennet arguing with her husband and emptily threatening to disown her daughter for not marrying an asshole VS. mrs. bennet being unable to comprehend the “horror” and “inconceivable resentment” of her husband not buying their other daughter fancy things for a marriage to a different asshole. she is the perfectly accurate parody of unhappy mothers everywhere

#im not hating just observing #pride and prejudice #jane austen #book thoughts #book opinions #books #mr. bennet #mrs. bennet #literature #english literature #elizabeth bennet #lydia bennet #character analysis

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bethanydelleman · 10 months

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I keep thinking about Mr. Bennet when Elizabeth asks for him to stop Lydia from going to Brighton

“Already arisen?” repeated Mr. Bennet. “What, has she frightened away some of your lovers? Poor little Lizzy! But do not be cast down. Such squeamish youths as cannot bear to be connected with a little absurdity are not worth a regret. Come, let me see the list of pitiful fellows who have been kept aloof by Lydia’s folly.”

I kind of want Lizzy to whip out the letter and scream, "TWO MEN! We lost Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy." She has written proof! Those are clearly not "pitiful fellows".

Also, his daughters have one path out of financial ruin, how could he care so little about Lydia's behaviour and its effect on the others?

#jane austen #pride and prejudice #elizabeth bennet #mr. Bennet

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sophsship · 1 year

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Pride And Prejudice

(2005)

!SPOILER WARNING!

Do not proceed if you have not seen the movie.

Hi.

So, I had my doubts in wanting to write about such a spectacular story, for the simple fact that I have not finished the book yet.

But this masterpiece is just too beautiful to not be talked about.

I mean, I know I definitely am not the first one talking about this movie version of the story, written by the lovely Jane Austen, that has inspired so many people.

Let’s start from the fact that I love this movie.

It is just so calming, especially when it comes to the background music.

(Dario Marianelli be serving some wholesome romantic vibes)

For me, watching “Pride And Prejudice” is like eating a hot pancake with blueberries.

The plot is just so wonderful and stable, as expected from a Jane Austen novel.

The characters are all very well-written and well-portrayed in this version.

But honestly, I have no idea where Elizabeth gets the courage to be such a savage.

If she ever comes around I have to ask her to let me borrow some of that courage.

She absolutely got it from Mr. Bennet, one of my favourite characters in the entire novel.

I want to have the calm that he keeps when Mrs. Bennet goes crazy.

The Bennet sisters have all different personalities, which gives “Little Women” vibes.

I love Jane’s and Charles’s relationship.

THEY ARE JUST SO CUTE.

I do not understand why Caroline is always such a b*tch.

Why can she not just be happy for her brother??

I just hate her.

Like Lady Catherine.

Man, that woman needs to come down a bit.

I mean, I feel sorry for Anne.

What a poor girl.

Then there is Charlotte, the sweet bestie we all want.

(Or at least, I would)

I hate the fact that she has to marry Mr. Collins.

He is a neat but damn.

I think she could have had someone else.

But that is just my opinion.

And now we come to the man everyone loves and adores.

Fitzwilliam f*cking Darcy is one of the best fictional men in the world and I do not know anyone who is against this statement.

Not mentioning the fact that him being more introverted makes his character so relatable.

He is always there for his sister, he is secretly generous and he arranges all the final events that lead him to gain the courage to show his true feelings to Elizabeth.

Their romance is just so beautiful.

(Jane Austen really is the queen of enemies to lovers).

The places in this movie are just perfect.

Pemberley is *chef’s kiss*.

Eventually, I would like to add that this story is one of the best ever and I absolutely understand how it managed to become so renowned everywhere around the world.

This kind of stories are what makes us dreamers when it comes to romance, and everyone loves them.

I hope that future generations will also learn to appreciate and respect this fascinating tale.

Thank you for reading.

Have a good day!!

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ithinktheygotthealias · 7 months

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can’t wait to get old enough to let myself go full mr. bennet

#i promise i won’t have any children to fuck up through my indolence though #inner gremlin #pride and prejudice #p&p #p&p 1995 #mr. bennet #most relatable character

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tasha9317 · 9 months

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Mr. and Mrs. Bennet (Pride and Prejudice Analysis/ Discussion)

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marchdadness · 1 year

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vote for your favorite, or the one you think is the best, or the hottest, or whatever! the winner will advance to face the winner of match 7

#march dadness #pride and prejudice #red white and royal blue #mr. bennet #oscar diaz #poll

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princesssarisa · 4 months

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Character ask: Mr. and Mrs. Bennet (Pride and Prejudice)

Favorite thing about them: They're both funny characters in their different ways: Mr. Bennet intentionally, Mrs. Bennet unintentionally.

Least favorite thing about them: Well, they're both basically terrible parents to their daughters and terrible spouses to each other. Mrs. Bennet's own foolish behavior makes all the troubles she worries about much worse, while Mr. Bennet's habit of doing nothing except mocking it all is both unkind and irresponsible.

On a meta level, I do sometimes wonder if Austen's portrayal of Mrs. Bennet shows classism (since her socially ignorant behavior stems at least in part from her lower-class background – although her brother Mr. Gardiner doesn't share her faults), and/or internalized misogyny (while Mr. Bennet's flaws are made clear, we never quite lose the sense that Mrs. Bennet is meant to be seen as worse). I understand why so many readers think her portrayal is unfair and mean-spirited, though I'm not sure if I agree.

Three things I have in common with them:

Mrs. Bennet:

*I can be neurotic.

*I can be over-enthusiastic.

*I sometimes make social faux pas.

Mr. Bennet:

*I prefer reading to socializing.

*I can be irresponsible, especially with money.

*I like Elizabeth Bennet.

Three things I don't have in common with them:

Mrs. Bennet:

*I'm not a middle-aged British woman.

*I'm not married and don't have children.

*If I had daughters, even if I lived in Georgian England, I would rather they stay single than be married to the likes of Mr. Collins or Wickham.

Mr. Bennet:

*I'm not a middle-aged British man.

*I'm less witty than he is.

*If I had children, I would remember my duties to them.

Favorite line:

Mr. Bennet:

"You mistake me, my dear. I have a high respect for your nerves. They are my old friends. I have heard you mention them with consideration these last twenty years at least."

"An unhappy alternative is before you, Elizabeth. From this day you must be a stranger to one of your parents. Your mother will never see you again if you do not marry Mr. Collins, and I will never see you again if you do."

Mrs. Bennet:

"Nobody can tell what I suffer! But it is always so. Those who do not complain are never pitied."

brOTP: Mr. Bennet: His favorite daughter Elizabeth, if anyone. Mrs. Bennet: Her sister Mrs. Phillips, and her favorite daughter Lydia.

OTP: Each other, if only because that's what they deserve. Ideally, though, other people whom they never met.

nOTP: Any of their daughters or their daughters' husbands.

Random headcanon: Mrs. Bennet's first name is Jane. Just because the 1995 miniseries calls her "Fanny" doesn't make that name canon, and in the 18th and 19th centuries, it was common for one daughter in a family, usually the eldest, to be named after her mother.

Unpopular opinion: We don't need to choose whether to side with Mr. Bennet or Mrs. Bennet. This isn't a case of "one is right, the other is wrong" or "one is the good parent, the other is the bad parent." They both have sympathetic qualities, yet they both have glaring faults that nearly ruin their daughters' futures too. The old-school viewpoint of "Mr. Bennet is the likable, sensible parent; Mrs. Bennet is an idiot" and the more recently popular viewpoint of "Mrs. Bennet is just trying to secure her daughters' futures; Mr. Bennet is the bad parent" are both faulty and reductive.

Song I associate with them: None.

Favorite picture of them:

This illustration:

And this one:

Mary Boland and Edmund Gwenn in the 1940 film (dressed in costumes from the wrong time period, but I couldn't resist the sight of Hollywood's iconic Santa Claus from the original Miracle on 34th Street looking very unlike Santa as Mr. Bennet):

Benjamin Whitrow and Alison Steadman in the 1995 BBC miniseries:

Donald Sutherland and Brenda Blethyn in the 2005 film:

#character ask #pride and prejudice #mr. bennet #mrs. bennet #ask game #fictional characters #fictional character ask

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zipadeea · 1 year

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One of my favorite things about Pride and Prejudice is the Bennet family’s complete cluelessness about Darcy and Elizabeth. Like, if this were a tv show about the Bennets, Darcy and Elizabeth are like, the D storyline. The whole family is trying to get Jane and Bingley together, the regiment is stationed in Meryton, Mr. Collins is taking the house, Lydia and Wickham are obviously the climax, these people have a lot going on. And then, once the regiment has left and Jane and Lydia and Mr. Collins are married and everything seems resolved: plot twist! They’ve got random nobility at the door in the middle of the night telling the know-it-all sister who has been home on and off through the year not to marry the rando rich guy they all hate simply because they’re family and loyal to each other damnit and he called the know-it-all sister ugly once.

And then, of course, they all find out Lizzy and Darcy are actually very in love and literally all of the good things that have happened to them this year are a direct consequence of Darcy loving Lizzy lolol.

#pride and prejudice #i am once again watching 2005 pride and prejudice #mr darcy #Elizabeth Bennet #jane austen #it's just so good

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