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Lola LB's avatar

The BBC version is my most favorite P&P adaption of all times! So much that I went and bought it on Amazon Prime. And then there are the Austenite novels ... so many unique twists to the plot that authors have come up with ... be forewarned, though, if the first page is chock full of adverbs, I return it to Kindle Unlimited post haste.

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tmatt's avatar

And what do you think was the goal of the 2005 version?

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Lola LB's avatar

To show how independent Elizabeth Bennet was, I think. I think the male characters, especially Mr. Darcy, was shown in a weak light. Whiny, almost.

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tmatt's avatar

Girl boss?

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Lola LB's avatar

Yes, that!

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tmatt's avatar

Try to find a page in the novel in which Darcy is whiny or emotional in a way that undercuts his dignified nature.

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