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“ 'He has got no good red blood in his body,' said Sir James.
'No. Somebody put a drop under a magnifying-glass and it was all semicolons and parentheses,' said Mrs. Cadwallader. " (p 65)
— Jan 28, 2025 11:52AM
'No. Somebody put a drop under a magnifying-glass and it was all semicolons and parentheses,' said Mrs. Cadwallader. " (p 65)
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"And there’s none more ready to nurse you than your own
sister and your own nieces, if you’d only say the word. There’s
Rebecca, and Joanna, and Elizabeth, you know."
“Ay, ay, I remember—you’ll see I’ve remembered ’em all—all dark and
ugly. They’d need have some money, eh? There never was any beauty in
the women of our family"
On a less serious note, Mary Garth is what the kids call "bae"
— Feb 01, 2025 01:30PM
sister and your own nieces, if you’d only say the word. There’s
Rebecca, and Joanna, and Elizabeth, you know."
“Ay, ay, I remember—you’ll see I’ve remembered ’em all—all dark and
ugly. They’d need have some money, eh? There never was any beauty in
the women of our family"
On a less serious note, Mary Garth is what the kids call "bae"
Christopher Antimie
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" 'Oh, Mrs. Cadwallader, I don’t think it can be nice to marry a man with a great soul.'
'Well, my dear, take warning. You know the look of one now; when the next comes and wants to marry you, don’t you accept him.' ” (p 51)
— Jan 27, 2025 05:27PM
'Well, my dear, take warning. You know the look of one now; when the next comes and wants to marry you, don’t you accept him.' ” (p 51)
Christopher Antimie
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"The objectionable puppy, whose nose and eyes were equally black and expressive, was thus got rid of, since Miss Brooke decided that it had better not have been born" (p 28). Some interesting symbolism at play with Sir James and his remonstrated pup as well as the recurring "Exactly". Glad the text is taking a turn for the comical, rather than simple the didactic.
— Jan 22, 2025 09:36PM
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Yess, the narration really is a character of its own! I think there are multiple reasons why Middlemarch doesn’t get the same film treatment that Jane Austen’s books get, but I think the strongest argument is simply that you can never truly capture the spirit of Middlemarch on the big screen because so much of the book’s charm comes from the narrator.
That being said, I think Mrs. Cadwallader would shine on the silver screen. She literally steals every scene she’s in 😂
Agreed on both accounts. Mr Fred is showing some promise as well 👌
YAYY YOU’VE MET FRED!! If you’ve been introduced to Fred, then I think it’s safe to say that you’ve met a good bulk of the characters who live in the town of Middlemarch. So now I can officially say…WELCOME TO MIDDLEMARCH!! I’m so stoked loll
Thank you, thank you 🙏 It's great to be here 🤌
Maybe "comedy" was the wrong descriptor, but the narrator is certainly a character of infinite jest. @Grace