villainous friendUnrelatedly, I saw the Tom Hiddleston Much Ado About Nothing last week and realised that it’s essentially the same story as Pride and Prejudice. 🤔
stultiloquentia@villainousfriend Austen was a huge theatre nerd. A bunch of her descriptions of Elizabeth use the same words and turns of phrase as the newspaper reviews of a particular actress, Dorothea Jordan, famed for her interpretation of Beatrice.
@stultiloquentia this makes me utterly delighted, thank you!!
Coreo Jones (coreopsismajor)@villainousfriend @stultiloquentia this is amazing!
Em (Serenade)@serenadestrong @villainousfriend lol, perceived