Tumblr crosspost (12 July 2020)
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anghrainefradine at Tumblr asked:
What do you think Mr. Bennet means about Elizabeth's 'lively talents'? Since I'm rereading Mansfield Park and the very same phrase is used to describe Tom Bertram lol
I replied:
Haha, I never noticed that! But I’m inclined to think it’s a way of saying that she’s quick-witted and vivacious, and while it makes her clever and charming, it could also make her restless and perhaps impulsive without a way to satisfy her abilities/inclinations in family/social life.
What do you think Mr. Bennet means about Elizabeth's 'lively talents'? Since I'm rereading Mansfield Park and the very same phrase is used to describe Tom Bertram lol
I replied:
Haha, I never noticed that! But I’m inclined to think it’s a way of saying that she’s quick-witted and vivacious, and while it makes her clever and charming, it could also make her restless and perhaps impulsive without a way to satisfy her abilities/inclinations in family/social life.
(I think it’s prettyyyy euphemistic in the context he’s using it in.)
tagged: #tbh i think mr bennet considers elizabeth more of a quick than a deep thinker #hence his belief that she needs a 'superior' husband to steady her