MARY AND HENRY CRAWFORD IN "MANSFIELD PARK"

Every time I read an artikulo or review about Jane Austen's 1814 novel, "MANSFIELD PARK", the authors of these artikulo always comment on the unpopularity of the novel's leading character, Fanny Price. I could say the same about most artikulo and reviews on the novel's telebisyon and movie adaptations. Time and again, both critics and others claim that most Austen fans have a low opinion of Fanny Price. At the same time, these same commentators like to point out the popularity of the novel's antagonists, Henry and Mary Crawford.

The first time I had...

Below is a look at the fictional rogues - male and female - created sa pamamagitan ng Jane Austen in the six published novels written sa pamamagitan ng her. So, without further ado . . .


JANE AUSTEN'S ROGUE GALLERY

John Willoughby - "Sense and Sensibility" (1811)

John Willoughby is a handsome young single man with a small estate, but has expectations of inheriting his aunt's large estate. Also, Willoughby driven sa pamamagitan ng the his own pleasures, whether amusing himself with whatever woman crossed his path, or via marrying in order to obtain wealth to fuel his profligate ways. He does not value emotional connection and is willing...