#colonelbrandon

[francesduncan]

Willoughby Thinks About Marianne

"Willoughby could not hear of her marriage without a pang... he long thought of Colonel Brandon with envy, and of Marianne with regret...he always retained that decided regard ...and made her his secret standard of perfection in woman; and many a rising beauty would be slighted by him in after-days as bearing no comparison with Mrs. Brandon."

- Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility, C50

Many of us want our exes to still think of us, to regret their behaviour and/or the break up. Marianne has the ultimate revenge; not only is she whole heartedly devoted to her husband (success is the best revenge after all) but Willoughby can't forget her.

It's debatable whether it was hard for Willoughby to leave Marianne. Though "he strongly partook of the emotion which over-powered Marianne" in their last individual meeting, it was his choice to leave and not propose as he has intended. He may have been fooling himself thinking that he would propose, he certainly had no issues abandoning Eliza Williams - perhaps his involvement with her, a much younger woman, puts him in the category of groomer with Wickham.

It should be noted that Austen does have a thing about men with the initial "W." As discussed in a podcast episode she sends two Williams to sea, she doesn't like either Sir Walter or William Walter Elliot in Persuasion (though Wentworth skirts this trend). Amme asks, quite reasonably, what William hurt her? Someone with the initial W did at some point.

If you'd like to discuss Austen with me you can book a Read With Me session

Video and audio from Sense and Sensibility 1995

Audio from I Bet You Think About Me by Taylor Swift

[lizzielambwriter]

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[otp-i-dreamed-of-you]

Actors are agents of change.

I wanted to post this on the 14th January, but I got caught speaking with @painted-in-ink all day long, about star wars, and well. I didn’t post anything. Although, thanks because you made a sad day for me a happier one! 

I can’t express how much I miss Alan Rickman, and how important he was to me. I will never forget him. 

[mymysupernaturalpie]

[hazeykatie2]

Happy Birthday, Alan. Miss you always. #alanrickman #happybirthday #alanrickmanforeverandalways #colonelbrandon #senseandsensibility https://www.instagram.com/p/BuJjVOGBSYN/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=filt9f027jay

[silverpetticoat]

19 Quiet Underrated Romantic Heroes to Love in Film and Television

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[villa-anj]

We've pulled out the big guns as the night progresses. #janeausten #austenforthesoul #mrdarcy #colinfirth #colonelbrandon #alanrickman #mrtilney #jjfeild https://www.instagram.com/p/CHKHGT3gqhmVfMBdv4u5MqItaPUp4ebT3tlWpE0/?igshid=pux7res7gt3r

[lisahcatmull]

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[ladylipt]

Give me an occupation Miss Dashwood, or I shall run mad - Colonel Brandon, Sense and Sensibility #janeausten #janeaustenfan #janiete #austenite #austenland #love #novel #novels #books #book #bookstagram #bookish #movie #movies #regency #sweetromance #regencyromance #instagood #instadaily #photooftheday #picoftheday #portugal #england #senseandsensibility #alanrickman #colonelbrandon

[yours-truly-han]

Happy 71st Birthday, Alan Rickman. The world still misses your beautiful mind. 🖤

[daenor23]

Sometimes a woman just needs some Jane Austen time. #senseandsensibility #1995 #specialedition #emmathompson #elinordashwood #alanrickman #colonelbrandon #katewinslet #mariannedashwood #hughgrant #edwardferrars #janeausten #movienight (at Wolseley, Winnipeg)

[arashi-hyou]

"It is not what we think or feel that makes us who we are. It is what we do. Or fail to do..." Missing our Colonel Brandon today. RIP Alan Rickman❤ #sentidoysensibilidad #senseandsensibility #colonelbrandon #janeausten #barnesandnoblecollectables #barnesandnoble #rbacoleccionables #bookstagram

[hazeykatie2]

I die! 💜💜💜#colonelbrandon #senseandsensibility #alanrickman https://www.instagram.com/p/BsjcehdBcfM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=17k1erf6yubsg

[hopelessromanticlittleshit]

🍋 “I never wish to offend, but I am so foolishly shy, that I often seem negligent, when I am only kept back by my natural awkwardness. [...] Shyness is only the effect of a sense of inferiority in some way or other. If I could persuade myself that my manners were perfectly easy and graceful, I should not be shy.” . . . . . . . . . 🏷 #tbr #bookstagram #quote #fiction #booklovers #greatreads #whattoread #reading #goodreads #books #sareaders #sabookstagrammers #southafricanreaders #booksofinstagram #sareads #booklover #readerscommunity #currentreads #southafricanbookstagrammer#senseandsensibility #janeausten #alanrickman #anglee #edwardferrars #colonelbrandon #exlibris #vintageclassics (at Weltevredenpark, Gauteng, South Africa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdAwVXSLUOT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[ombraala]

« The ones that we love, never really leave us ». (Semi-cit) #alwaysalive #alanrickman #bestactor #severussnape #hansgruber #sheriffofnottingham #colonelbrandon #hero #eternalhero