Game the Twenty-Fourth: Which Minor P&P Character Are You?

It is Miss Dashwood's turn to post a new game this week, but like Lady Bertram she feels quite stupid tonight, and is copping out by sharing a fun personality quiz with the forgiving members of the Club.

Which minor P&P character are you?

Miss Dashwood, who is fond of writing in the third person from time to time, is Mary Bennet.  Miss Marianne is Kitty Bennet, which makes them sisters, which is pleasant.  The fact that they are Mary and Kitty is less desirable.

Who are you?  Tell us in the comments!

Caption Contest {8} Winners!

Well, we couldn't decide which one was the best... so here are two. :D

Made by Anne-girl

Made by The Elf

(Reference to "On the Street Where You Live" from My Fair Lady.)

Game the Twenty-Third: Caption Contest {8}

{{Apologies for the lateness of this one!}}

You know the drill by now.  Exercise your witty witticisms upon this highly interesting piece of photography--

---and the rules are what they always are. We request clean and funny captions (you may submit more than one), and the winning caption will be posted on Saturday, &c., &c.

Game the Twenty-Second: Answers!

Here are the answers and results for the fill-in-the-blanks quote game.

1
Mary: Unhappy as the event must be for Lydia,  we must draw from it this useful lesson: that loss of virtue in a female is irretrievable.
Mrs. Gardiner: My dear Mary, this is hardly helpful.
Mary: For a woman's reputation is no less brittle than it is beautiful. Therefore we cannot be too guarded in our behavior towards the undeserving of the other sex.
Elizabeth: Yes... thank you, Mary.

2
"I am determined that nothing but the very deepest love will induce me into matrimony. So, I shall end an old maid, and teach your ten children to embroider cushions and play their instruments very ill!"
~Elizabeth

3
Elizabeth: She is full young to be out much in company. But really, ma'am, I think it would be very hard upon younger sisters, that they not have their share of society and amusement, simply because their elder sisters have not the means or inclination to marry early.
Lady Catherine: Upon my word!  You give your opinion very decidedly for so young a person.

4
Mrs. Gardiner: Is this the proud Darcy you told us of? He’s all ease and friendliness, no false dignity at all!
Elizabeth: I'm as astonished as you are. I can't imagine what has affected this transformation.
Mrs. Gardiner: Can you not?

5
Mr. Collins: She is unfortunately of a sickly constitution which unhappily prevents her being in town. And by that means, as I told Lady Catherine myself one day, she has deprived the British court of its brightest ornament.  You may imagine, sir, how happy I am on every occasion to offer those delicate little compliments which are always acceptable to ladies.
Mr. Bennet: It is fortunate for you, Mr. Collins, that you possess such an extraordinary talent for flattering with delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed from the impulse of the moment, or are they the result of previous study?

6
Lady Catherine: Obstinate, headstrong girl! I'm ashamed of you. I have not been in the habit of brooking disappointment!
Elizabeth: That will make your ladyship's situation at present more pitiable, but it will have no effect on me.

7
Elizabeth: I remember hearing you once say that you hardly ever forgave, that your resentment once
created was implacable. You are very careful, are you not, in allowing your resentment to be
created?
Darcy: I am.
Elizabeth: And never allow yourself to be blinded by prejudice?
Darcy: I hope not. May I ask to what these questions tend?
Elizabeth: Merely to the illustration of your character; I am trying to make it out.

8
Elizabeth: Do you mean to frighten me, Mr Darcy, by coming in all this state to hear me? But I won't be
alarmed; my courage always rises with every attempt to intimidate me.
Mr. Darcy: I know you find great enjoyment  in professing opinions which are not your own.
Elizabeth: Your cousin would teach you not to believe a word I say, Colonel Fitzwilliam. That is
ungenerous of him, is it not?
Col. Fitzwilliam: It is indeed, Darcy!
Elizabeth: Impolitic, too, for it provokes me to retaliate and say somewhat of his behavior in
Hertfordshire which may shock his relations.

9
Mrs Bennet: I don't know what will become of us all, indeed I do not! And I cannot bear to think of
Charlotte Lucas being mistress of this house! That I should be forced to make way for her
and live to see her take my place in it!
Mr Bennet: My dear, do not give way to such gloomy thoughts. Let us hope for better things; let us
flatter ourselves, that I might outlive you.

10
"And this is your opinion of me. My faults by this calculation are heavy indeed! But perhaps
these offences might have been overlooked had not your pride been hurt by the honest
confession of the scruples which had long prevented my forming any serious design on you.
Had I concealed my struggles and flattered you. But disguise of every sort is my abhorrence."
~Mr. Darcy

~~~
I would not modernize the language of P&P on any account. Honestly, the way they speak is so beautiful. I wish everybody talked like that now. I wish I could effortlessly speak that way. :D

Anyways. Scores!

Our winner is.... Caroline L., who got everything right! :)

And our runners-up...

Katrina - 92

Lizzie - 92

Katy-Anne - 46

The Elf - 40

Livia Rachelle - 36

Game the Twenty-Second: Fill-in-the-blanks Quote Game

I'm kind of starved for ideas, girls. And when that happens I always turn to quotes.  So, everybody, here is a test on, not how well you know who said what and in what episode like last time, but what they said. For each correctly-filled blank (could be one to three words) you will get five points; total of one hundred possible.

1

Mary: Unhappy as the event must be for Lydia,  we must draw from it this useful lesson: that loss of virtue in a female is _________ {1 word}.
Mrs. Gardiner: My dear Mary, this is hardly helpful.
Mary: For a woman's reputation is no less brittle than it is beautiful. Therefore we cannot be too guarded in our behavior towards the _________ {1 word} of the other sex.
Elizabeth: Yes... thank you, Mary.

2

"I am determined that nothing but the very deepest love will induce me into matrimony. So, I shall end an old maid, and teach your ten children to __________________ {2 words} and ___________________ {3 words} very ill!"

~Elizabeth

3

Elizabeth: She is full young to be out much in company. But really, ma'am, I think it would be very hard upon younger sisters, that they not have their share of ________________ {3 words}, simply because their elder sisters have not the means or inclination to marry early. 
Lady Catherine: Upon my word!  You give your opinion very ________ {1 word} for so young a person.

4

Mrs. Gardiner: Is this the proud Darcy you told us of? He’s all ______________ {3 words}, no false dignity at all!
Elizabeth: I'm as astonished as you are. I can't imagine what has affected this __________ {1 word}.
Mrs. Gardiner: Can you not?

5

Mr. Collins: She is unfortunately of a sickly constitution which unhappily prevents her being in town. And by that means, as I told Lady Catherine myself one day, she has deprived the British court of its ____________ {2 words}.  You may imagine, sir, how happy I am on every occasion to offer those delicate little compliments which are always acceptable to ladies.
Mr. Bennet: It is fortunate for you, Mr. Collins, that you possess such an extraordinary talent for _______________ {3 words}. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed from the impulse of the moment, or are they the result of previous study?

6

Lady Catherine: ____________ {2 words} girl! I'm ashamed of you. I have not been in the habit of brooking disappointment!
Elizabeth: That will make your ladyship's situation at present more ________ {1 word}, but it will have no effect on me.

7

Elizabeth: I remember hearing you once say that you hardly ever forgave, that your resentment once 

created was ________ {1 word}. You are very careful, are you not, in allowing your resentment to be 

created?

Darcy: I am.

Elizabeth: And never allow yourself to be blinded by prejudice?

Darcy: I hope not. May I ask to what _______________ {3 words}?

Elizabeth: Merely to the illustration of your character; I am trying to make it out.

8

Elizabeth: Do you mean to frighten me, Mr Darcy, by coming in all this state to hear me? But I won't be 

alarmed; my courage always rises with every ________________ {3 words} me.

Mr. Darcy: I know you find _____________ {2 words} in professing opinions which are not your own.

Elizabeth: Your cousin would teach you not to believe a word I say, Colonel Fitzwilliam. That is 

ungenerous of him, is it not?

Col. Fitzwilliam: It is indeed, Darcy!

Elizabeth: Impolitic, too, for it provokes me to retaliate and say somewhat of his behavior in 

Hertfordshire which may shock his relations.

9

Mrs Bennet: I don't know what will become of us all, indeed I do not! And I cannot bear to think of 

Charlotte Lucas being mistress of this house! That I should be forced to __________ {2 words} for her 

and live to see her take my place in it!

Mr Bennet: My dear, do not give way to such _____________ {2 words}. Let us hope for better things; let us 

flatter ourselves, that I might outlive you.

10

"And this is your opinion of me. My faults by this calculation are __________! {2 words} But perhaps 

these offences might have been overlooked had not your pride been hurt by the honest 

confession of the scruples which had long prevented my forming any serious design on you. 

Had I ______________ {3 words} and flattered you. But disguise of every sort is my abhorrence."

~Mr. Darcy

Degrees of Separation {2} Answers and Winner

Colin Firth was in P&P (as Mr. Darcy) 

with David Bamber  (as Mr. Collins) who was in Miss Potter (as Fruing Warne )

with Ewan MacGregor (as Norman Warne) who was in Emma 1996 (as Frank Churchill)

with Sophie Thompson (as Miss Bates) who was in Persuasion 1995 (as Mary Musgrove)

with Victoria Hamilton (as Henrietta Musgrove) who was in Lark Rise to Candleford (as Ruby Pratt)

with Claudie Blakley (as Emma Timmins) who was in Cranford (as Martha-the-maid)

with Simon Woods (as Dr. Harrison) who was in Fake P&P (as Mr. Bingley)

with Judi Dench (as Lady Catherine de Bourgh) who was in Jane Eyre 2011 (as Mrs. Fairfax)

with Harry Lloyd (as Richard Mason) who was in Great Expectations 2011 (as Herbert Pocket)

with Gillian Anderson (as Miss Havisham) who was in Bleak House (as Lady Dedlock)

with Joanna David (as Mrs. Badger) who was in P&P (as Mrs. Gardiner)

with Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy!

Congratulations to Melody who got all her answers right without looking up any.  It's a good thing I didn't let her see this post before it published after all.  :D Thanks for being patient, everyone!

Caption Contest Winner

Sorry this is a bit late, patient people! :D  Congratulations to Emily for winning last week's contest!

Game the Twenty-First: P&P Degrees of Separation {2}

{EDIT: My apologies!  I accidentally listed Great Expectations 2011 as Great Expectations 2012.  So sorry for any confusion!  I've changed the list below, so it's accurate now.  :D Thanks to Caroline for pointing this out!}

The last Degrees of Separation game was rather fun, I thought, so I made another one to test your skills.  

To play, simply identify the characters, actors and period dramas in the blanks below.  Copy and paste the text into a comment, and fill in the parentheses with the names of characters, actors and films that you know.  If there are any that stump you, just leave a question mark within those parenthesis.  Please do not use IMDb to look things up-- try to rely on your memory alone!

Have fun!

Colin Firth was in Pride and Prejudice (as Mr. Darcy)
with ______  (as ______) who was in Miss Potter (as ______ )
with _____ (as ______ ) who was in Emma 1996 (as _____)
with _____ (as ______) who was in Persuasion 1995 (as ______)
with _____ (as _____) who was in Lark Rise to Candleford (as _____ )
with _____ (as _____) who was in Cranford (as ______)
with _____ (as ______) who was in Pride and Prejudice 2005 [Fake P&P] (as _____)
with ______ (as _______) who was in Jane Eyre 2011 (as _____)
with ______ (as _______) who was in Great Expectations 2011 (as _____)
with ______ (as _______) who was in Bleak House (as _____)
with ______ (as _______) who was in Pride and Prejudice (as ______)
with Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy!

*Due to Miss Dashwood's whirl of social gaiety this weekend and the fact that Miss Marianne does not have access to the list of answers--she wants to be able to play the game, after all--the results from this game will not be posted until Monday.  This is what happens most of the time anyways so it shouldn't be a big deal.

Throwdown {2}: Elizabeth's Prettiest Dress

It's time for our second throwdown, and this time around we're going to be focusing on Elizabeth Bennet's lovely outfits.  You can vote for your favorite in the poll on the right, and next Wednesday a winner will be announced.

1. White Dotted Muslin with Long Sleeves

2. Cream Embroidered Ball Gown

3. White Figured Muslin with Long Sleeves

(at first glance this may appear to be the same dress as #1, but the fabric design is different and this dress features a thin gold sash)

4. Pale Green Two-Piece with Sheer Three-Quarter Sleeves

(See the costume study for this gown written by Miss Elizabeth Bennet--the blogger, not the character, heehee--here.)

5.  Gold Sprigged Muslin with Long Sleeves

6.  Coral Silk (?) Dinner Gown

7.  Beige Dotted Muslin with Long Sleeves

8.  Netherfield Ball Gown (Cream Stripe)

(Read Miss Bennet's costume study for this lovely number here.) 

9.  Cream Plaid Some Sort of Unknown Material with Long Sleeves

10. White Striped Muslin with Tan Spencer

11. Wedding Dress (no further description necessary)

It's a pity there aren't an even twelve (unless I missed one) because I like even numbers, but there you have it!  Now go vote for your favorite in the poll-- and then do please come back and tell us which you liked best!