I ran across Ronnie Taheny's ode to Mr. Darcy on YouTube.com a while back. I saw it before I reread the book. Again, I still didn’t get the fascination with Mr. Darcy.
Now I see the light. Mr. Darcy is my new literary boo. I am secretly two timing him with Ranger (from the Stephanie Plum bounty hunter series). LOL!
Check out Ronnie Taheny (http://www.ronnietaheny.com) performing “A Darcy Before I Die.”
For years, I have heard fans of Jane Austen go on and on about how they want to be Elizabeth Bennet and find their Mr. Darcy. Frankly, I just didn’t get it. I read the book in high school. Although some misconceptions were cleared up and his softer side was revealed, I wasn’t feeling Mr. Darcy at the end of the novel. He still seemed a bit high maintenance and pompous to me.
I was even more puzzled when scoring as Elizabeth Bennet on the Which Jane Austen character are you? quiz. I just didn’t see it. Elizabeth Bennet? Me? No way Jose. Though one of my friends insisted that it was spot on (who asked her anyway).
Then, I reread the novel and watched the movie adaptations. D'oh! [Said in my best Homer Simpson voice while smacking my forehead.] Like both characters in book, I can now see the errors in my judgment. I was blinded by both pride and prejudice.
I am Elizabeth Bennet.
I want A Darcy Before I Die too.
SMH
Ronnie Taheny's amazing Mr Darcy poem performed at The Gov in Adelaide, South Australia on Feb 3rd, 2008. - posted on YouTube by futzmasterpro
