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At one point in one of my classes I had an assignment to redesign the costumes for a classic movie or play to embody the spirit of the original designs, but with our own/modern twist on them. I had to do My Fair Lady, but always thought it would be fun to do the same with Jane Austen.Pride and Prejudice is my favorite book. I'm one of those girls who has creepy things like Pride and Prejudice bath towels and board games. This sketch was inspired by Elizabeth's comment to Jane - "Until then, I never knew myself." - in regards to reading Darcy's letter after his first, disastrous proposal.
So Lizzy - and a moment of self-realization.
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This is realy great. Jsut out of interest, what class do you take? (if you don't mind me asking)
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It was actually a class on the history of musical theater in america. It was one of my favorite classes!
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Gosh I was so tired I wrote Prise instead of Pride... Sorry ^^"" Pls forgive me! T^T
Yeah, I know! One of many reasons why I adore this romance so much is that I can read it all the time *.*
But one thing bothers me: why Mr Darcy had to turn out to be such a good boy after all? T^T It was surprising to me, didn't expect Austen to switch from a bad boy type to Mr Perfect o.O At least not so suddenly 
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The transformation does seem very sudden, but actually, chronologically in the story there is actually a considerable period of time between Darcy's proposal and them seeing each other again at Pemberly (at least 3 or 4 months). They've both had a lot of time to think about the proposal (Elizabeth to think about the content's of Darcy's letter, and Darcy to think about Elizabeth's accusations to him when he proposed, some of which were unfounded, but some of which were justified) - I think that since the story is told through Elizabeth's POV and since she is an easily likable character (generally good natured, witty, clever...) the reader tends to relate to her and share her opinions. When the disastrous proposal happens you realize that she is arrogant in her own way; in Darcy's case she jumped to conclusions, made assumptions based on very little information, and judged him based on her own prejudiced opinions. So in a way, prior to the proposal, they were both 'bad' in that they were arrogantly sure that they were in the right. I always read Darcy as someone for whom doing the 'right' or 'proper' thing is paramount. I think that Elizabeth's accusations really hit him - not that he was unfair to Wickham, but that his behavior to her, her family, and anyone 'beneath' him was 'ungentlemanly'. There's a section in the book when Elizabeth is relating the proposal to Jane and basically admitting that Darcy made her see all her own flaws. And I think Elizabeth did the same for him. So I think the transformation that you see in him is after he has had time to reflect on what was said and is trying to deport himself in a way that better upholds his personal ideals.
Whew. I should stop before I go TOO crazy ^^
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WOW XD Such a thorough analysis
I have to think about it a lil' bit more before responding... XD
But! I still feel like this change was too sudden. We don't know what was happening with Darcy(I mean from his pov) during these 3/4 months. Both Darcy and Elizabeth were not only prejudiced against each other, but also very proud. Lizzy's rejection hurt Mr Darcy's pride just as he hurt her's("His sense of her inferiority - of its being a degradation(..)As he said this, she could easily see that he had no doubt of a favourable answer." uff good that I bought English version of this book
And sorry for any mistakes :>
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I agree with everything you say. It would be lovely to know more about what was going on with Darcy - we really see very little of him, and almost all of it is colored through Lizzy's interpretation of him. Add to the situation that his sister Georgiana almost eloped in August, and he met Lizzy at the end of September, who knows how he would have behaved if he hadn't just had all of that happen.
I guess that's why there are so many authors out there who have written the story from his point of view, to try and explain/understand why he seems to transform so quickly from the proposal to the next time he sees Lizzy. ^^
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Yeah I agree with you but no matter how good the fan writer is, no one can compare to Austen :3 T^T Do you know some good stories about Lizzie and Mr Darcy?
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Wow...beautiful! Especially her face is amazing.
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The costume or something about her puts me in mind of Europe, a character from "The Monster Blood Trilogy" of childrens books (she's a monster hunter who can wield electricity). Hmm.. The hair almost makes her seem grecian (just need a acropolis out the window)
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Her facial expression looks so devastated--very well done!
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I was just thinking of how many ways that line can be interpreted, and none of them would be a comfortable experience. Forced self-awareness rarely is...
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I just read "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" - it's quite fun. (I also finished "Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters" - S&S is my favorite Austen. LoL.)
Anywho, I really like this one! It's definitely the big shift in Elizabeth, and the emotion really comes across for that. And not to fixate, but her hair is really gorgeous.
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Sometimes I really think that the reason I draw anything is so I can draw pretty hair.
did you hear they're turning P+P+Z into a movie? Awesome.
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I did! 
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haha, love that smiley....
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They make Pride and Prejudice bath towels?
....why the hell do I not own them?!?!
This is beyond gorgeous. You combine the Regency Era fashion with modern day so well, and the muted color palette is fabulous :] amazing job
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haha, they do indeed. Most of it I got as gifts, but I recently found this person on Etsy who has all sorts of Austen stuff that I want to add to my collection [link]
God, I'm such a girl....
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*gasp* OH MY GOD I am sooo lucky I have little money right now because I would so buy everything there
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Noooooo!! You're one of those people 
Wonderful picture though! I particularly like the texturing on her jacket.
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ahaha, I am. Sad isn't it? I actually own three copies of the book and can't get rid of any of them for various sentimental reasons.
Like I said - sad.
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Haha, well, at least you know you have a problem -- that's the first step toward recovery? XDXDXD.
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that's right, admitting you have a problem is half the battle.
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I couldn't have said it better myself.
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I'm not familiar with the literature you're referring to, but I adore this picture. Like others have said, it's the face that really wins me over. Love the body language, appearance, and colors, too. This is a subtly powerful piece of art.
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I'm glad that the emotion came through. Sometimes I'm not sure if what I see in a piece is what's actually being conveyed...
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lol Haius took the words right out of my mouth! I was gunna type that then looked at his comment and said whoopsie daisy 
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If you can't find a copy of the book the 1995 BBC miniseries version with Jennifer Elhe and Colin Firth is a pretty faithful adaptation. Of course, if you can find the book its great!
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alright i be looking for that O.O <.< >.> hrmmm
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This is an extremely beautiful work of art. The shading and realistic expression really seem to bring out the true emotions of Lizzy. Indeed, it is truly wonderful.
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this is absolutely beautiful.
especially her face. the realism is impressive, and the emotions are genuine. of course her dress is lovely, but it's her face that really draws the eye.
plus, that was an awesomesauce book. XD
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"plus, that was an awesomesauce book"
Truer words were never said. I think Austen would have appreciated the term "awesomesauce", she was a spunky sassy lady after all.
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