I had a serious crush on John Thronton, the main male character from Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South. If I had had the choice to go an live in the 19th century as his wife I would have done it. Sod the consequences.
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I had a serious crush on John Thronton, the main male character from Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South. If I had had the choice to go an live in the 19th century as his wife I would have done it. Sod the consequences.
:lol: Great choice, and I love your location....Gabriel Oak must be another good contender, good stolid, stable character, unlike Troy, but oh Terence Stamp in the film was mesmerising, (swoon), no wonder she fell for him :D. I like Wentworth too, another worthy, constant love. I have a really soft spot for Jude Fawley, poor bloke, and I'm falling for Arthur Clennam from Little Dorrit, as I'm watching the TV series, although I haven't finished the book yet. He's a quiet, honourable man, played beautifully by Matthew Macfadyen. Perhaps I'm getting the vibes from the actor though, as I think he's lovely.Quote:
Originally Posted by Guinivere
Mr.Rochester in JANE EYRE
and i wish i had a father like Jean Valjean in LES' MISERABLES
Yes it is a tough choice. I really love Gabriel Oak, the whole caring, nice character. But when I read North & South for the first time it just blew me away. I hadn't yet read a classical novel from the 19th century where the agonies of unreciprocated love, from the male side, had been so wondefully depicted.Quote:
Originally Posted by wessexgirl
And I forgot poor Wentworth, or sould I say, the dashing Captain Wentworth. He's another strong contender. :)
I haven't read Little Dorrit yet. I never really took to Dickens (and I know it's blasphemy). Maybe I'll give it a go.
Quite coincidentally here Guinevere, I'm just watching Camelot on tv. Now there are 2 more literary characters to fall for, Arthur and Lancelot. I think overall though I would go for Arthur, lovely as Lancelot, (or Franco Nero) is. The overriding goodness of both, with Guinevere torn between them is heartbreaking, but I have to go with Arthur, especially in the manly form of Richard Harris :lol:.
I fell in love with a character in a novel that I started. I dropped that project.
Same! I love all the alcoholic/tortured men :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Pensive
John Proctor! Why?!Quote:
As contrary this is to every moral fiber in my being- John Proctor (The Crucible)
Heathcliff or Macbeth.
Oh- Japhy Ryder...no doubt about it.
Too late! I am afraid, he's already been spoken for! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Pensive
Nobody is going to bring up Yossarian?
Why does it go against my morals, or why is he my fictional love? hahaQuote:
Originally Posted by kelby_lake
It goes against my morals because he cheated on his wife
He's my fictional love because he's one of the most passionate characters I've ever read. The scene between him and Elizabeth when he's in custody of the court in the fourth act, and they're both begging for each other's forgiveness is so powerful, and again when he's in court giving the false confession, and he cannot do it for the sake of those who died in the name of truth. It's amazing.
I love that! :D I thought of him, too, but I think the 6 men that I listed are more than enough to pine away for right now. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Guinivere
Of course! ;) :DQuote:
Originally Posted by amalia1985
I can't honestly say I have fallen in love with any fictional character. Judging by the responses here, I suspect this is mostly a female thing. :p
I'm a man. I gave some serious thought to this. All I could come up with is my teenage self might have been taken with Lyra Belacqua from Phillip Pullman's trilogy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
But then I got to wondering - is it a a gender attitude thing or are loveable women written well into literature?
Well I always wanted to have Edgar Rice Burroughs kill off Jane and have Tarzan go to the woman who really deserved some happiness in her life--La of Opar featured in Return of Tarzan, Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar, Tarzan and the Golden Lion, and Tarzan the Invincible. She steals the scene in any chapter she appears in. Jane Porter was a pale imitation of a heroine compared to her. La could easily have had a novel written and centered around her if the times had been different. Often wondered if she was patterned after Haggard's She Who Must be Obeyed--Ayesha.