Men, you'll have to create your own!
Men, you'll have to create your own!
As usual, Wentworth is missing!
As is Gabriel Oak. I would just like to point out, that unwittingly perhaps, the poster has lmited her selection to only white, Anglo-Saxon, protestants (unless we consider the English creations in other countries to be foreign, so that Shakespeare's Romeo is perhaps really from Verona).
May I ask what these gents are battling? Are they coming to blows with each other and we are choosing which would win in test of fists? (I do hope it's this one). Or are we choosing which one is the dreamy-ist?
I can't pick just one. I like darcy, Rochester, Rhett Butler, etc. Impossible poll.
Bethy
Ok. I picked one. I like Darcy best but only in the movie so i decided that doesn't really count. Same with Butler. I love the character of rochester. I don't think anyone has made a good enough movie for him so his is truely the book character i like best. if you can understand that mess of a sentence.
Since when is Atticus Finch a Romantic hero?
And yes, Wentworth is missing yet again. Of the ones listed, I guess I'd have to go for Darcy or Carton.
Aow. Darcy, ugh. I definately find other better than him.
I chose Rhett Butler, however, if I had looked better and seen Sydney Carton, I would have chose him....He is my favorite.
And Since when was Atticus Finch a romantic hero? That is very strange indeed. Really, when I thought of Romantic Hero, I imagined Natty Bumpo...haha love me some American Romanticism
Oh my...do I really have to choose? I can't decide between Darcy, Sydney Carton and Atticus Finch. Well, actually I think I can knock Atticus off the list, he's a bit old for me. But how can I choose between those other two??? It's just not possible!
heathcliff, a romantic hero?
there's a joke here somewhere
Hey, I am a male so I would like to skip this; but where are Levin, Prince Andrey and Bazarov?:lol:
Hence the 'random other men' part. Atticus made his way on there because creepily he won some SparkNotes poll on most fanciable male bQuote:
Originally Posted by Equality72521
And I would have thought that Heathcliff was a heathen...though I get what you mean. I haven't read any decidedly non-waspish ones- perhaps you could suggest some and we do poll number 2?
I have an idea for another poll that I think I mentioned to Dori... to put up the most twisted characters, or the most mentally unstable, and see who wins that one... So a poll on the most appealing anti-hero, or which character you would most like to spend the day with?
some possibilities are:
Humbert Humbert (Lolita)
Raskoljnikov
Tyler Durden
Alex (A Clockwork Orange)
Chichikov (Dead Souls)
any other suggestions? I think we should come up with a good list, and then post a thread :D
I don't think that Heathcliff is anywhere near the romantic hero, but he always gets my vote in anything, so...
hmmm.. so is this "Who's the dreamiest?" or who could win in a fight?
actually either way my vote goes to Rhett.
Or Lensky?Quote:
Originally Posted by bazarov
cyrano de bergerac is the only true romantic hero!
None of the above
I didn't catch the random men part. Sorry. I didn't mean to hurt your poll. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by kelby_lake
Also, weltanschauung, I love Cyrano. He is one of my favorite Romantic Heros.
True that!Quote:
Originally Posted by weltanschauung
Or Bazarov for that matter.;)Quote:
Originally Posted by bazarov
Darcy was my pick always is.
As much as I loved Jay Gatsby and Heathcliff, I have to choose Atticus Finch - one of the most passionate, utilitarian, truth-seeking, modest individuals of all literature. :nod:
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Originally Posted by mono
Yay! I was going to say Atticus Finch! I'd add Elwood P. Dowd in Harvey, if you count plays. but..as for pond scenes, I'd say Darcy wins hands down for ideal gorgeousness...
Yes, change the poll to include the warrior poet Cyrano or this poll is invalid. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by weltanschauung
Is he the one with the big nose? :)
its a bus parked on his face.
Rochester all the way :)
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Originally Posted by Niamh
Not anymore.Quote:
Originally Posted by JBI
But, let's take Kelby's thread idea one step further and have a forum poll on this subject.
Please PM with your suggestions by March 1st.
Well, if those are the possibilities, my vote goes to Romeo.
I've voted for Wentworth now :thumbs_up.
None of them
Who are those people on the end?
Poor Oak- no one voted for him.
social consciousness is sooo appealing (whether the author's or the character's) - I vote for Atticus Finch. :p
You can always nominate your own:Quote:
Originally Posted by PeterL
http://www.online-literature.com/for...&postcount=406
Hmm...he's not a Romantic hero, but the closest thing to a hero on this list: Atticus Finch!!
My own hero though: John Proctor
I do love John :) Go Proctor!
He might be my favourite written character ever. And when I say "might be", I mean "definitely is".Quote:
Originally Posted by kelby_lake
Nominations so far (some of the names have been suggested more than once):
Romeo
Darcy
Yossarian
Rhett Butler
Rochester
Gatsby
Heathcliff
Atticus Finch
Captain Wentworth
If you would like to add new names to this list, please PM me.
No chance of getting Renzo added to the list? I doubt most of you have read The Betrothed, but it is essentially The Italian novel.
I voted for Gabriel Oak but only because poor Will Ladislaw is missing :(