Jeopardy answer
Last week, this Jeopardy answer was given as part of the Title Characters category:
Jane Austen described this 20-year-old as “handsome, clever, and rich.”
Alas, one of the contestants answered, “Who is Mr. Rochester?” I’m sure the gentle readers of AustenBlog can do much, much better.
January 4th, 2005 at 7:33 pm
Jane never describes her men as clever………..lol
January 5th, 2005 at 1:09 am
Was Rochester described as handsome?
January 5th, 2005 at 9:46 am
At first, I imagined it was Mr Darcy, as he fits the description :-D, until I remembered that Darcy is 28 years old.
January 5th, 2005 at 11:46 am
Is it Emma?
January 5th, 2005 at 2:02 pm
It is indeed Miss Woodhouse, from the (brilliant) first line of Emma:
Just as good, though perhaps not as well known, as the line about single men of good fortune.
Actually, all of Jane’s novels have pretty good openings. They put you right into the story.
January 5th, 2005 at 2:04 pm
And another thing–how is Mr. Rochester a “Title Character?”
January 6th, 2005 at 12:51 pm
Well, I’m sure the contestant was rushed and thought about the “character” part of the category name, not the “title” part.