So many parallels in these lyrics to this scene! (Persuasion C7)
TS: “Now I’m standing alone in a crowded room…”
JA: “…the room seemed full, full of persons and voices”
TS: “…and we’re not speaking”
JA “she heard his voice; he talked to Mary, said all that was right, said something to the Miss Musgroves”
TS: “And I’m dying to know, is it killing you…”
JA “Now, how were his sentiments to be read? Was this like wishing to avoid her?”
TS: “…like it’s killing me?”
JA: “…a thousand feelings rushed on Anne, of which this was the most consoling, that it would soon be over.”
Taylor Swift’s favourite colour: purple
Jane Austen’s: reportedly turquoise
Happy that I love both these colours but green was the closest I could get here.
You can discuss Austen with me by booking a time
Audio from The Story of Us (TV) by Taylor Swift
Video from Persuasion 1995