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May. 22nd, 2020 02:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tree_and_leafI love Tooth And Claw, but this nonetheless seems like a rather unfair take on Trollope to me...
For one thing: yes, Mark Robards is a fool. That’s not a matter for discussion, really, the narrator is quite clear about it, while also showing us why Mark behaves in this abysmally stupid way. Of course the particular circumstances are not ones that would arise today, but is it really incomprehensible that vanity, loneliness, and a desire to be in an in crowd you can’t quite afford to run with - and having those weaknesses exploited by someone cleverer and more ruthless than you - should get someone into serious trouble?
For one thing: yes, Mark Robards is a fool. That’s not a matter for discussion, really, the narrator is quite clear about it, while also showing us why Mark behaves in this abysmally stupid way. Of course the particular circumstances are not ones that would arise today, but is it really incomprehensible that vanity, loneliness, and a desire to be in an in crowd you can’t quite afford to run with - and having those weaknesses exploited by someone cleverer and more ruthless than you - should get someone into serious trouble?
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Date: 2020-05-23 01:58 pm (UTC)