Ranking Jane Austen's Heroes

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In which I rank Jane Austen’s male love interests . . .

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[heatheralice]

Yes! I have quite often thought that Elinor and Colonel Brandon seem fairly compatible personality wise.

[gbuireh]

My least favourite is Edmund Bertram, my favourite Mr. Darcy (though Captain Wentworth is a very close second). What I love about mr. Knightley is that he is the only one who tells Emma the truth and doesn't excuse her behavior. In that way they make a good pair.

[meghanthestorygirl]

Loved hearing your reasoning behind each ranking. Yes, we need more character development for Edward!

[YueshiYang]

aha I've got the exact same mug!!!! Btw my favourite hero is Henry Tilney!!!

[Miriam-livz]

just until 40 seconds in the video I still thought that this was gonna be about Jane Austen's personal heroes, as in writers she admires or something :D I haven't read all of them yet, but so far Mr. Darcy and Captain Wentworth are my favourites!

[YueshiYang]

OMG i love the Anne Elliot and Colonel Brandon pairing! I definitely see it :)

[novellenovels]

Oh mr knightly Is definitely the best hero of her books and probably is one of my favourite hero’s in all classics

[patriciatolliver]

Patty- I love the idea of Elinor and Col Brandon or Col Brandon and Anne Eliot.

[LuminousLibro]

We have the same top two heroes! George Knightley is my favorite forever!

[mandys]

Haven't read Lady Susan yet (am about to) but otherwise this pretty much mirrors my favourites. Top 3 definitely the same. I just adore Mr Knightley!

[conversationswithfriends]

it's a stiff competition b/w Mr Knightley and Mr Darcy for me... when i am "sensible" i prefer Mr Knighley but when i am full of passion i prefer Darcy cuz i love to hate him and hate how much i fancy him 😂

[g_n]

Mr. Knightley as number one is the only correct answer! :) I think I would have a fairly similar ranking although I'm not sure where I would put the men from Sense and Sensibility. It's been a while since I have read the book and I feel that my positive impressions of Edward are influenced more by the way he appeared in some of the film/tv adaptations I saw instead of the novel.

[MothGirl]

I totally agree that Mr. Knightley is the best Jane Austen hero, and also that he is too good for Emma.

[katylc]

I love your videos, greetings from Mexico :)

[angelaluz]

I must be pretty basic, because you named my choices right in the video. Henry Tilney is my favorite and Edmund is my least. So be it. I like what I like.

[lululatsch]

Really like your videos and your sundshine-personality! 😃
I would love to see you rank sort of secondary characters, that are neither the main heroes nor villians (even though some might be minor love interests). Say, Mr Knightleys brother, Frank Churchill, Mr Bingley (my personal favourite 😁), Sir William Lucas, Col Fitzwilliam, Captain Harvill and so on.
Thanks for all your hard work 😃

[thiadesg]

My ranking would be Wentworth, Knightley, Darcy, Tilney, Brandon, Ferrars and Bertram. I don't remember much about the love interest in Lady Susan to rank him.

[no-longer-human]

i have the same top 3 they're interchangeable depending on my mood <3

[CoynieReads]

I agree with so much of this- Mr Knightley followed by Mr Darcy would be my top spots too and I totally agree about the S&S men! Main divergences between our rankings is that I love Henry Tilney as a character and I’m not really on the Captain Wentworth train- blasphemous as it is to admit haha! 😂

[maroaalkatheri]

Man I watch your videos so much, that whenever I am reading a story located in UK I hear and read in your voice. Is that bezzar?