Ooh I smell something burning?looks like Mr. "she's just a dear friend" Armaan might have to have to do a bit of soul-searching. I really felt horrible for Angie though, there's nothing as horrible as unrequited love?especially when you know in a secret corner of your heart (as I suspect she does) that the one you love can never be yours. In fact the over-riding emotion on reading the part for me was pity rather than anger or irritation?ridz has armaan, rahul, muskaan to comfort her but what of angie and having to cope with the agony of seeing the one you love slowly move away from you into someone else's arms? Ankit's comment about misdirected explosions however tactless was nevertheless true. Hope Atul can help sooth her a little. But I fear he's right?this is just the beginning?
I'm so sorry for not replying to the last part but sometimes I just can't ignore the fact that I'm meant (meant being the operative word here) to be a research scholar despite putting all my efforts into the age-old student tradition of slacking off (and believe me when I say age old?there's a letter dating back to the 14th or 15th century at one of the old European universities lamenting the laziness of the writer's current crop of students 😆)?anyway getting back to my explanation, I was finalising my thesis chapterization, (course there's still some fine tuning but overall it's almost finished taking shape ) and hence didn't even have a minute's free time to spare. Btw, I've been reading some of the comments and have to say I personally loved Armaan's recollection of the evening. The third person narrative in no way took away any of its charm?and as for the Convenient Marriage, I have to confess I myself forgot all about it what with the recent workload?I loved your analysis of romance through the ages?too true, in fact the whole idea of chivalry was built around the concept of Courtly Love where the parfait knight or the preux chevalier would perform feats of chivalry for the glory of his love?always a noble born woman either married or betrothed to another. The Le Roman de la Rose was considered the ideal?the template so to speak. Eleanor of Aquitaine (she who offered her rival poison, a fascinating story?but I'm sure you know about it?) was the one who popularised it in the English Court. What is so fascinating to be is that the rather than a triumphant love it is unattainability and what we in India call viraha that is the core of this ideal.Ah Athos, Porthos, Aramis and d'Artagnan..."One for all, and all for One", god I loved those four and of course The Man in the Iron Mask. I loved the whole premise that the Roi Soleil might have been Loius XIV's twin brother and d'Artagnan's son?too good. Course I always loved a good conspiracy which is why I loved The Da Vinci Code though I couldn't stand the movie. And such a horrendous bit of miscasting; when Robert was specifically described by Brown himself as "a Harrison Ford in Tweeds".p.s. the "language Timothy" reference is giving me a hell of an itch?I HATE it when I can't immediately recognize the source of a particular ref.
Hi there! Have typed out a looong response till the silly explorer decided to close on me so love's labour lost!
Hope your chapterisation is complete and you are all set to crack your thesis! The letter I guess captures the eternal truth and one of the joys of being a student…as my other half keeps telling me, thank God for last minutes, otherwise you would not end up getting anything done at all, lol!
I loved The Da Vinci code, as in the book, as well, and I agree with you, the movie did not do anything for me…much of the essence and the mystery was lost in the movie…to be fair, the kind of story it is, this was bound to have happened…. Though I must admit, I am biased! I am of the firm opinion that movies very rarely if ever do justice to a book! Though having said, that I do end up watching the movies! Talk about being a glutton for punishment, lol!
The only Eleanor that I know of the mother of Richard the Lionheart and strangely enough also because she set up something called courts of Love wherein lie the origins of the system of the modern day jury…beyond that, I must confess, I know little…in fact my knowledge of English history is reasonably suspect, lol! And I must say, I admire you immensely….the range of knowledge and the cross section of books that you read is amazing!
The Three Musketeers – I think I have read and seen it in every form by now! Be it books (both original and kid's versions), movie and animations! Just love the book. Wonder how come I never remembered the line and used it! It would have been pretty appropriate for the trio as well! Also loved The Man in the Iron Mask..actually all classics, must buy and keep for my future generations to read….sometimes I fear with so much television, the next generation kids are hardly going to be readers…
And I guess I completely agree with you about Anjali…which is why I don't see her as an out and out villain…I can empathise with her…it's tough to watch your heart's desire slip away, especially when you have patiently waited for it and someone from no where comes in and you're left out in the cold…
"A mighty pain to love it is,
And 'tis a pain that pain to miss;
But of all pains, the greatest pain
It is to love, but love in vain."
As to "Sorry Timothy" it's a by-line that's constantly repeated in a Brit series called Sorry where the main character is a grown up guy called Timothy, whose even older father keeps chastising him on his language even though the words are really not offensive!
Am sitting at the airport, waiting for my flight and browsing the net and trying hard not to read the book that I am carrying with me now, lol! Bad choice for the flight and an airport wait!
I like spending time (well some not too much) at airports and observing people…its amazing how interesting it can be and what a wonderful insight it can give you to the human mind esp. when they react to something like a delayed flight …
CID
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