If Shlok was a Jane Austen character, who would he be?

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I am a huge huge HUUUGGGEEE Jane Austen fan. She is the mother of all romance as far as I am concerned, so I think all heroes need to be stacked up against her characters. Like with Arnie, he was definitely Mr. Darcy with a temper.

Here's my question to other readers who might have read Austen's work like Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, etc. Which Jane Austen hero or villain is Shlok closest to?

I think it is Mr. Knightley. He gets upset and frustrated with his girl quite often. He is said to have been taller, more mature and not very good with words. He could hardly propose well (eh?). He often reprimanded his heroine to the point that she had no idea he ever liked her (hmm). He also played games with Emma to see if she liked anyone else. I think Shlok is Mr. Knightley from Emma.

What do you think? Is he Mr. Knightley or someone else?



FANTASTIC discussion! I agree, he's more Rochester and Healthcliff than he is Knightley. But girls, he ain't no Darcy or Thornton. Neither of those would ever hit a woman.

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MereMahiyaa. thumbnail
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Posted: 12 years ago
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loool i am nooot goood in thoseee character sooo dont knooow
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am too a had dead fan of jane austen.but stopped reading her novels when i joined college
but some characters will remain in our hearts for long time.i love her female portrayals the best.

ok...coming to shlok,i agree his character has some traces of mr.knightly,and i felt a little bit of Colonel Brandon as well.in future his character has potential to be similar to mr darcy as too😉

now i dont rememeber more characters,but will surely share when some other "shlokish" character strikes my mind 😆

Edited by LECHU123 - 12 years ago
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Posted: 12 years ago
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I have only read ''pride and prejudice'' by jane austen. So, can't relate shlok to any other character😊.
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if i have to pick a name from jane austin than it will be mr. Darcy otherwise shlok character is very similar to Edward Fairfax Rochester from jane eyre a novel by English writer Charlotte Bront.😊
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Posted: 12 years ago
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I read the story and the character is grey can be compared..
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."

This fits shlok well...from Jane Austin..

Man ...u reminded me of books...maybe have to deviate myself from this ficaso...going crazy at 4am came in for quick peel..got hooked up.

Thanks for sharing..old and best epic novel
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Posted: 12 years ago
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I love Jane Austen too! I've only read 3 of her books, though :(
Hmm.. I don't really find Shlok to be like any of Jane Austen's characters.
But I do find some similarities between Shlok & Heathcliffe (Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights)
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Posted: 12 years ago
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he doesn't fit in as one of Jane Austin's characters Mary...none of her characters are as twisted as he is😆..but if he remotely resembles anyone...then that could be Rochester of Jane Eyre or to an extent heathcliff..though he is not as dark as Heathcliff...
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Good point! He does bear some resemblance with Rochester. But only to a small extent.
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why all are telling shlok is similar to darcy

may be in future when he is out of his mask..not now i think😆
Mr. Darcy is a lot like man known to us, a man not fond of idle talk, prone to saying the wrong thing and hopeless at comprehending the female species. Here is a man who goes from the most despised to the most desired by doing the unthinkable, he listens to the woman and is not afraid to change, all the while sticking to the principles of his character
he is sincere and sure of himself

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but pride and prejudice have some relations with our show
An extremely wealthy aristocrat, Darcy is proud, haughty and extremely conscious of class differences at the beginning of the novel. He does, however, have a strong sense of honor and virtue. Elizabeth's rebukes after his first proposal to her help him to recognize his faults of pride and social prejudice. It is, in fact, precisely because Elizabeth is not so awed by his high social status as to be afraid to criticize his character that he is attracted to her. The self-knowledge acquired from Elizabeth's rebukes and the desire to win Elizabeth's love spur him to change and judge people more by their character than by their social class

is this elizabath similar to ASTHA?
sorry for making a longer post
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