E - the letter meme
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3rdragonSince I clearly don't have enough things to occupy me . . .
Comment on this post.
I will give you a letter.
Think of 5 fictional characters whose names begin with that letter and post their names and your comments on these characters in your LJ.
1. Ernest - From The Importance of Being Ernest, by Oscar Wilde. I'm talking about the guy who pretends that his name is Ernest, and falls in love with a girl who falls in love with this guy named Ernest, for whom it is very important to marry a guy named Ernest . . . and winds up discovering that his name actually is Ernest. It's an enjoyable and quite ridiculous play. I think that my high school put it on my sophomore year, and despite excellent intentions I didn't actually get around to seeing it.
2. Doctor Einstein, from Arsenic and Old Lace. Come to think of it, this may be an assumed name as well - the police certainly think so - but maybe not. This is certainly not the Einstein. I would find Dr. Einstein to be a quite likeable character if it weren't for the fact that he broke Johnny Brewster out of prison. Otherwise he seems weak-willed and a bit low on morals but fairly benign if left to his own devices. But the fact that he engineered a prison escape when his boss - who, to all appearances, is a lone agent and so wouldn't have cohorts to do anything to Dr E if he just turned and left - despite the fact that they don't get on at all is pretty dubious.
3. Evvy, from Tamora Pierce's Emlan universe. I liked Evvy a lot better before Melting Stones came out. I don't know how much this has to do with Evvy's tendency to whine, and how much to do with the fact that I found the actress's voice kind of annoying. Mind you, the actress was probably more annoying because the character was whining. I really do hope that Tamora Pierce goes back to third person again, though.
4. Ella, of Ella Enchanted. I loved that book when I was a kid. I still enjoy it, but not with the same fervor, alas.
5. Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West. I have iTunes on Shuffle and "Loathing" came up. I like the music to the show Wicked a good deal. I tried reading the book when Violaclaire was into it and could not get into it at all.
Comment on this post.
I will give you a letter.
Think of 5 fictional characters whose names begin with that letter and post their names and your comments on these characters in your LJ.
1. Ernest - From The Importance of Being Ernest, by Oscar Wilde. I'm talking about the guy who pretends that his name is Ernest, and falls in love with a girl who falls in love with this guy named Ernest, for whom it is very important to marry a guy named Ernest . . . and winds up discovering that his name actually is Ernest. It's an enjoyable and quite ridiculous play. I think that my high school put it on my sophomore year, and despite excellent intentions I didn't actually get around to seeing it.
2. Doctor Einstein, from Arsenic and Old Lace. Come to think of it, this may be an assumed name as well - the police certainly think so - but maybe not. This is certainly not the Einstein. I would find Dr. Einstein to be a quite likeable character if it weren't for the fact that he broke Johnny Brewster out of prison. Otherwise he seems weak-willed and a bit low on morals but fairly benign if left to his own devices. But the fact that he engineered a prison escape when his boss - who, to all appearances, is a lone agent and so wouldn't have cohorts to do anything to Dr E if he just turned and left - despite the fact that they don't get on at all is pretty dubious.
3. Evvy, from Tamora Pierce's Emlan universe. I liked Evvy a lot better before Melting Stones came out. I don't know how much this has to do with Evvy's tendency to whine, and how much to do with the fact that I found the actress's voice kind of annoying. Mind you, the actress was probably more annoying because the character was whining. I really do hope that Tamora Pierce goes back to third person again, though.
4. Ella, of Ella Enchanted. I loved that book when I was a kid. I still enjoy it, but not with the same fervor, alas.
5. Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West. I have iTunes on Shuffle and "Loathing" came up. I like the music to the show Wicked a good deal. I tried reading the book when Violaclaire was into it and could not get into it at all.
