[They Had Condoms Back Then? The Questions and Answers Thread]

On 12/30/2020 at 4:56 PM, Growsonwalls said:

I actually wonder that for ladies of a certain station they'd have a maid to discreetly wipe up the messes if they dripped on the floor. 

I know courtesans used to wear red flowers to indicate that they were, uh, not open for business. 

Another thing I wonder about is armpit hair in those pale, off-the shoulder dresses with those tiny sleeves. I assume they must have cut some of it off to give a more elegant look.

I thought that the amount of blood shown on the “napkin” was a little too overboard since she realized her courses had started. Plus, if she had that much blood, other clothing would have also been bloodied.  But, I’m sure she went straight home. 

[Book vs. Series: On The Shelf]

Mr Featherington was not mean. He is a man that is addicted to gambling and he believes that taking care of the children is the women’s place. He is also pathetic in that he cried when his wife found out. He never once told her what he is going to do to set things right.  

On 12/27/2020 at 12:44 PM, BlackberryJam said:

I’m not going to go through every post in every thread, but I know that’s been my point all along.

I never said Marina knew what she was doing. I said we didn’t know how the situation between Marina and George developed or progressed, so we can’t jump to the conclusions. 

Upon her introduction to the ton, Marina had massive amounts of power and status. She, with almost no effort at all, replaced that season’s Diamond of the First Water. She had men falling at her feet, and she refused them all for George. She had agency and used it poorly. It was only after Portia discovered that Marina was pregnant that her options narrowed. 

This is part of why I have huge problems for the writing of Marina. Her characterization is wildly inconsistent. At one point, she rejects dozens of completely acceptable suitors for love, then she gives up on George, then when Penelope reveals George didn’t dump her, she doesn’t care, she’s going for what she wants, flip again and she attempts to abort, and then even though she’s still ‘ruined’ by societal standards, she’s still rejecting a not gross guy trying to do the nice thing, oh then she has the babies (twins, if anyone missed it), she’s fine marrying him. They changed Marina’s motivations and desires to fit whatever scene they needed to move the plot along. They do a real disservice to what could have been a good character. 

When did they say she had twins?