Awesome, thank you! I figured you would have all sorts of interesting things to teach us!
„Mon charme fut celui des âmes fortes sur les esprits faibles“
Huh! Of all places, I recognize this line from The Mists of Avalon, where MZB apparently quietly borrowed it:
Later, she knew, the woman would tell a tale of enchantments and of fear, but in truth it was no more than this: the simple domination of a powerful will over one which had been given up, deliberately, to submission.
Evidently. Though this might have been the straw that broke the camel's back and have driven Fritz to patricide - first a boyfriend beheaded, then a boyfriend stolen?
AU where Fritz is determined to get Fredersdorf back, one way or another!
Re: He's just a soul whose intentions were good: Morgenstern on FW. - B
That line is way too similar to be a coincidence, so I bet MZB came across the original version somehow. Which is interesting, because unlike Catherine de' Medici, Maria de'Medici is far more obscure in history pop culture. (To us. Voltaire actually worked the burning of Leonora and her exit line in one of his historical works, and so 18th century readers like Fritz would have known who she was.)
AU where Fritz is determined to get Fredersdorf back, one way or another!
He. Since I don't see FW parting with one of his chosen Potsdam Giants unless the guy in question a) deserts, or b) storms in daggers in hand crying "Long live the Pope, G2 and the Crown Prince!", it would have to be fratricide....
Re: He's just a soul whose intentions were good: Morgenstern on FW. - B
That line is way too similar to be a coincidence, so I bet MZB came across the original version somehow.
Yep, that's what I'm thinking. (MoA is like GWTW, in that I'm constantly opening it and reading a few random pages when I'm in the mood for some effortless distraction, so I catch things very quickly.)
And yes, it is interesting, because I certainly was not familiar with that line (admittedly not my period). I think I figured out why: the Enlightenment has always spoken to me far more than the non-stop religious wars. To the extent that my interest in the 17th century has increased at all in recent months, it's solely because it provides explanatory context for the 18th century (hence the Thirty Years War reading I was doing and hope to resume at some point).
He. Since I don't see FW parting with one of his chosen Potsdam Giants unless the guy in question a) deserts, or b) storms in daggers in hand crying "Long live the Pope, G2 and the Crown Prince!", it would have to be fratricide....
And since both of those lead to death (barring a toddler AW intervention), patricide it is! Also, haha at "Long live the Pope, G2 and the Crown Prince!", I laughed. :)
I want this AU!
Re: He's just a soul whose intentions were good: Morgenstern on FW. - B
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Re: He's just a soul whose intentions were good: Morgenstern on FW. - B
„Mon charme fut celui des âmes fortes sur les esprits faibles“
Huh! Of all places, I recognize this line from The Mists of Avalon, where MZB apparently quietly borrowed it:
Later, she knew, the woman would tell a tale of enchantments and of fear, but in truth it was no more than this: the simple domination of a powerful will over one which had been given up, deliberately, to submission.
Evidently. Though this might have been the straw that broke the camel's back and have driven Fritz to patricide - first a boyfriend beheaded, then a boyfriend stolen?
AU where Fritz is determined to get Fredersdorf back, one way or another!
Re: He's just a soul whose intentions were good: Morgenstern on FW. - B
AU where Fritz is determined to get Fredersdorf back, one way or another!
He. Since I don't see FW parting with one of his chosen Potsdam Giants unless the guy in question a) deserts, or b) storms in daggers in hand crying "Long live the Pope, G2 and the Crown Prince!", it would have to be fratricide....
Re: He's just a soul whose intentions were good: Morgenstern on FW. - B
Yep, that's what I'm thinking. (MoA is like GWTW, in that I'm constantly opening it and reading a few random pages when I'm in the mood for some effortless distraction, so I catch things very quickly.)
And yes, it is interesting, because I certainly was not familiar with that line (admittedly not my period). I think I figured out why: the Enlightenment has always spoken to me far more than the non-stop religious wars. To the extent that my interest in the 17th century has increased at all in recent months, it's solely because it provides explanatory context for the 18th century (hence the Thirty Years War reading I was doing and hope to resume at some point).
He. Since I don't see FW parting with one of his chosen Potsdam Giants unless the guy in question a) deserts, or b) storms in daggers in hand crying "Long live the Pope, G2 and the Crown Prince!", it would have to be fratricide....
And since both of those lead to death (barring a toddler AW intervention), patricide it is! Also, haha at "Long live the Pope, G2 and the Crown Prince!", I laughed. :)
I want this AU!
Re: He's just a soul whose intentions were good: Morgenstern on FW. - B