I enjoy your reflections. The modiste lives in an apartment next to the shop. She can access the shop from inside the apartment. The writers should have Colin and Penelope talk more about Whistledown. That talk in the street should have opened the conversation. An indepth conversation in the carriage on the way home would have cleared up a lot of the angst. With a clearer understanding between them the queen's interest and threats would not have destroyed their wedding night. The Church of England in the 1800s contained the words "with my body I thee worship", it also contains the word "obey" but I can't see Penelope saying obey.
Yes, a deeper talk about things would have been very helpful. So many problems can be cleared up with good, thoughtfull comunication. That idea of worshiping a person, even a spouse, would have sounded almost absurd to me. Especially, I was still fairly religious back when I got married. The denomination of Christianity I grew up in pressed the idea that only God should be worshipped. The word "obey" in traditional vows was one of the parts I insisted on leaving out. While I was still religious, I liked to think of myself as independant and free.
I enjoy your reflections. The modiste lives in an apartment next to the shop. She can access the shop from inside the apartment. The writers should have Colin and Penelope talk more about Whistledown. That talk in the street should have opened the conversation. An indepth conversation in the carriage on the way home would have cleared up a lot of the angst. With a clearer understanding between them the queen's interest and threats would not have destroyed their wedding night.
The Church of England in the 1800s contained the words "with my body I thee worship", it also contains the word "obey" but I can't see Penelope saying obey.
Yes, a deeper talk about things would have been very helpful. So many problems can be cleared up with good, thoughtfull comunication. That idea of worshiping a person, even a spouse, would have sounded almost absurd to me. Especially, I was still fairly religious back when I got married. The denomination of Christianity I grew up in pressed the idea that only God should be worshipped. The word "obey" in traditional vows was one of the parts I insisted on leaving out. While I was still religious, I liked to think of myself as independant and free.