Ranking Jane Austen's Villains

[@readingwithavengeance]

Hi Kailey! I am sooooo behind on my booktube video watching and am just seeing this. Thank you SO much for the shout-out! I really enjoy your channel and I was tickled to hear my name. Have a wonderful day!💖

[@LuminousLibro]

That’s great! Happy reading!

[@TooFondofBooksJH]

I love that you put Mr. Elliot (Anne's father) so high on the list! I think he is a villain that doesn't get talked about enough.

[@meghanthestorygirl4581]

I loved this! This was the well-articulated rant that every Janeite needed 😆 I would argue that Willoughby's love for Marianne is real, but it's a selfish love, so he's still a villain. Have you read Jane on the Brain by Wendy Jones? In it, she argues that Mr. Eliot is a sociopath. It's such a compelling idea!

[@TooFondofBooksJH]

I have Jane on the Brain out from the library! I'm so interested to see what the author has to say.

[@Laurensbookcorner]

This was fun!!! I agree with you on wickham!!

[@ElliesCozyChronicles]

Great video!! I agree with you with this ranking. Very well described!!

[@rujahpoetess9166]

Yea Wickham is my 1st villain

[@vkeighmanabe2952]

John Willoughby is my number 1. I just find him to be the cruelest, the little girl that he literally forgot about to be happily "in love" with Marriane. And his little speech didn't do anything to redeem him, he doesn't value women at all, he just uses whatever woman and he speaks badly about them when he's done. The way he tried to share blame between him and a 14 year old???

[@vkeighmanabe2952]

Maybe the adaptations have painted my opinion but I feel very strongly. That's not to say every other opinion is wrong in fact, I'm glad to see him as number 2 at least. I just think Willoughby is unrepentant. He came all the way to see Marianne at her "death bed" because HE couldn't bear her hating him??? How about you go see your child sir? I hate Willoughby, maybe if Wickam had fathered and neglected a child I'd hate him too. In the end for me Willoughby comes of as cruel and evil

[@asdabir]

Agree Willoughby is a true villain and much too close to reality unfortunately

[@MothGirl007]

I'm so glad you put Henry Crawford on this list - he's truly awful, and it baffles me that some people actually think he was sincere in his feelings for Fanny and could have possibly been redeemed. Sorry, but no! I was so glad they did not end up together - he was totally unworthy of her.

[@pengdubit]

Totally disagree! But I like Henry…so I partial

[@asdabir]

I’d switch the top two. Willoughby is utter evil. Also hate John Dashwood so much!