tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post56101389674633386..comments2024-03-21T00:15:41.466-04:00Comments on Elizabeth Kerri Mahon: Scandalous Women in Fiction: Irene ForsyteElizabeth Kerri Mahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07763642809052430107noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-16758981755999436122015-07-19T03:54:04.093-04:002015-07-19T03:54:04.093-04:00Irene was a classless tart.soames was to good for ...Irene was a classless tart.soames was to good for her.when she started helping downtrodden women,her personality suited the position well.<br /><br />I hated her character.women like her purr like a kitten but smell like a skunk!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11986904233565485526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-91175207001835725612009-05-12T11:13:00.000-04:002009-05-12T11:13:00.000-04:00I haven't seen that version yet, it's definitely o...I haven't seen that version yet, it's definitely on my Netflix queue. I did see the original series when they repeated it on PBS with Nyree Dawn Porter who looks much more like the description of Irene in the book. Interesting that Eric Porter looks so much older than Irene when in the book he's in his mid twenties when they are married. We don't know how old she is. <br /><br />Evangeline, I do agree that although Irene is very passive in the newer series and in the book, she does eventually take a stand for herself, refusing Soames his marital rights and then eventually leaving him without any money at all (personally I would have kept the jewelry and sold it!).Elizabeth Kerri Mahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07763642809052430107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-27786540474349850352009-05-12T00:46:00.001-04:002009-05-12T00:46:00.001-04:00I've only ever seen That Forsyth Woman which has i...I've only ever seen <I>That Forsyth Woman</I> which has implanted in my brain the picture of a fiery, independent Irene Forsyth as portrayed by Greer Garson. *g* Your write up of a more accurate adaptation makes her less than appealing, and yet, she did break the mold despite her passiveness. She refused to conform to the proper role of a Victorian middle-class woman, not once, but twice--and refusing Soames's advances was legally worse than cheating on him! Now I'll have to rent this version to see the story for myself.Evangeline Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132593133675388609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-81764070300156151242009-05-12T00:46:00.000-04:002009-05-12T00:46:00.000-04:00If you want to see an Irene that makes the charact...If you want to see an Irene that makes the character believable, rent the older version of the Forsythe Saga. Irene Dawn Porter was born to play Irene. She's so beautiful and graceful that you understand the character much better than in the recent version. The actress who played Irene in the current version of the Forsythe Saga was miscast for the part- there's no grace or beauty in her performance and she comes off as petulant and foolish. In the earlier version, you understand the tragedy of Sommes' marriage and what happens because of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com