tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post3722976105123344653..comments2024-03-25T18:27:37.374+00:00Comments on The Kissed Mouth: Asps and Needles...Kirsty Stonell Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08342964877965021654noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post-24478683335258966152013-05-02T14:33:55.957+01:002013-05-02T14:33:55.957+01:00Thanks for the comments. Yes, I believe there is ...Thanks for the comments. Yes, I believe there is a difference between being outwardly beautiful and being irresistible. Many contemporary accounts of Rossetti call him irresistible because of his personality. Personality goes a long way :)<br /><br />It's hard to keep your hair straight while poisoning. Or so I have been told.Kirsty Stonell Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08342964877965021654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post-14006194989764422572013-05-01T23:11:05.158+01:002013-05-01T23:11:05.158+01:00Hilarious!
"Challenging to show attractive wi...Hilarious!<br />"Challenging to show attractive without being hot"... Is there a difference?<br />There are some accounts Cleopatra was beautiful like her paintings and rather scandalous movies, so we can't say for sure she was unattractive. However, murderous young warrior ladies sometimes are lacking in attention to their hairstyle and facial delicacy.Pound Foolishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11946866454007134116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post-61426040604274508202013-04-30T15:33:36.507+01:002013-04-30T15:33:36.507+01:00I agree, as we have seen from Aiden Turner's p... I agree, as we have seen from Aiden Turner's portrayal of Rossetti, it can be challenging to show attractive without being hot. People apparently just don't get it. If you bear in mind that Cleopatra was roughly my age when she did herself in, then the depictions really are rather generous and, in fact, a bit made up. I hardly ever parade around naked with a snake. Mind you, I don't have floppy handmaidens, so there you go. Not sure what my point was there...<br /><br />Thanks for the comments and I'm glad you enjoyed the post!Kirsty Stonell Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08342964877965021654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post-63328153458575981792013-04-30T15:25:07.397+01:002013-04-30T15:25:07.397+01:00Dear Kirsty
Not that I want to throw a spanner in ...Dear Kirsty<br />Not that I want to throw a spanner in the works of all these eminent artists, but according to a coin showing her profile, Cleopatra wasn't actually that beautiful; however, it is agreed that she did have masses of charisma, and that is something that can get you anywhere (so I'm told, not being terribly charismatic myself). I suppose that an ordinary looking woman wouldn't have done very well in the selling art stakes - especially to Victorian men who did like to pretend they were being intellectual but in actual fact, just liked looking at beautiful nude or semi-nude women. No change there, then.<br />I really enjoyed these posts (despite the number of bare bosoms on show!)<br />Best wishes<br />EllieEllie Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12437259693600577503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post-35538002124658488282013-04-30T15:14:45.537+01:002013-04-30T15:14:45.537+01:00Indeed!Indeed!bright starhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17682079332831035081noreply@blogger.com