#nelly ternan

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THE INVISIBLE WOMAN (2013)

dir. ralph fiennes

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Nelly Ternan (Felicity Jones) Black walking dress.. The Invisible Woman (2013).. Costume by Michael O'Connor.

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Felicity Jones, in The Invisible Woman

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Felicity Jones as Nelly Ternan in The Invisible Woman (2013)

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THE INVISIBLE WOMAN (2013)

dir. ralph fiennes

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"I loved that she was incredibly proud and willful. And tough. I think there is a toughness to her. She didn't want to be a throwaway floozy. I wanted to show a truthful interaction in her that she was in love with Dickens. But love is a complicated emotion. It's not always straightforward. She loves him, but she also wants to keep her own sense of identity." -Felicity Jones on the character of Nelly Ternan in The Invisible Woman

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The Invisible Woman: Nelly Ternan [INFP]

OFFICIAL TYPING by Charity / the mod.

Introverted Feeling (Fi): Nelly is such an emotionally private individual she cannot process her feelings in any other way than on long walks. She has an intense internal focus and emotionality, which doesn’t often come to the surface. Even after losing their child, when Dickens begs her to speak to him, Nelly cannot give voice to her feelings of loss. Experience and personal feelings shape her worldview, changing her opinions with time (at first, she is disapproving of Wilkie Collins’ long-term live-in mistress, but then becomes Dickens’ lover when she grows to love him).

Extroverted Intuition (Ne): Her unique way of seeing the world, which is so similar to Dickens, is what causes the author to take an interest in her in the first place. They believe in the same intuitive concepts, they share the same broader views, and can commiserate together on things that matter to them – literature, writing, love, and so on. She reads the final chapters of Great Expectations, and instantly understands why Dickens made the ending decision he did—and supports it, because in the broader view, there is no happy ending for Pip and Estrella. There shouldn’t be. Nelly can be a little naïve at first blush (she doesn’t realize her own limited acting abilities, or that Dickens is making romantic overtures to her), but time and personal experience (Si) grow her into a wise soul.

Introverted Sensing (Si): For much of her older life, Nelly is looping into the past – remembering impressions of her relationship with Dickens and what they had together, which prevents her from opening up emotionally to her husband. She gets “stuck” on an old relationship, and only breaks free of it at the end when she has fully processed everything. Some part of her traditional upbringing lingers, reinforcing decisions in both narratives (she remains “in her place” in society, for the most part).

Extroverted Thinking (Te): The movie opens with her directing a play – making decisions, organizing events, overseeing the process, keeping children in line. Nelly tends to act on her feelings (she is angry at Dickens and rebukes him, but does not rebuff his gentle attempts to patch things up). She can be harsh on rare occasion, when she feels some ethical line has been crossed (“How could you shame her like that, the mother of your children?”).

Note: This movie is actually a good ENFP/INFP contrast, with Dickens and Nelly. Dickens is much more overtly Ne/Te and often the life of the party, where Nelly is more internally intense and focused.

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Felicity Jones as Nelly Ternan (The Invisible Woman)