I am reblogging this, for the uncontained enthusiasm of the original poster (—which I find to be reminiscent of my own teenage obsession with Jeremy Brett.
Now that I am in my wide-eyed and innocent thirties, I find:
Time hath not tamed this love for him, no-sir-ee!)
I also really quite liked this observation, from OP:
What was the need to appear like a ghost, when he could have walked out the window completely normally?
"What was the need to appear like a ghost, when he could have walked out the window completely normally"
[a golden shovel, written with playful creativity, that might give you a hint of what I was researching, today] [[pause for dramatic effect]]
Which of the blessed three Moirai introduced this hero? What
Aspect of their weaving thread revealed him? It was
The spinning of the loom, perhaps; or it was the
Exacting art of measuring. There is no need
To deny it could have been the cut of scissors. So! to
Assume, then, that the thread of life itself made this man appear
To me, (not unlike a ghost!), is to bring out the undeniable magic in the unbelievably ordinary way that he did... like a ghost,
As I said: not unlike them, these storied spirits, as we are told, when
We evoke the ancient names of Fate (also to the Romans known as the Parcae). I say this, then, that he
Could have been the best of destiny. Or, he could
Just have been the best man for the job. I have
No certain knowledge, but only the varied guesses of the many mythologies of human history. He walked
Straight out of fiction, as it were: out
Of our own incredible invention; our eternal need for there to be a hero. Yet, the
Hero of the classic myths cannot compete with this. Fling them all, all!, out the window
Of the home that our Collective Psyche long has lived in. To be normal completely
At this point, dear reader, cannot be done normally.
I hope, truly, that this has helped & inspired you;
And I thank you for listening, darling.
God bless you! (Or, in Old English,
I love you! 🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟 Rock on!
You're a good sort, you know.
Don't let the rowdy bunches of the world get you down.
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