Yes, I felt a jolt of amazement when I first saw the modern Morwenna holding and cooing over John Conan. It was so illogical, and I think it diminished the impact of her threat, because a non-book viewer would assume that she couldn't do it. But Ossie knew she was deadly serious, hence the prolonged search for the strong-arm nanny.
Morwenna did not like John Conan from birth, as I remember. This is one of the inaccuracies in the tv series. I don't think she actively hated him until he began to be raised by Ossie's mother, who turned him into a miniature Ossie, but she was indifferent to him as a baby/young child. She certainly didn't fawn over him, and seemed quite relieved that there were nurses to deal with him. The threat to kill him was not a distress to her, and it is possible she would have done it. The hatred of Ossie and his attentions was the greatest emotion she felt, and there was no space for other emotions, such as maternal ones.
Fijane - I recall the same. Morwenna nearly died giving birth to John Conan. Morwenna had reason to not love the child of the man who was dreadfully cruel to her. Yet Debbie Horsfield changed it apparently because she thought this could not be.
Morwenna did not like John Conan from birth, as I remember. This is one of the inaccuracies in the tv series. I don't think she actively hated him until he began to be raised by Ossie's mother, who turned him into a miniature Ossie, but she was indifferent to him as a baby/young child. She certainly didn't fawn over him, and seemed quite relieved that there were nurses to deal with him. The threat to kill him was not a distress to her, and it is possible she would have done it. The hatred of Ossie and his attentions was the greatest emotion she felt, and there was no space for other emotions, such as maternal ones.
Once Ossie died and Morwenna left the vicarage she wanted nothing to do with John Conan. As far as I recall, that did not change even when she began to recover from the trauma of her life with Ossie.
Thank you Stella. :)
I knew that's how Morwenna were in the books.
I got confused with the series, showing just how poor Morwenna had to leave her "dear" child with his grandmama.
Hi, can someone tell me how is Morwenna's character in the books over her son John Connan? Because as I can remember she disliked/hated him.
She sort of had a panic attack when she saw him at a party in Trenwith.
So I don't know if I understood it well.
Once Ossie died and Morwenna left the vicarage she wanted nothing to do with John Conan. As far as I recall, that did not change even when she began to recover from the trauma of her life with Ossie.
I always thought Morwenna was one of the saddest characters in the whole poldark saga, along with jinny Carter. Both women never really got over the trauma of their early years and carried with them an inner sadness that became part of their personalities.
But I think Jinny not quite so much as Wenna. Jinny was a little stronger I beloieve, but her situation was a little different. She had been happy in her marriage to Jim, annd she seemed to have good realtions with both of her children Ben and Katie. Although I think she failed to tell Katie the facts of life about how babies are made.
I always thought Morwenna was one of the saddest characters in the whole poldark saga, along with jinny Carter. Both women never really got over the trauma of their early years and carried with them an inner sadness that became part of their personalities.
Tide was nearly full. Mist lay in a grey scarf along the line of the cliffs. .. and they walked home hand in hand through the slanting shadows of the new darkness.
She was Elizabeth's cousin, hired by her to be a governess for Geoffrey Charles. She was described in the books as being painfully shy, near-sighted, and also dark-skinned (which was considered a disadvantage then for attracting men, since fair skin, like that of Elizabeth was what was considered most "beautiful"), however, she had an attractive figure. Geoffrey Charlles played a huge role in bringing Morwenna and Drake together, as GC also became very fond of Drake. The three of them would walk along the beach together.
They *should* have run into Demelza, Jeremy, and Garrick on the beach.
She was Elizabeth's cousin, hired by her to be a governess for Geoffrey Charles. She was described in the books as being painfully shy, near-sighted, and also dark-skinned (which was considered a disadvantage then for attracting men, since fair skin, like that of Elizabeth was what was considered most "beautiful"), however, she had an attractive figure. Geoffrey Charlles played a huge role in bringing Morwenna and Drake together, as GC also became very fond of Drake. The three of them would walk along the beach together.
