Proust Questionnaire: Ben Worthington's answers

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On Sun, 29 Jul 18 20:43:08 UTC Ben Worthington answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?: failure to achieve a goal
Where would you like to live?: colony of virginia in the new world
What is your idea of earthly happiness?: wealth and love
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?: quick to react
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?: Henry V for his ability to make the most out of what he had
Who are your favorite characters in history?: King Arthur
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?: Catherine of Aragon for her bravery and grace
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?: Juliet Capulet for her commitment to love
Your favorite painter?: Leonardo DaVinci for his unquenchable imagination
Your favorite musician?: Thomas Campion
The quality you most admire in a man?: strength
The quality you most admire in a woman?: beauty
Your favorite virtue?: honesty
Your favorite occupation?: trade
Who would you have liked to be?: Alexander the Great
Your most marked characteristic?: commitment
What do you most value in your friends?: loyalty
What is your principle defect?: belief in justice
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?: to meet with death before I have achieved anything
What would you like to be?: Representative in the House of Burgesses
What is your favorite color?: blue
What is your favorite flower?: queen anne's lace
What is your favorite bird?: wren
Who are your favorite prose writers?: William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe
Who are your favorite poets?: John Donne, Andrew Marvel,
Who are your heroes in real life?: Julius Caesar,
Who are your favorite heroines of history?: Catherine of Aragon
What are your favorite names?: William, John, James
What is it you most dislike?: dishonesty
What historical figures do you most despise?: Caligula for his cruelty
What event in military history do you most admire?: the placement of cannons on Portuguese ships
What natural gift would you most like to possess?: confidence
How would you like to die?: in the arms of my true love
What is your present state of mind?: elation at having succeeded at my goal
What is your motto?: never give up

In a novel for middle-aged readers, I am a character living in the 1600s and traveling to the new world.

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