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prof_snapePoll #1061645 Почему? | Why?
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Why are his hair and eyes black? | Почему волосы и глаза Профессора черные
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| Because it's cool | Потому что это круто |
   10 (8.3%) |
| Because he's a typical black-haired villain | Потому что он типичный злодей, а они обычно брюнеты |
| 13 (10.8%) |
| Because he's Italian/Spanish/Transylvanian/Other (Specify) | Потому что он итальянец/испанец/трансильванец/иное (уточните) |
| 6 (5.0%) |
| Because he's a typical Byronic hero | Потому что он типичный байронический герой со всеми вытекающими внешними характеристиками |
| 17 (14.2%) |
| Because aquiline (hooked) nose goes with black hair and black eyes | Потому что если нос орлиный (крючком), человек просто не может быть блондином |
| 8 (6.7%) |
| Because he's a Radcliffean hero, and Gothic-Radcliffean heroes aren't blond either | Потому что он радклиффианский герой (готический злодей), а они тоже обычно не блондины |
| 7 (5.8%) |
| Because he reminds the author of her chronologically first (Portuguese) husband | Потому что он напоминает автору ее первого мужа-португальца |
| 2 (1.7%) |
| Just because! | Потому что! |
| 10 (8.3%) |
| I don't know | Не знаю |
| 3 (2.5%) |
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September 27 2007, 00:23:26 UTC 4 years ago
But of course, that's not necessarily an exclusive answer, e.g he could be Romanian as well, at least I like to think so ;]
September 27 2007, 09:43:20 UTC 4 years ago
Bravo, M-J! :)
September 27 2007, 01:12:46 UTC 4 years ago
I think JK Rowling designed him to look as mysterious as possible. He's also supposed to appear imposing, threatening, and if you consider all his various physical attributes: sallow skin, hooked nose, fathomless black eyes, thin frame, black, greasy, shoulder-length hair... he sounds like a pretty imposing figure to me!
So I agree with
September 27 2007, 01:24:14 UTC 4 years ago
Snape
English and Scottish: habitational name from any of various places in England and southern Scotland, for example in North Yorkshire near Bedale, in the Lowlands near Biggar, and in Suffolk, so named with Old English snæp ‘area of boggy land’. In Sussex the dialect term snape is still used of boggy, uncultivable land.
Prince
1. English and French: nickname from Middle English, Old French prince (Latin princeps), presumably denoting someone who behaved in a regal manner or who had won the title in some contest of skill.
2. Translation of German and Ashkenazic Jewish Prinz or of a word meaning ‘prince’ in some other language.
September 27 2007, 01:46:22 UTC 4 years ago
Мне кажется, это связано с неодноплановостью героя: в его глазах не видно ничего - ни злости, ни доброты. Они как туннели. Без коннотации.
С одной стороны, есть стереотип, что готические брюнеты всегда злы и безжалостны, с другой - в первой же книге, несколькими страницами выше описания СС, расположен портрет Хагрида, у которого тоже черные, но - подчеркнуто - добрые глаза.
И судить мы можем только по поступкам (или по бесконечным рассуждениям главгероев, которым не стоит доверять).
September 27 2007, 04:52:50 UTC 4 years ago
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September 27 2007, 07:01:35 UTC 4 years ago
"Because he's Italian/Spanish/Transylvanian/Other (Specify)"
- because he's a Jew. (And metaphorically too.))
September 29 2007, 20:05:35 UTC 4 years ago
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October 1 2007, 21:05:06 UTC 4 years ago
snape's hair
His hair and eyes are black because A) it looks sexy and b) he looks a lot like his mother, who was also pale, dark haired and dark eyed. Enough with the Spanish/italian theories!! He's white white!!October 22 2007, 12:01:07 UTC 4 years ago
Re: snape's hair
sure! Enough with Spain and Italy! Jewish theoty!!! Jewish roots as they are!!! Yes, he looks much like hgis mother and this very mother looks much like Rebekka from Ivanhoe! So we see quite jewish phenotype at the outcome: dark eyes and hair, hooked nose, bad temper and malicious sence of humour. Yeah, I forgot the talant at quite specific branch of science. Verdict: a Jew!October 1 2007, 23:04:13 UTC 4 years ago
whose to say?
You know I'm not entirely convinced his eyes are black. Some people think my eyes are black, but in fact they're just a very, very dark blue. Perhaps upon first glance they appear black, but aren't us Snape fans supposed to look deeper than that?