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Emma
is the last work by
Jane Austen. It is a novel about the perils of
misconstrued
romance. The novel
was first
published in
December 1815.
As in
her
other novels,
Austen
explores
the
concerns
and
difficulties
of
genteel
women
living
in
Georgian-Regency England; she also
creates a lively comedy of manners' among her
characters.
In
the
very
first
sentence
she
introduces
the
title
character
as
Woodhouse,
handsome, clever, and rich.
greatly
overestimates her own matchmaking abilities; and
she is blind to the dangers
of meddling
in other people's lives and is often mistaken
about the meanings of others'
actions.
Many critics think it i
s Austen’s most
mature
work.
Jane
Austen
(16
December
1775
–
18
July
1817)
was
an
English
novelist
whose
works of romantic fiction, set among
the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of
the
most
widely
read
writers
in
English
literature,
her
realism
and
biting
social
commentary
cementing
her
historical
importance
among
scholars
and
critics.
From
1811 to 1816, with the release of
Sense and Sensibility
(1811),
Pride and Prejudice
(1813),
Mansfield
Park
(1814) and
Emma
(1816), she achieved success as a
published
writer.
She
wrote
two
additional
novels,
Northanger
Abbey
and
Persuasion
,
both
published
posthumously
in
1818,
and
began
a
third,
which
was
eventually
titled
Sanditon
,
but died before completing it.
Character Analysis:
First,
I'll
analyze
the
most
important
role
of
this
book
——
the
heroine,
Emma
Woodhouse.
Emma
Woodhouse, the protagonist of the story, is a
beautiful, high-spirited, intelligent,
and 'slightly' spoiled young woman of
the age of twenty. Her mother died when she
was very young, and she has been
mistress of the house ever since, certainly since
her
older
sister
got
married.
Although
intelligent,
she
lacks
the
necessary
discipline
to
practice
or
study
anything
in
depth.
She
is
portrayed
as
very
compassionate
to
the
poor, but at the same
time has a strong sense of class. Her affection
for and patience
towards
her
hypochondriac
father
are
also
noteworthy.
While
she
is
in
many
ways
mature
for her age, Emma makes some serious mistakes,
mainly due to her conviction
that she
is always right and her lack of real world
experience. Although she has vowed
she
will
never
ever
marry,
she
delights
in
making
matches
for
others.
She
seems
unable
to
fall
in
love,
until
jealousy
makes
her
realize
that
she
has
loved
Mr.
Knightley all along.
Then
I'm going to introduce the second main character.
George
Knightley,
about
thirty-seven
years
old,
is
a
close
friend
of
Emma,
and
her
only critic, although he
cares deeply for her. Mr. Knightley is the owner
of the estate
of
Donwell
Abbey,
which
includes
extensive
grounds
and
a
farm.
He
is
the
elder
brother
of
Mr.
John
Knightley,
the
husband
of
Emma's
elder
sister
Isabella.
Mr
Knightley is very annoyed with Emma for
persuading Harriet to turn down Mr. Martin,
thinking
that
the
advantage
is
all
on
Harriet's
side;
he
also
warns
Emma
against
matchmaking
Harriet
with
Mr.
Elton,
correctly
guessing
that
Mr.
Elton
has
a
much
higher
opinion
of
himself.
He
is
suspicious
of
Frank
Churchill
and
his
motives;
although his suspicion turns out to be
based mainly on jealousy of the younger man,
his instincts are proven correct by the
revelation that Frank Churchill is not that entire
he seems.
Plot:
Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and
rich,
although convinced
that she herself
will never marry
anyone, she imagines herself to be naturally
gifted in conjuring love
matches. After
self-declared success at matchmaking between her
governess and Mr.
Weston, a village
widower, Emma takes it upon herself to find an
eligible match for
her
new
friend,
Harriet
Smith.
Though
Harriet’s
parentage
is
unknown,
Emma
is
convinced
that
Harriet deserves to be a gentleman’s wife and sets
her friend’s sights
on
Mr.
Elton,
the
village
vicar.
Meanwhile,
Emma
persuades
Harriet
to
reject
the
proposal of Robert Martin, a well-to-do
farmer for whom Harriet clearly has feelings.
Harriet
beco
mes
infatuated
with
Mr.
Elton
under
Emma’s
encouragement,
but
Emma’s plans go awry
when Elton makes it clear that his affection is
for Emma, not
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