Emma Woodhouse unites all the striking qualities of the aristocratic class in English society; combining her qualities of cleverness, beauty, class-consciousness, and superficiality, she undoubtedly represents the upper class of Highbury. ... "Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition, seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress of vex her. ... Knightly as "one of the few people who could see faults in Emmma Woodhouse, and the only one who ever told her o...

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Discuss the characterization of Emma Woodhouse in the first chapter of Jane Austen's Emma. ... Anne Taylor, Emma's governess, who had been extremely close to both Emma and her father, moves out to live with Mr Weston. ... The characterization of Emma Woodhouse The first chapter of the book introduces the protagonist of the story, Emma Woodhouse, a twenty-one-year-old girl. ... Emma is preoccupied with the thoughts of marriage. ... Jane Austen almost immediately gives us an appraisal on the main character of the book, Emma Woodhouse. ...

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Emma Woodhouse, the heroine of Emma, has both social position and personal fortune. Emma's father comes from a good, well-respected family; he owns a private estates Hartfield. ... Since Emma's older sister is married, Emma's duty in life is to look after her father. This duty causes problems when late in the book Emma and Mr. ... When her father died Emma would have no useful duty to perform for society. ...

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Emma Woodhouse is the beautiful and wealthy mistress of Hartfield, the most notable house in Highbury. ... Mr Knightley is a close friend of Emma. ... He is the only one who is critical of Emma's behaviour. Emma makes friends with Harriet Smith, a young beautiful girl, but from a lower society than Emma. ... Emma dislikes this elegant and accomplished young woman. ...

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Emma Woodhouse is a rich young lady who is of a high situation in her household being the mistress of Highbury from an early age. ... Therefore she believes that Emma has all of the answers to any questions that may arise and that she should follow what Emma tells her to do. ... "This letter was from him, from Mr Martin, and contained a direct proposal of marriage . . . she was come as fast as she could to ask Miss Woodhouse what she should do." Harriet also represents the effects of social class in marriage because of the Mrs Smith/Mr Elton / Mrs Woodhouse dilemma. ... This is a shock to...

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Only women like Emma Woodhouse, who was a part of the wealthy, landed gentry with a sizable fortune of her own, would chose to remain unmarried. ... Jane Fairfax is seen as competition to Emma and displays the same sorts of qualities, which Emma demonstrates to the reader. ... She looks up to Emma with awe for her wealth, social status, and intelligence. ... When Elton rejects Harriet, Emma pushes her towards Frank Churchill. ... Emma, and this creates a twist in her destiny. ...

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Only women like Emma Woodhouse, who was a part of the wealthy, landed gentry with a sizable fortune of her own, would chose to remain unmarried. ... Jane Fairfax is seen as competition to Emma and displays the same sorts of qualities, which Emma demonstrates to the reader. ... She looks up to Emma with awe for her wealth, social status, and intelligence. ... When Elton rejects Harriet, Emma pushes her towards Frank Churchill. ... Emma, and this creates a twist in her destiny. ...

• Word Count: 1055
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School