plot analysis
Emma is a romantic comedy that was set in the 1800s. The novel talks about a beautiful, vibrant, and talented Emma Woodhouse, who lived with his dad. Emma’s mother passed away when she was five years old. A governess, Miss Taylor, primarily raised her. Miss Taylor is married to a widower who has a grown son. Her husband is called Mr. Weston.
The other significant person in Emma’s life is Mr. Knightley, who lives in a nearby Estate. Mr. Knightley is an English gentleman and family friend of Woodhouse, and he has enormous land. Mr. Woodhouse owns a lot of money, and one of his daughters, Isabela, is married to John, who is Mr. Knightley’s younger brother. George Knightley sees Emma to be very proud. Emma becomes a friend with an Orphan girl called Harriet Smith. Harriet is pretty, and Emma attempts to improve her. She discouraged Harriet from marrying a farmer who she liked a lot named Robert. Emma finds a suitor for Harriet, who by the name Mr. Elton who was one of the eligible men in the town.
Emma perceives herself as a perfect matchmaker, and she doesn’t aspire to get married in the future.
John and his wife Isabela came to visit during Christmas. Everybody gathered in for dinner in the house of Weston were talked about a rich guy called Frank Churchill. Emma wishes to be married by a hot and rich man, just like Frank. There was a ton of snow and everybody left. Emma sits together with Mr. Elton only to discover that he was in love with her. Emma thought Mr. Elton loved her close friend Harriet and she felt terrible because she convinced Harriet to choose Mr. Elton over Martin.
Jane Fairfax pays a visit to Emma, but she does not like her because jane had met with the rich guy Frank. Mr. Elton is engaged to Augusta Hawkins. The hot guy Frank arrives in the city, and the Weston’s wanted to match him with Emma. However, Frank goes to see Jane. There was a party at Coles, and Emma is not sure whether Frank likes her as she loves him. Emma offers a dinner meal to Mr. Elton and his new wife. Frank says that he will come back soon.
Emma realizes that she never like Frank when he came back. The following day Franks protects Harriet from travelers who were bothering her. In June, there was a party in George’s Estate. Harriet and George show up together. Jane leaves early from the party. Frank arrived at the party, but he was late. Emma flirts with Frank. Emma becomes rude towards Miss Bates, but she apologizes to her following day only to discover that Jane was about to leave.
Frank sends a letter to Weston. The letter said that he and Jane had been engaged twice. Harriet liked George Knightley and not Frank. Emma discovers that the man whom she loves is George. She tells George about it, and the feeling was mutual. The two got announced their engagement. They did not get married immediately because Emma had to look after her father.
Harriet visits to Knightley’s in London. Jane and Emma end up as friends. George settled with Emma and her dad because he was not willing to leave his house. Emma and George marry and live happily after that.
The setting
The novel is set in a fictional country village of Highbury, which is surrounded by estates of ‘Hartfield,’ Donwell -Abbey, and Randall’s. The novel is set in the provincial -community as it has involved aristocracy of that region. London is sixteen miles away from the town of Highbury and the estates. The physical features of the nation are not defined well enough. For example, Harriet is harassed by the wanderers on the “Richmond,” where Frank rescued her. All we learn about the physical description of the country is the Richmond road. At first, the setting is drawing-room. The scene at Box Hill, where George makes his proposal to Emma, is an outdoor drawing-room. The vegetation and terrain are not mentioned. Thus it is not linked with the specifics of geography. The natural setting of the novel is found in dining rooms, drawing rooms, the carriages, and rooms for dancing.
Analysis of the main characters
Emma Woodhouse is the central character in the novel. Emma is a beauty queen who is a proud and intelligent young lady. She is twenty years old, and her mother passed when she a little kid. Emma has been a mistress of the house after the marriage of her elder sister. Despite her intelligence, Emma has not studied any discipline. She is seen to compassionate to the poor, but she values societal status. She is affectionate and patient as she takes care of her father. She makes a lot of mistakes because she is not experienced, and she trusts her instincts very much. She does not see herself getting married, but she makes matches for others. At first, Emma thought that she liked Frank only to find out that she was in love with Mr. Knightley.
George Knightley is Emma’s close friend and neighbor. He is thirty-seven years old. He owns the Donwell Abbey estate, which has enormous farms. He is the elder brother to John who marries Emma’s elder sister Isabella. George is a considerate man who respects the feelings of other characters. He does not misjudge others. He is not happy with Emma for convincing Harriet to reject Mr. Martin’s love because he is weak. He also warns Emma not to push Harriet towards Mr. Elton because he knew that Elton wants a woman who has money. George is suspicious of Frank Churchill and his agendas. He thinks that frank has a secret affair with Jane Fairfax.
Frank Churchill is a young man who is 23 years old. Everybody loves him. However, Mr. Knight perceives him to be immature and selfish because he did not visit his father. After his mother passed on, he was brought up by his rich aunt and uncle. He hides his engagement to jane because he is worried that his aunt might reject their engagement. After all, Jane was from a poor background. He plays tricks with Harriet and Emma to conceal his relationship with Jane.
Harriet Smith is a close friend of Emma, and she is seventeen years old. She is a pretty but unsophisticated young woman. Emma seems to control Harriet. She is convinced by Emma not to reject Mr. Martins’s love because he was working on a farm. In the last chapters, Harriet is portrayed to be the natural daughter of a good tradesman. Finally, Harriet wed Martin and Emma approves their match