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A kind and compassionate person, Mr. Knightley exhibits good judgement, high moral character and maturity in contrast to Emma's still-maturing character: as a hero, he also has presence and authority, and a natural lifelike quality. [2]
Emma mistakes Harriet's gratitude to Frank as Harriet being in love with him. Meanwhile, Mrs. Weston wonders if Mr. Knightley is attracted to Jane, but Emma dismisses the idea. When Mr. Knightley says he notices a connection between Jane and Frank, Emma disagrees, as Frank appears to be courting her instead.
Emma entered into three marriages: Jane Fairfax and Frank Churchill, Emma Woodhouse and Mr Knightley, Harriet Smith and Robert Martin (Chris Hammond, 1898).. Marriage is a major theme in the novels of Jane Austen, especially Pride and Prejudice.
Knightley spends most evenings with Emma and her father, taking the short walk from his home to theirs. Due to his attachment to Emma, Mr Knightley has disliked Frank Churchill (unconsciously labelling him as competition) [1] even before he met Frank, and remains doubtful of him even when everyone else indulges the younger man. It is also his ...
In Regency-era England, the wealthy and beautiful twenty one year old Emma Woodhouse lives with her father at his Hartfield estate in the Surrey town of Highbury, and is often visited by Mr Knightley, a local landowner who is the brother of her sister, Isabella's, husband.
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Kathy Bates, “Matlock” Emma D’Arcy, “House of the Dragon” Maya Erskine, “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” Keira Knightley, “Black Doves” Keri Russell, “The Diplomat”
During a country picnic, Emma ridicules the impoverished Miss Bates, deeply hurting her. After Mr Knightley angrily scolds her, Emma works to make amends with Miss Bates. While Mr Knightley is away visiting his brother, Emma frequently thinks about him. She does not realise she loves him until Harriet expresses her feelings for him. When Mr ...