Emma
...hear nothing but truth from me. I have blamed you, and lectured you, and you have borne it as no other woman in England would have borne it."- Mr. Knightley, Chapter 49 page 379
· "Oh! Miss Woodhouse! Who can think of Miss Smith, when Miss Woodhouse is near." Mr. Elton, Chapter 15, page 115
· "Mr. Knightley, in fact, was one of the few people who could see faults in Emma Woodhouse, and the only one who ever told her of them...." Chapter 1, page 8
· She had been often remiss, her conscience told her so; remiss, perhaps, more in thought than fact; scornful, ungracious. But it should be so no more. In the warmth of true contrition she would call upon her the very next morning, and it should be the beginning, on her side, of a regular, equal, kindly intercourse." Chapter 44, page 346
· "It darted through her with the speed of an arrow that Mr. Knightley must marry no one but herself!" Chapter 47, page 375
Summary of two Critical Reviews
Emma: by Arnold Kettle
Arnold Kettle focuses on the topic of marriage in the novel. He says that it begins with marriage and ends with marriage. Kettle believes that the novel can give the reader a new view on marriage because of the way it is dealt with in the story. When someone reads the novel, they experience what is going on as if it were something happening to a friend, which the reader will always remember. The book is so well written that the reader can actually feel and see what is going on in the town. Kettle says, "When Emma is rude to Miss Bates on Box hill, we feel the flush rise to Miss Bates's cheek". In the review, Kettle claims that Austen succeeded in combining intensity with precision, emotional involvement, and objective judgment. He also believes that Emma is not a period piece. It appeals to everyone, at any time. Kettle also touches on morals and standards in the...
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