Emma.
Jane Austen ’s satiric masterpieceEmmahas been adapted for movie and television set several times since it was first print in 1815 . It ’s a universally likable story , about a trivial young woman who learns valuable lessons from meddling in the romanticistic occasion of her ally has been revered for its witty societal commentary and its memorable characters .
While the story has had several period versions done by the BBC , and was even turn into the contemporary filmClueless , the 2020 filmEmmahas been declare one of the most faithful adaptations to date . By combining modern humor with the romantic entanglements of nineteenth century English social club , it proves that what was true in Austen ’s time is just as true today . register on for descriptions of how Emma and her pals in Highbury are supposed to look .
EMMA WOODHOUSE
In Austen ’s novel , Emma is a precocious , wealthy , and beautiful young cleaning lady who go quite comfortably with her father in the village of Highbury . With no real struggles in life ( apart from her mother ’s passing ) , she busies herself with small talk and social events , often interfere with the love lives of others despite vow never to marry herself .
WhileEmma was always described as a heroineonly Austen herself would ever like , Emmadepicts its titular character as quite a moment more conceited , selfish , and manipulating than in the novel . It submit her much longer to see the error of her meddling in her friends ' lives , and she ’s downright predatory to the unfortunate Harriet Smith .
GEORGE KNIGHTLEY
A longtime friend of the family , as well as Emma ’s comrade - in - law by way of her sister Isabella , George Knightley is 37 in Austen ’s classic novel , significantly older than Emma ( 21 ) . Emma front up to him for his sagacious advice , particularly in the Wake Island of her mother ’s qualifying .
In the filmEmma(and indeed in any film adaptation of the story ) , Knightley is just a few years elderly than Emma , making him a more suited beloved interest . He remains disapproving of her preoccupation with match - qualification , especially as it interfere with Harriet Smith and Robert Martin , but ultimately falls in love with her despite her frivolous personality .
HARRIET SMITH
Harriet Smith is one of the most sympathetic characters in Austen ’s novel , mainly because she ’s the recipient role of Emma ’s well - meaning but in the end disastrous match - fashioning . Her fortunes are lacking and her prospect are few , which causes Emma to take pity on her and settle to set her up with a tidy partner .
In the novel as well as the film , Harriet ’s choice of farmer Robert Martin is deemed unaccepted by Emma , and she ’s therefore set up with Mr. Elton . After he behaves appallingly towards her , Harriet acquire feelings for Mr. Knightley , which only answer to make Emma jealous , finally causing her to realize she is in honey with Mr. Knightley herself .
MR. WOODHOUSE
In the novel , Emma ’s sire Mr. Woodhouse is extremely worried about not only his own wellness , but the wellness of everyone around him . On the basis that they might damage his health , he ’s against see social gather , eating patty , rifle alfresco , and Emma becomes his caretaker .
In the motion picture , Mr. Woodhouse has many opinions on the behaviors and activity of others , but they are n’t establish on anything to do with his wellness . He likes things done to an exacting and exact touchstone , and amount across as possess an obsessional - compulsive disorderliness rather than being a valetudinarian .
FRANK CHURCHILL
Frank Churchill is Emma ’s equal in every way , which is why in the novel she takes a fancy to him almost immediately . Affluent , charming , and age - appropriate at 23 , he ’s the talk of the town of Highbury when he arrives , though Mr. Knightley learn him as immature and vulgar .
In the moving picture , Churchill is charming but bootless , and shares quite a few more timbre with Mr. Elton than he does in the novel . A pivotal scene where Churchill write Emma after her baby buggy goes into a lake is kept out of the film , which might have made him seem quite a bit more proud .
MISS TAYLOR/MRS. WESTON
Miss Taylor is Emma ’s governess in the novel , and Emmaholds her in very high regardand the tactual sensation is mutual . After her matrimony to Mr. Weston , she takes on more of a paternal figure to her ward . Emma becomes lonely with her absence seizure and find Harriet Smith a suitable substitute for a friend and confidante .
In the film ( as in the novel ) , Mrs. Weston is a reservoir of steering for Emma , though some of her presence as a confidante is given to other fiber , prepare her a less integral part of Emma ’s story .
JANE FAIRFAX
Jane Fairfax is perhaps Emma ’s not bad rival , though she does n’t know it in the novel . Beautiful , refined , and possessed of impeccable manners , she sing and plays the pianoforte attractively . She would be Emma ’s equal if only she was born into better circumstance .
In the pic , she ’s describe as reserved and amiable , but not on the dot the read/write head - turning sweetheart she should be . Even Mr. Knightley acknowledges Jane Fairfax ’s peach in the novel , and believes her mismatched with Frank Churchill .
PHILIP ELTON
Philip Elton is a young , ambitious , yet unmarried vicar in Austen ’s novel , making him desirous to rule a suitable partner as presently as potential . He sets his heart on Emma , as well as her substantial dowery . He ’s divulge as a marauder the moment Emma rejects him and he secures a marriage to another ( if less affluent ) woman .
In the film , Mr. Elton is even more overtly conniving . While he may have take up a more boring - burn approach to his well - laid plans ensnaring Emma ’s fortune in the novel , he ’s much more blatant about his intrigue onscreen .
MISS BATES/MRS. BATES
In Austen ’s novel , many of the best social satire belong to the banter between Mrs. Bates and her daughter , Miss Bates . Mrs. Bates want her girl to find a worthy husband , but her daughter is insufferably long - blown . Emma put her in her blank space for droning on endlessly about nothing anyone wants to pick up .
In the film , to its detriment , much of the pithy comment between Mrs. Bates and her girl is cut short to a few funny scenes . There is n’t a sense of Miss Bates ’s prolixness , making Emma ’s dislike of her less fraught , however odd it may seem to want to see more of the most annoying character .
ROBERT MARTIN
At 24 , Robert Martin is a well-thought-of and successful ( if not wealthy ) Fannie Merritt Farmer in Austen ’s novel , who becomes struck with Harriet Smith despite the fact that Emma has forbid her from react to his advances . He ’s a ally of Mr. Knightley ’s , who disapproves of Emma ’s interference with his lovemaking spirit .
The moving-picture show limn Robert Martin as more or less the same as in the novel - an cordial young piece who despite being below Emma ’s estimation of Harriet ’s upbringing , is a dependable suitor who even after the first rejection , continues to propose to Miss Smith until she accepts .
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