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Emma Woodhouse is the 21-year-old titular protagonist of Jane Austen's 1815 novel Emma.She is described in the novel's opening sentence as "handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and a happy disposition... and had lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress or vex her."
In Emma, Emma Woodhouse serves as a direct reflection of Jane Austen's feminist characterization of female heroines, in terms of both female individuality and independence (romantically, financially, etc.). In terms of romantic independence, Emma's father, Henry Woodhouse, very consistently preaches against the idea of marriage.
Given the limited social circles in which these characters move, many relationships begin with close, sibling-like friendships. [145] For example, Emma Woodhouse marries Mr. Knightley, who has known her since childhood, and Elinor Dashwood falls in love with her brother-in-law’s brother.
Mr Henry Woodhouse is a central character in Jane Austen's 1815 novel Emma and the father of the protagonist, Emma Woodhouse.He is a wealthy member of the English landed gentry who owns a large country estate.
Emma. (2020) Adapted from Jane Austen's 1815 novel of the same name , Emma. takes place in England in the 1800s and focuses on self-centered Emma Woodhouse who becomes involves in her friends ...
Emma (stylized as Emma. ) is a 2020 period romantic comedy film directed by Autumn de Wilde , from a screenplay by Eleanor Catton , based on Jane Austen 's 1815 novel of the same name . It stars Anya Taylor-Joy as Miss Emma Woodhouse, a wealthy and elegant young woman living with her father in Regency-era England who amuses herself with ...
Gwyneth Paltrow, Bill Clinton. Noam Galai/Getty Images for Clinton Global Initiative Gwyneth Paltrow effortlessly played the matchmaking Emma Woodhouse in the 1996 adaptation of Emma, even if the ...
Romola Garai as Emma Woodhouse: In Austen's opening lines of the novel: "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 or vex her." Emma has no need to marry, being ...