... around him, Knightley uses his intelligence to discern right moral conduct. Knightley has little use for cleverness for its own sake; he rates propriety and concern for others more highly. Frank Churchill - Frank epitomizes attractiveness in speech, manner, and appearance. He goes out of his way to please everyone, and, while the more perceptive characters question his seriousness, everyone except Knightley is ... Harriet is the daughter of a tradesman, Emma admits that Mr. Martin is more suitable for her friend. The relationship between marriage and social status creates hardship for ...

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... Mr Elton proposes to her, and not Harriet. She says she will give up matchmaking, but soon changes her mind when the son of Mr Weston, Frank Churchill, arrives. He was adopted by his snobbish aunt and uncle on the death of his mother, and despite the secret wish of the Westons for him and ... Mr Elton's engagement to a Miss Hawkins whom he met in Bath. Mrs Weston believes that Mr Knightley is falling in love with Jane Fairfax. Frank Churchill is called away to Yorkshire while he is in the middle of helping arrange a ball. Emma is convinced he was about to declare his love for her ... af...

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... orphaned, is faced with the prospect of earning a living by working as a governess, which she considers a lowly job. She, therefore, gets secretly engaged to Frank Churchill, hoping to free herself from the hard luck of working as a governess. This is the typical dream of a lady with low social standings, which Jane Austen ... escape the social restraints of her current low social standings. She has successfully done this accordingly due to the fact that she is engaged to Frank Churchill. But as you can see, the only way in which she is similar to Harriet is that because both are socially...

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... orphaned, is faced with the prospect of earning a living by working as a governess, which she considers a lowly job. She, therefore, gets secretly engaged to Frank Churchill, hoping to free herself from the hard luck of working as a governess. This is the typical dream of a lady with low social standings, which Jane Austen ... escape the social restraints of her current low social standings. She has successfully done this accordingly due to the fact that she is engaged to Frank Churchill. But as you can see, the only way in which she is similar to Harriet is that because both are socially...

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... . This is where another issue that is raised in both the film and the novel appears which is the portrayal of love. The arrival of Frank Churchill in Highbury is of great interest to the gossiping social group and Emma is immediately attracted to him, just as Cher falls for Christian on his ... first day at school. The arrival of both Frank and Christian in Clueless and Emma cause Mr. Knightly and Josh to see for the first time the nature of their real feelings for Emma and ... Cher have never been in love before and only know the concept of love from friends and romance novels. Therefo...

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... Mr Elton is "transferring his affections from Harriet" to herself (p107), subsequently highlights her lack of comprehension of the situation. This Chapter also indicates Emma's ignorance, through the mention of Frank Churchill. Her cherished thoughts of marriage to him, despite never having met him and knowing almost nothing on his character, denote her naivety on the topic of marriage. Chapter 15 contains ... Harriet to decline Mr Martin's proposal on account of his social standing. During the party, Emma's overactive imagination is once again at work, in particular when she expresses ...

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... ; Elton keeps Tai's photograph in his locker, Mr Knightley dances with Harriet; Josh rescues' Tai, Emma offends Miss Bates; Cher offends their maid Lucy, Harriet is rescued from gypsies by Churchill; Tai is rescued by Christian in the mall and Emma/Cher go through a journey of self-realization and fall in love with Mr Knightley/Josh. On the character side, the ... image. She exaggerates a materialistic and sexual blonde in mini skirts and designer clothing. Mr Knightley is transformed into Josh who portrays the conservative and environmentally friendly philosophical college student while...

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... background which connotates anticipation in order to create depth. The background music is another integral part of the creation mood. While Jane Austen has frank write a long letter of explanation for his behaviour in order to fill the gaps of how and why certain events occurred, we can see ... is drank, but in a social setting, generally only by men, and in moderation. Being drunk is frowned upon. The parallel to Austen's character Frank Churchhill is Christian Stobich. This is the boy of Cher's dreams until Murray informs an ignorant Cher that Christian is homosexual, "The man is a ....

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... a very friendly personality. Emma finds her to be annoying because she never stops talking about her daughter, Jane Fairfax, who sometimes seems to threaten Emma. While at the picnic, Mr. Frank Churchill suggests that each of Emma's friends say something funny about her to make everyone laugh. " she only demands from each of you either one thing very clever, be it prose ... ...

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... so she could rarely escape the miseries of being a governess by getting married. Such was the lot of Jane Fairfax, or would have been, if she hadn't "attached" herself to Frank Churchill. Harriet Smith is a girl of no social position and she has no fortune. Nobody knows who her parents are or were. As a small child she was left at Mrs. Goddard ... ...

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... if today's society still followed would have longer marriages). A clear example is when Emma reflects on how she proposed that Harriet should be married to her superior (Mr Elton and Frank Churchill). This idea is considered absurd by both the protagonist and the author, "The stain of illegitimacy, unbleached by nobility or wealth, would have been a stain indeed". In the insular world ... ...

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