... exertions for your father's sake "I know you will not allow yourself ".""(Austen, 399) Mr. Knightley says this when he is comforting Emma on Frank Churchill's proposal to Jane Fairfax. This perhaps is one of the only parts of the chapter that each person is aware of what the other is talking ... a subtle way for Mr. Knightley to let Emma know that he cares for her beyond friendship; he lets her know that she is too good for Frank, and showing his hatred towards Frank, says of Jane, "I am sorry for her. She deserves a better fate."" (Austen, 399) "You are very kind "but you are mistaken ...

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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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... 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 Frank Churchill is transformed into a homosexual named Christian. This cleverly fits into the cliché of modernity as he represents the homosexual male stereotype present in modern imagination. Additionally, Harriet is ... right and therefore I suppose and believe might be so - Comedy of the manners, the decorum of code of manners and behaviour, illusions and err...

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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 ... ...

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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 ... ...

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