Saturday, 3 December 2011

Where can I find the characters that have sense and self-restraint in Emma by Jane Austen?

Two
come to mind immediately: Mr. Knightley (which you could tell from his name) and Mrs.
Weston.

For examples, I don't want to give answers away, but you can imagine
a time when a lady was judged by the respect given her by "people of worth and
respectability." A character who looks out for avoiding quarrels and unwarranted antagonism
between others, and overlooks the little errors others make, is a character who shows sense and
self-restraint. Harriet and Miss Fairfax both benefitted from sense & self-restraint of the
two characters I named above.

Consider what...

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