Module B Flashcards
Social structure and constraints - Emma judges the Martins
“The acquaintance she had formed were unworthy of her. The friends from whom she had just parted, though very good sort of people, must be doing her harm. They were a family of the name of Martin… - she knew Mr Knightley thought highly of them - but they must be coarse and unpolished, and very unfit to be the intimates of [Harriet].”
- Hyphen - provides a pause in thought
- Free indirect discourse
- Use of adjectives “coarse and unpolished”
Social structure and constraints - the coles
2 quotes
“The Coles… were very good sort of people–friendly, liberal, and unpretending; but, on the other hand, they were of low origin, in trade, and only moderately genteel.”
- Hyphen
- Free Indirect Discourse
- Negative connotation
““The Coles were very respectable in their way, but they ought to be taught that it was not for them to arrange the terms on which the superior families would visit them. This lesson, she very much feared, would receive only from herself…”
- Free Indirect Discourse
- use of adjective “superior”
Social structure and constraints - Knightly responds to Emmas claims of the Martins
“Not Harriet’s equal! …No, he is not her equal indeed, for he is as much her superior in sense as in situation… What are Harriet Smith’s claims, either of birth, nature or education, to any connexion higher than Robert Martin? She is the natural daughter of nobody knows whom…”
- Exclamation - high emotion - frustration with Emma
- Cumulative listing - birth, nature, education
- Punctuation - question mark
Social structure and constraints - Emma calls Mr Martin inferior
(2 quotes)
“Mr Martin… is undoubtedly her inferior as to rank in society. - The sphere in which she moves is much above his. - It would be a degradation.”
- Hyphen
- high modality - undoubtedly - confidence + superiority
“Mr Martin is a very respectable young man, but I cannot admit him to be Harriet’s equal; and am rather surprised indeed that he should have ventured to address her.”
- “Surprised indeed” - sense of superiority
- Harriet’s equal - adjective
Gender - Knightly promotes value of educated women
“Men of sense, whatever you may chuse to say, do not want silly wives.”
- Reasoned tone
- Adjective “silly”
gender - marriage
“I have none of the usual inducements of women to marry… Fortune I do not want; employment I do not want; consequence I do not want: I believe few married women are half as much mistress of their husband’s house as I am of Hartfield;”
- Cumulative listing
- Realism - conversation between two women
“Were I to fall in love, indeed it would be a different thing”
gender - Emma’s independence
“…mine is an active, busy mind, with a great many independent resources; and I do not perceive why I should be more in want of employment at forty or fifty than one-and-twenty.”
- Cumulative listing
Growth - Emma’s initial judgement
“the chosen and the best”
“After these came a second set; among the most come-at-able of whom were Mrs. and Miss Bates, and Mrs. Goddard…”
- Adjectives
- Free Indirect Discourse
Growth - Box hill
“The wretchedness of a scheme to Box Hill was in Emma’s thoughts all the evening.”
- Free Indirect Discourse
- Adjective “wretchedness”
Growth - Emma repents
“She was most sorrowfully indignant; ashamed of every sensation but the one revealed to her - her affection for Mr. Knightly. - Every other part of her mind was disgusting.”
- High use of adjectives “sorrowfully indignant” “ashamed” “disgusting”
- Hyphen
- FID
Growth - Emma recognises her manipulation
“The first error and the worst lay at her door. It was foolish, it was wrong, to take so active a part in bringing any two people together. It was adventuring too far, assuming too much, making light of what ought to be serious, a trick of what ought to be simple. She was quite concerned and ashamed, and resolved to do such things no more”
- Cumulative listing
- High use of adjectives “foolish” “ wrong” “concerned” “ashamed”
- FID
Growth - Emma apologises to Jane Fairfax
“Pray no more. I feel that all the apologies should be on my side. Let us forgive each other at once.” P.430
- Truncated sentence “Pray no more”
- High modality “at once”
Growth - initial dislike of Mr Martin - manipulating Harriet into not marrying him vs growing respect of him
“It would have grieved me to lose your acquaintance, which must have been the consequence of your marrying Mr. Martin.”
- Use of verb “grieved”
“Such an end of the doleful disappointment of five weeks back… It would be a great pleasure to know Robert Martin.”
- Use of adjective “great pleasure”
- Positive tone and connotation
- FID
Growth - Knightly’s role as moral compass - able to criticise Emma
“But I have done with expecting any course of steady reading from Emma. She will never submit to anything requiring industry and patience and a subjection of the fancy to the understanding.”
Growth - Knightley’s role as moral compass - Knightley reprimands actions at Box hill
““It was badly done, indeed!… to have you now, in thoughtless spirits, and the pride of the moment, laugh at her, humble her–and before her niece, too -and before others, many of whom (certainly some,) would be entirely guided by your treatment of her.”
- Use of exclamation
- cumulative listing
- Hyphen
“This is not pleasant to you, Emma—and it is very far from pleasant to me; but I must, I will,—I will tell you truths while I can; satisfied with proving myself your friend by very faithful counsel, and trusting that you will some time or other do me greater justice than you can do now.”
- Hyphen
- repetition of “I will”
- High modality “not pleasant” “I must” “I will”
Mr Knightly and marriage
“Let her marry Robert martin and she is safe, respectable and happy forever.”
- List of three
Emma’s introduction
“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.”
- Cumulative listing
- Adjectives “distress” “vex”
- Distinct narrative voice - satire
“The real evils, indeed, of Emma’s situation were the power of having rather too much her own way, and a disposition to think a little too well of herself…”
- Distinct narrative voice
- Subtle satire
Emma on marriage to Knightley
“It is always incomprehensible to a man that a woman should ever refuse an offer of marriage. A man always imagines a woman to be ready for anybody who asks her.”
- High modality “incomprehensible” “should ever”
