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- Emma Woodhouse. The protagonist of the novel. In the well-known first sentence of the novel, the narrator describes Emma as “handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition.”
- Mr. George Knightley. Emma’s brother-in-law and the Woodhouses’ trusted friend and advisor. Knightley is a respected landowner in his late thirties. He lives at Donwell Abbey and leases property to the Martins, a family of wealthy farmers whom he likes and counsels.
- Mr. Woodhouse. Emma’s father and the patriarch of Hartfield, the Woodhouse estate. Though Mr. Woodhouse is nervous, frail, and prone to hypochondria, he is also known for his friendliness and his attachment to his daughter.
- Harriet Smith. A pretty but unremarkable seventeen-year-old woman of uncertain parentage, who lives at the local boarding school. Harriet becomes Emma’s protégé and the object of her matchmaking schemes.
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Mrs. Anne Weston (née Taylor) is a supporting character in Jane Austen's 1815 Emma.
Miss Taylor was the devoted governess to the Woodhouse family; during which she became a beloved friend and mother-figure to the novel's protagonist, whose mother died at a young age. At the beginning of the novel, Miss Taylor leaves the Woodhouses' home Hartfield, after sixteen years in her position, and marries Mr. Weston, becoming Mrs. Weston; the match being introduced by Emma herself.
Life as a Governess
The need for Mr. Woodhouse to hire a governess was increased after his beloved wife died, and so he brought Miss Taylor into his girls' lives. Miss Taylor stayed with the family for sixteen years, and particularly remained Emma's governess until she was twenty, as Isabella married. Miss Taylor, as a governess, was somewhat overindulgent, acting more often as a friend and rarely as a disciplinary figure towards her charge. This, combined with Mr. Woodhouse's affectionate nature, resulted in Emma's upbringing being unrestrained and enabling the latter with having her own way rather too often.
Marriage
At the beginning of the novel, Miss Taylor becomes Mrs. Weston when she is married to and becomes the second wife of local widower Mr. Weston. The match being orchestrated by Emma herself.Mr. Weston was a wealthy man and widower, so Miss Taylor was able to transcend classes from governess to a married gentlewoman. Though Emma is pleased by the couple being very much in love and having a wonderful wedding, Mrs. Weston's departure is deeply affects in the Woodhouse home. Emma's ensuing loneliness at the loss of her governess results in her finding a new companion in Harriet Smith.
She is a sensible woman who adores Emma both maternally and as a close friend. She is even tempered and hides her displeasure upon Frank Churchill failing to meet her on multiple occasions. Mrs. Weston acts as a surrogate mother to her former charge and, occasionally, as a voice of moderation and reason when Emma is faced with problems (although sh...
1.Emma, Volume I, Chapter I
2.Note: Most governesses at the time were from more genteel classes, but perhaps their families had fallen into hard times that required the daughters to work.
Mrs Weston was Emma's governess for sixteen years as Miss Anne Taylor and remains her closest friend and confidante after she marries Mr Weston. She is a sensible woman who loves Emma. Mrs Weston acts as a surrogate mother to her former charge and, occasionally, as a voice of moderation and reason.
- Jane Austen
- 1815
Jun 30, 2023 · A List of Characters in Jane Austen's Emma. Character. Description. Mr. Perry. Apothecary of Highbury with family: Mrs. Perry and the Perry Children. Mr. Wingfield. John Knightley's apothecary. Mrs. Wallis. Bakes apples for Miss Bates.
Mrs. Weston is living the dream – that is, if the dream is finally getting a house and a husband of your own. (And really, what else could any woman want?) As Emma’s governess, she gained the affections of Mr. Woodhouse and the love and respect of Emma.
Mrs. Anne Weston (Miss Taylor) Emma's governess who essentially raised Emma after her mother died. At the beginning of the book she marries Mr. Weston, a somewhat older gentleman.
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George Knightley A well-to-do man of about thirty-seven or thirty-eight, an admirably calm and rational man who for years has befriended and advised Emma. Miss Anne Taylor For years Emma's devoted governess and friend, who at the beginning of the novel has just married Mr. Weston.
