Study Guide

Emma Characters

By Jane Austen

Almost 21, witty, and altogether charming, Emma Woodhouse has never learned to follow...

Let’s face it – no one in their right mind would ever think of Mr. Knightley as just...

At seventeen, Harriet Smith is the star pupil of Mrs. Goddard’s academy. It makes us wonder...

Ah, Frank. What can we say about him that hasn’t been said already? No, seriously. When...

Since we just talked about Frank, we might as well start where we left off: why does Jane stick...

If you’ve ever had a great-aunt who always makes you wear sweaters (even in summer) and...

We’ve got to admit, Mrs. Elton may be one of our favorite characters of all time. The woman...

If "Who’s going to marry Harriet?" were a gameshow, Mr. Elton would be contestant #1. Just...

Robert Martin is climbing the social ladder – but not in the creepy way that Mrs. Elton is....

Miss Bates becomes a sort of horror story in the novel. Well, maybe that’s not exactly...

Mrs. Weston is living the dream – that is, if the dream is finally getting a house and a...

Mr. Weston, a former army captain, has finally managed to earn enough to buy his own land and...

Mr. John Knightley is Mr. Knightley’s younger brother (we can tell because only the eldest...

Isabella’s actually a pretty minor character in Emma, which is interesting, because Austen...