Background
Who is the protagonist of Emma?
Emma Woodhouse
In Emma, narration is virtually the same as what? (Narration = ?)
Characterization
What did Austen often criticize in her works?
Marriage
Emma and Mr. Knightley represent conflicting views of what?
Society
Cher and Josh are meant to represent which two characters?
Emma and Mr. Knightley
Who is Emma's newfound friend?
Harriet Smith
In the "Dilemma of Emma," the novel is compared to what to which genre of theatre?
Greek tragedy
What social class was Austen known for writing about?
The landed gentry
True or false: Emma is a member of the upper class.
True
True or false: Clueless follows the approximate story progression of Emma.
True.
What is the familial relationship between Emma and Mr. Knightley?
Knightley is Emma's brother-in-law
To Mr. Knightley, what "emblematizes the governability of society?"
Games and/or words
Increasing social status.
One of Emma's defining character traits is that she has a lack of what?
Knowledge
Unlike Emma, Cher has less of a development regarding what?
Morals/morality
True or false: Emma was published after Jane Austen's death.
False
Why is free indirect speech so valuable to readers?
It allows them to understand the characters without having to analyze them
What can you gain from re-reading one of Austen's novels?
As analyzed by Campbell, all of the truth does what in the third volume of the novel?
"Rushes forth"
What are the primary traits of Mr. Knightley that doesn't appear in Josh's character in Clueless?
His age and attitude toward Emma's matchmaking.
How many siblings did Jane Austen have?
Six
Referred to in the "Dilemma of Emma," what are the four stages of the Christian cycle of sin?
Sin, repentance, redemption, grace
What is free indirect speech?
A style of narration that uses a character's linguistic tendencies to characterize them.
What is Emma's primary motive throughout most of the novel?
She wants to play the role of matchmaker
What does Cher have that Emma lacks?
Knowledge