I made this revision table that summarises the key events of Emma and links them to the comedic structure of the novel as well the setting of the novel. Overall it helped me to do really well when writing about the novel as a whole. (Overall A-level grade A*)
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key events summaries
Key
Chapters Themes summary link to comedic structure
event
Mr Weston and Miss Taylor’s marr
Mr Weston remarries after the prompt for Emma to seek out
being a widow for so long to something different in her life, as s
Miss Taylor, Emma’s herself lonely yet too proud to adm
governess, giving her a the first 2 chapters. It is also the in
better position in society, as of her vanity and pride in helping o
Mr Weston marriage
governesses were as she considers the thought she h
remarrying
1 resolution considered to be the role of Mr Weston and Miss Taylor should
to Miss
women who couldn’t find together the reason that they marr
Taylor social class
marriage as they needed a despite never actually doing anyth
way to make money if there move their relationship along. This
was no husband to support her ego and therefore makes her b
them (therefore they were that she can find a match for Mr El
seen as lower class). for Harriet, which leads to their lov
triangle.
this shows the beginning of the
misperceptions between the two o
readers can tell from the narrative
there’s something different about M
Knightley but him and Emma see t
relationship as purely platonic, or r
Emma does up until rumours betw
Knightley and Jane cause her to fe
Mr Knightley is introduced
jealousy. We see that Mr Knightley
to the readers as the only
feel differently from his argument w
person who can see the
Weston in chapter 5 which shows
Introduction flaws of Emma and a man
marriage fondness of her as he claims to sti
of Mr 1 of respect and character.
her reading lists from when she wa
Knightley misperception We then see how deeply he
5 This allows readers to compare be
and Emma’s knows Emma in chapter 5
resolution Mr Knightley and other suitors for E
relationship when he argues over her
such as Frank and Elton who are b
friendship with Mrs Weston
right - frank for his deceptive ways
claiming it to be doing more
Jane and Elton for his deceptive w
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