Synopsis
Emma
Michael Bloom from Jane Austen
Published by Samuel French Inc
6 Male 6 Female
Pledging never to marry, the mischievous Emma Woodhouse is nevertheless the "matchmaker of Highbury"
Her newest project, Harriet Smith, has already received a proposal, but Emma insists she marry the eligible vicar Mr Elton
But when Emma discovers Mr Elton is more interested in her, she is forced to fend him off and find another suitor for Harriet
Then Highbury welcomes two new guests - a mysterious Jane Fairfax and the charming Frank Churchill, whom Emma finds herself falling a little in love with
Emma decides Frank is better suited to Harriet, but when she suggests the match, she's astonished to discover that Harriet has fallen for Mr Knightly
And only now does a horrified Emma suddenly realize she herself has always been in love with Mr Knightley ...
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The Cast
EMMA WOODHOUSE - Very pretty, accomplished, willful, highly intelligent, sophisticated, and arrogant. Although often wrong, she is always confident of being right. A clever and spoiled young woman with a strong affection for her father
HENRY WOODHOUSE - Emma's elderly father. An expert worrier whose hypochondria is a source of continual amusement, he basks in Emma's attentions and resists any kind of change. Although he indulges his whims, he also expresses concern for the health of others
MR GEORGE KNIGHTLEY - A close friend of the Woodhouse family. A handsome, virile, rational gentleman farmer with great judgment and tact, who acts an adviser to-and finally lover of-Emma. A man's man
MISS TAYLOR - Emma's former governess and the new wife of Mr. Weston MR. WESTON A kindly and cheerful neighbor of the Woodhouses, and the father of Frank Churchill by an earlier marriage. Genial, generous, easy-going, and warm-hearted
PHILIP ELTON - The 26-Year-Old rector of Highberry, who is looking for the right marriage
HARRIET SMITH - A soft, amiable, and adoring orphan, easily swayed, and of a class below Emma's. Befriended by Emma, she eventually decides to marry the man for whom she was intended
ROBERT MARTIN - A capable young farmer, in love with Harriet Smith
MISS BATES - A middle-aged spinster, kind but terribly talkative. Lives in genteel poverty with her ailing mother
JANE FAIRFAX - A beautiful and talented young woman who is visiting her aunt Miss Bates in Highberry
FRANK CHURCHILL - handsome and well-mannered son of Mr. Weston, who was raised by his aunt, and is visiting Highberry for the first time
AUGUSTA HAWKINS - the vain, and vulgar wife of Mr Elton