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Emma Jane Austen Character Names

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Emma /EH-mah/ A well-meaning but misguided young woman who enjoys matchmaking, often with disastrous results. Knightley /NIGHT-lee/ A sensible and grounded gentleman, a close friend and moral compass to Emma, and her eventual husband. Harriet /HAIR-ee-et/ Emma's protege and close friend, a naive and impressionable young woman of uncertain parentage. Churchill /CHURCH-hill/ A charming and lively young man, the stepson of Mr. Weston, who secretly engages to Jane Fairfax. Jane /JAYN/ A beautiful, accomplished, and reserved young woman, secretly engaged to Frank Churchill and facing a difficult future. Elton /EL-tun/ The handsome and ambitious vicar of Highbury, who Emma initially intends for Harriet, but who aspires to marry Emma herself. Bates /BAYTS/ A kind but garrulous and somewhat tedious spinster, a constant source of information and social commentary in Highbury. Woodhouse /WOOD-house/ Emma's valetudinarian and overprotective father, a hypochondriac who dotes on his daughters and frets about their health. Weston /WES-tun/ A good-natured and sociable gentleman, Mr. Weston is a well-liked figure in Highbury, and Frank Churchill's stepfather. Isabella /Iz-uh-BEH-luh/ Emma's older sister, married to John Knightley, and a doting mother. Henry /HEN-ree/ Emma's widowed father, an anxious and hypochondriacal gentleman of Hartfield, eternally preoccupied with his own health and the comfort of those around him. John /JOHN/ A practical and straightforward barrister, elder brother to George Knightley, married to Isabella. Direct in manner and keen observer of social pretense. Robert /RAH-burt/ A respectable tenant farmer of modest but solid means, honest and straightforward in character, genuinely devoted to Harriet Smith with honorable intentions. Anne /ANN/ Emma's former governess, now wife of Mr. Weston, sensible and affectionate, maintaining genuine warmth toward her former charge despite her changed social position. Augusta /aw-GUS-tuh/ The vain and gossipy wife of the vicar, formerly Miss Hawkins of Bristol, ambitious in social pretension and perpetually referencing her wealthy family connections. James /JAYMZ/ An Irish gentleman of comfortable fortune, husband of Miss Campbell, connected to Jane Fairfax through his wife's long friendship. Louisa /loo-EE-zuh/ A young girl of the Bickerton family, encountered in local society, representative of respectable provincial gentry. Selina /suh-LEE-nuh/ The young niece of Mrs. Elton, frequently mentioned as the focus of Mrs. Elton's maternal pride and boasted social connections.

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