George Knightley is a protagonist in Jane Austen's novel Emma written in 1816. He is a friend of Emma's, although the disparity in age is nearly seventeen years. He enjoys correcting Emma, as Emma observes in chapter 1.
Mr. Knightley, while wealthy, is a very kind and compassionate person. One incident which displays this is his disappointment when he sees Emma insult Miss Bates, a spinster of modest means. Mr. Knightley's later reprimand of Emma...
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George Knightley is a protagonist in Jane Austen's novel Emma written in 1816. He is a friend of Emma's, although the disparity in age is nearly seventeen years. He enjoys correcting Emma, as Emma observes in chapter 1.
Mr. Knightley, while wealthy, is a very kind and compassionate person. One incident which displays this is his disappointment when he sees Emma insult Miss Bates, a spinster of modest means. Mr. Knightley's later reprimand of Emma also demonstrates his affection and esteem for her as a friend. Another incident which shows his quality is his anger with Emma for persuading Harriet Smith to refuse Robert Martin's proposal of marriage, Martin being in Knightley's eyes an eminently suitable mate for Harriet.
In the course of the story, Emma falls briefly in love with a young, handsome man named Frank Churchill. Mr. Knightley's jealousy is implied, and he makes several negative remarks about Churchill. We later find out that Mr. Knightley was afraid that Frank has had a...
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