Uh-Oh!

Harriet, like Emma, decides in this chapter that she will never marry because the man she loves is too good for her. Harriet never fully tells Emma the name but gives her clues. Emma thinks it is Frank, but I believe it is Mr. Knightley! Emma is too oblivious to realize that is who Harriet is talking about. Harriet is a clone of Emma, so of course Harriet would end up liking the same person as Emma does. The thing is Harriet has already "loved" two people in this book: Mr. Martin and Mr. Elton. She has very poor judgement and I think she loves everyone who Emma tries to set her up with. But I don't think Emma is going to be very happy if she realizes she likes Mr. Knightley.  Mr.Knightley also discusses how he thinks something is going on between Jane and Frank, Emma is still oblivious to it all and cannot fathom the idea. Also, I think the word games they are playing are a symbol of the games Frank is playing throughout the book. He acts as though he likes Emma, yet he is with Jane secretly. He is playing games, and Mr. Knightley tries to warn Emma of them, but she is too stubborn to listen.
   These chapters really reveal the tone of the novel. The tone is satirical and ironic. Almost everything Emma does backfires on her. It is almost witty and humor like, but Emma's flaws and failures create a satirical tone throughout the novel. It lso reveals another theme in the novel, "we're all fools when it comes to love".  This theme deals with almost every character in the novel. Emma thought she would never marry, but she ended up falling in love with Mr. Knightley even though she was misguided in the beginning of the book. Harriet was also a fool in love, since she changed her wannabe fiance three times. Mr. Elton aw well is also a fool in love, he loved Emma while his actions were thought to have been for Harriet. Mr. Elton did everything for Emma and follwed her like a puppy, but after he was rejected he ended up marrying a woman from Bath.

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