August 3, 2011
Page 351
"Why was it so much worse that Harriet should be in love with Mr. Knightley, than with Frank Churchill? Why was the evil so dreadfully increased by Harriet's having some hope of a return? It darted through her, with the speed of an arrow, that Mr. Knightley must marry no one but herself!"
This quote again uses rhetorical questions. She is asking these to herself trying to arrange her feelings about Harriet falling in love with Mr. Knightley. Emma feels jealous and angry from the thought of Harriet and Mr. Knightley marrying. This quote also shows a different side of Emma. Emma seems like she has no self-steem and it makes Harriet seem above Emma. Dramatic irony is used, since the readers know Mr. Knightley loves Emma, but she doesn't. The last sentence is a metaphor saying the feeling of loving Mr. Knightley hit her fast like an arrow. I believe this is the climax of the novel. This is the moment when Emma gets the most attached and hurt. It shows she has changed and how willing she is to have Mr. Knightley as her husband.
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