mma Woodhouse is the Antagonist of the book Emma by Jane Austen. It was originally published in 1815. Jane Austen was a woman known for writing her books about relationships and true love. In this book, Emma believes she is a love expert. The relationships in the book are based around the time period Jane Austen lived in. Emma Woodhouse lived nearly twenty-one years in her father’s house called Hartfield in the town of Highbury. Her mother died when, Emma was young, so she grew close to her older sister Isabella and their governess Miss Taylor. Isabella got married and moved to London sixteen miles away. So, Emma put her father before her social life. Seven years after Isabella’s marriage, Emma brought Miss Taylor and Mr. Weston together. Soon they married and moved a …show more content…
” The real evils, indeed, of Emma’s situation were the power of having rather too much her own way, and a disposition to think a little too well of herself” (Austen 3). Harriet Smith moves to town, a young lady with little to no history of her family, so Emma takes Harriet under her wing. After Emma got Miss Taylor and Mr. Weston together, she figured she was a love expert . “ Emma interferes with everyone’s affairs” (Jackson 7), to just get Harriet a higher social marriage. “Mr. Knightly, in fact, was one of the few people who could see faults in Emma Woodhouse” ( Austen 7). Emma and Mr. Knightly spent a lot of time together; they attended the same functions in Highbury. The thought of Mr. Knightley and Harriet Smith made Emma uncomfortable and realize she loves Mr. Knightley. “ When Emma actually sees her mistakes