very first sentence she introduces thetitle character as"Emma Woodhouse,handsome,clever,and rich."Emma,however,is also rather spoiled;she greatly overestimates her own matchmakingabilities;and she is blind to the dangers of meddling in other people's lives and is often mistaken about the meanings ofothers'actions. 10 2.Plot summary Emma Woodhouse,aged 20 at the start ofthe novel,is a young beautiful,witty,and privileged woman in Regency England. She lives on the fictional estateof Hartfield in Surrey in the village of Highbury with her elderly widowed father,a hypochondriac who is excessively concerned for the health and safety ofhis loved ones.Emma's friend and only critic is the gentlemanly George Knightley,her neighbour from the adjacent estate ofDonwell,and the brother ofher elder sister Isabella's husband.As the novel opens,Emma has just attended the weddingof Miss Taylor,her best friend and former governess.Having introduced Miss Taylor to her future husband,Mr.Weston,Emmatakes credit for their marriage. and decides that she rather likes matchmaking very first sentence she introduces the title character as "Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich." Emma, however, is also rather spoiled; she greatly overestimates her own matchmaking abilities; and she is blind to the dangers of meddling in other people's lives and is often mistaken about the meanings of others' actions. 2. Plot summary Emma Woodhouse, aged 20 at the start of the novel, is a young, beautiful, witty, and privileged woman in Regency England. She lives on the fictional estate of Hartfield in Surrey in the village of Highbury with her elderly widowed father, a hypochondriac who is excessively concerned for the health and safety of his loved ones. Emma's friend and only critic is the gentlemanly George Knightley, her neighbour from the adjacent estate of Donwell, and the brother of her elder sister Isabella's husband. As the novel opens, Emma has just attended the wedding of Miss Taylor, her best friend and former governess. Having introduced Miss Taylor to her future husband, Mr. Weston, Emma takes credit for their marriage, and decides that she rather likes matchmaking. 10’