George Knightley,about thirty-sevenyears old,is a close friend of Emma,and her only critic,although he cares deeply for her.Mr.Knightley is the owner ofthe estate of Donwell Abbey,which includes extensive grounds and a farm.He is the elder brother of Mr.John Knightley,the husband of Emma's elder sister Isabella.Mr.Knightley is very annoyed with Emma for persuading Harriet to turndown Mr.Martin,thinking that the advantage is all on Harriet's side;he also warns Emma against matchmaking Harriet with Mr.Elton,correctly guessingthat Mr.Eltonhas a much higher opinionofhimself. He is suspicious ofFrank Churchill and his motives;although his suspicionturnsout to be based mainly on jealousy ofthe younger man,his instincts are proven correct by the revelation that Frank Churchill is not all that he seems. 4.Themes 10 Emma Woodhouse is the first Austen heroine with no financial concerns,which,she declares to the naive Miss Smith,is the reason that she has no inducement to marry.This is a great departure from Austen's other novels,in which the quest for marriage and financial security are often important themes in the stories.Emma'sample financial resources put her in a muchGeorge Knightley, about thirty-seven years old, is a close friend of Emma, and her only critic, although he cares deeply for her. Mr. Knightley is the owner of the estate of Donwell Abbey, which includes extensive grounds and a farm. He is the elder brother of Mr. John Knightley, the husband of Emma's elder sister Isabella. Mr. Knightley is very annoyed with Emma for persuading Harriet to turn down Mr. Martin, thinking that the advantage is all on Harriet's side; he also warns Emma against matchmaking Harriet with Mr. Elton, correctly guessing that Mr. Elton has a much higher opinion of himself. He is suspicious of Frank Churchill and his motives; although his suspicion turns out to be based mainly on jealousy of the younger man, his instincts are proven correct by the revelation that Frank Churchill is not all that he seems. 4. Themes Emma Woodhouse is the first Austen heroine with no financial concerns, which, she declares to the naïve Miss Smith, is the reason that she has no inducement to marry. This is a great departure from Austen's other novels, in which the quest for marriage and financial security are often important themes in the stories. Emma's ample financial resources put her in a much 10’