Emma (novel)/Characters

Emma Woodhouse

 * Break the Haughty: It turns out she's not the romance expert she thought she was.
 * Daddys Girl
 * Deadpan Snarker.
 * Green Eyed Monster: Becomes this when the beautiful and accomplished Jane Fairfax comes for a visit.
 * Hazel Eyes: Pointed out frequently by Mrs. Weston.
 * Jerk With a Heart of Gold
 * Missing Mom
 * Oblivious to Love: Big time. She doesn't catch on to  feelings for her until it's too late, and then it takes her the second half of the book to realize that   is deeply in love with her.
 * Odd Friendship: With Harriet.
 * Ojou
 * The Matchmaker
 * Rich Bitch
 * Shipper On Deck: Trying to set up Harriet with Mr. Elton. It doesn't end well.
 * Ted Baxter: Her supposed matchmaking skills.
 * Shipper On Deck: Trying to set up Harriet with Mr. Elton. It doesn't end well.
 * Ted Baxter: Her supposed matchmaking skills.

George Knightley

 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Gentleman Snarker
 * Meaningful Name: Mr. George Knightley
 * Only Sane Man
 * Shipper On Deck: To a much lesser extent than Emma. He supports Robert Martin's courtship of Harriet, while Emma roots for Harriet/Elton.
 * Only Sane Man
 * Shipper On Deck: To a much lesser extent than Emma. He supports Robert Martin's courtship of Harriet, while Emma roots for Harriet/Elton.

Harriet Smith

 * Blue Eyes
 * Hair of Gold
 * Heartwarming Orphan
 * Odd Friendship: With Emma.
 * Parental Abandonment: There's no knowledge about her background, leaving it open for guessing. Emma's theory is that she might be from a rich family. To be fair, it's a good guess, since it's revealed that someone's been paying for her boarding school tuition.
 * Smitten Teenage Girl: She (in turns) has three infatuations in total. First is Robert Martin, second is Mr. Elton, and third is
 * What Beautiful Eyes: Her most striking feature, according to Emma.
 * Smitten Teenage Girl: She (in turns) has three infatuations in total. First is Robert Martin, second is Mr. Elton, and third is
 * What Beautiful Eyes: Her most striking feature, according to Emma.

Anne Weston nee Taylor

 * Cool Teacher: Before she married Mr. Weston, she was a caring and supportive governess to both Emma and Isabella.
 * Happily Married
 * Only Sane Woman
 * Parental Substitute: To Emma, and to Isabella before she got married.
 * Second Love: She's Mr. Weston's second wife.
 * Shipper On Deck: For a short while she supported Mr. Knightley/Jane Fairfax.

Mr. Weston

 * Happily Married: To Anne Taylor.
 * Love You and Everybody
 * Nice Guy
 * Parents As People

Mr Elton

 * Gold Digger
 * Jerkass
 * Jerkass
 * Jerkass
 * Jerkass

Frank Churchill

 * Chick Magnet
 * Romantic False Lead: Has a bit of a strong flirtation with Emma when he first arrives on the scene.
 * Handsome Lech
 * Happily Adopted: Averted.

Jane Fairfax

 * Ill Girl
 * Happily Adopted: Subverted in that it's unclear how happy she's been with the Campbell family.
 * Orphans Ordeal
 * Proper Lady
 * Stop Helping Me: Her general attitude towards who tries to take her under her wing.
 * Stop Helping Me: Her general attitude towards who tries to take her under her wing.

Mr Woodhouse

 * Bumbling Dad
 * Doting Parent
 * Overprotective Dad

Miss Bates

 * The Caretaker: She's this for her mother Mrs. Bates.
 * Doting Parent: She's this for her niece Jane.
 * Maiden Aunt
 * Motor Mouth
 * Penny Among Diamonds: She used to be rich, but lost her money before the novel begins. Despite being poor, she is generally welcomed into higher social circles because people seem to appreciate her good nature and honesty.
 * Walls of Text: Pretty much most of her dialogue.
 * The Woobie: She's pretty annoying for most of the book, but you want to give her a big hug after Emma insults her.

John Knightley

 * Deadpan Snarker: Just like his brother, though naturally a bit less mature about it.
 * Happily Married

Isabella Knightley

 * Cool Big Sis: Somewhat averted, in that she's basically a female, younger version of her illness-petrified father, while Emma, though eight or so years younger, actually fills the role better.
 * Emma seems to admire her for making such a happy and advantageous marriage, though.
 * Daddys Girl
 * Doting Parent
 * Happily Married
 * Missing Mom

The Knightley Children: Henry, George, Bella, Emma

 * Cheerful Children
 * Children Are Innocent
 * Morality Pets: Emma is at her best playing the loving aunt to her nieces and nephews.

Augusta nee Hawkins

 * The Mentor: Subverted. She attempts to be this for Jane Fairfax, but Jane doesn't reciprocate.
 * Jerkass
 * Rich Bitch: With far less social tact than Emma.

Robert Martin

 * Nice Guy
 * Odd Friendship: With Mr. Knightley.
 * Odd Friendship: With Mr. Knightley.
 * Odd Friendship: With Mr. Knightley.

Mr. Perry

 * Odd Friendship: With Mr. Woodhouse.

Mrs. Bates

 * Impoverished Patrician: She used to be wealthy, but lost pretty much everything after the late Mr. Bates died.
 * Widow Woman