In Emma, Jane Austen uses irony in the character Emma. Emma is convinced she is a worthy matchmaker, when actually she’s not that good. Other characters go along with the matchmaking, but Mr. Knightley, “in fact, was one of the few people who could see faults in Emma Woodhouse, and the only one who ever told her of them…” (p.8). It is ironic that Emma is highly regarded as a matchmaker when she herself does not want to get married.
All the relationships that pan out in the end of the novel are also ironic. Frank flirts with Emma, but the whole time he is secretly engaged to Jane. Emma thinks Harriet will be crushed because Harriet supposedly likes Frank. However, to Emma’s surprise it is actually Mr. Knightley who Harriet has feelings for. Then to top it all off, Mr. Knightley confesses to having feelings for Emma. In the end, the irony wears off as Emma & Mr. Knightley and Harriet & Mr. Martin get married.
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In Emma, Jane Austen uses irony in the character Emma. Emma is convinced she is a worthy matchmaker, when actually she’s not that good. Other characters go along with the matchmaking, but Mr. Knightley, “in fact, was one of the few people who could see faults in Emma Woodhouse, and the only one who ever told her of them…” (p.8). It is ironic that Emma is highly regarded as a matchmaker when she herself does not want to get married.
All the relationships that pan out in the end of the novel are also ironic. Frank flirts with Emma, but the whole time he is secretly engaged to Jane. Emma thinks Harriet will be crushed because Harriet supposedly likes Frank. However, to Emma’s surprise it is actually Mr. Knightley who Harriet has feelings for. Then to top it all off, Mr. Knightley confesses to having feelings for Emma. In the end, the irony wears off as Emma & Mr. Knightley and Harriet & Mr. Martin get married.
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