Shrnutí Emma: Chapter 2

Co se stane

1. Mr. Weston marries Miss Churchill, whose family rejects the match, and their expensive life ends with her death after three years.
2. The childless Churchills take charge of Frank, while his father leaves military service and builds a fortune through business.
3. Mr. Weston buys Randalls and marries Miss Taylor; Frank takes the Churchill name and remains his uncle’s expected heir.
4. Highbury hopes for Frank’s first visit, and his letter to his new stepmother wins widespread praise.
5. Mrs. Weston enjoys married life and values living near Emma, though Mr. Woodhouse insists that she must regret leaving.
6. Mr. Woodhouse consults Mr. Perry about wedding cake, unsuccessfully discourages its consumption, and rejects a rumor that Perry’s children eat it.

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Na co se zaměřit

Mr. Woodhouse’s pity contradicts Mrs. Weston’s evident happiness. It shows how his own discomfort with change shapes his understanding of her marriage.

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