March 02, 2016 04:18PM | Registered: 9 years ago Posts: 409 |
Forgivness is a fine virtue in anyone and to be encouraged. The first criteria in earning it is genuine admission of wrong and a desire to atone. I don't find that in either Willoughby or Frank Churchill. Again, we are allowed to see the characters as we will and I agree with Agnes that neither earns any respect by their actions. There is nothing worse than hypocracy or deceit and both are guilty of it in varying degrees. I'm pretty sure that Jane Austen was rarher showing that there was goodness and a forgiving nature in both Elinor and Emma rather than genuine remorse or indeed particular caring in either Willoughby or Churchill. If Willoughby had made any attempt to see his daughter or show care for her, then fine. He still should not be anywhere near Marriane and in that respect Colonel Brandon is something of a convenience rather than a genuine love interest in my opinion. Tieing loose ends up, so to speak. Personally, It's a bit unsatisfactory and tame in both novels because, as previously said, Elinor has spirit and depth and deserves more than an Edward Ferrar, but maybe we do her injustice as he is her choice, and the Colonel could probably do better than Marianne. Emma and Knightly are far more believable and Frank Churchill is never really a serious contender for Emma's affections seen from the reader's view.
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