The Watsons
Themes
Costumes
Social class
Courtship
Financial security
Sisterly love and affection
role of women in regency era
Marriage motivations are primarily financial security then love
Characters
Emma
aspects of characters
Tom Musgrave
Elizabeth
aspects of characters
Aspects of character
Wit
Appearance
Feelins of marriage and men change throughout play. Why?
Makes her loved by the audience
role of Emma
Emma is a strong, female heroine used to explore the societal pressures around marraige and the importance of social status. the audience are made to feel sympathetic towards her and her situation.
comedic interjections
start
Commitment to the concept of romantic love and capacity for passion
role: contrast Emma's views on marriages and social class, genuine sisterly affection between E + E.
role: Cad, good-looking and financially independent
Sisterly relationship with Emma
History with Tom
relationsip with margaret + what she says about her
Views on love and marriage prioritise financial security
Mrs Robert
Key moments of action
Openin scene (lines 0-45) - Emma and Elizabeth
Higher social calss
Shows: higher social class, sisterly affection role of Emma as older sister guiding - lines 60-70 as she comments on the party as it grows
Tom Musgrave and Emma meeting for the first time (line 73-95)
TODO LIST:
Props - link to themes of the play + enhance actions and set mood
Flirtatious Nature of Tom, Wit of Emma, Margarets desperation for marriage
lines 95-120- Emma and Elizabeth's views on marraige
How engrained they are, juxtaposition of them, Elizabeth still likes Tom
Entrance of the Osbornes (lines 122-155)
Grandure of Osbornes, awkwardness of Lord Osborne, Characterisation of charles, Emma's immediate fancy to Mr. Howard while elizabeth doesn't understand it
lines 160-84 - Emma joining the dance as Charles's partner
Shows good nature of Emma, Stylised scene change with bed, charles's mometn for dramatic impact
185-205 - Osbornes notice Emma
230-65 - Tom asks emma to dance
Emma overhears Lord Osborne has taken an interest in her
205-225 - Howard meets Emma, excited charles
Lines 280-305 Elizabeth and Emma gossiping about suitors
Lor Osborne orders tom to dance with her, so he can be introduced
Lady Osborne doesn't like Emma, portrayed as bossy and unlikable
Tom flirts with emma, asks for dance shocked by rejection, Charles provied humour
eagerness of 'elziabeth, contrast between Emma excited at howard and Elizabeth excited at lord osborne - humour
310-340 - emma helps Elizabeth fold laundry - good natured and loving - Caught by Tom with handfl of laundry
play with pace of action - 330-338
345-415 - Lord Osborne and Tom intrude on sister's dinner
Awkwardness of Lord Osborne, Emma speaking out on role of women + strong character, tom's role as friend and wingman
415-426 - Elizabeth a lot mroe pleased than Emma at the encounter
line 429 - 495 Emma and Mr. Howard walk in town
bonding and chemistry between them
Nothing of the Watson's countenance
lines
893-927 Margaret and Mrs robert realise Emma has not agreed to marry Lord Osborne
Contrast of Emma and M&R
lines 566-595 - everyone leaves leaving Lord Osborne and Emma alone
Mrs Robert makes people leave, sisterly affection between JElizabeth and emma seen
liines 595-635 Lord Osborne proposes to marry Emma
quite awkward yet comedic throuh that and Lord Osborne harsh on female sex, differing view from Emma , not compatible - Proxemics can be used
Lines 635-677 - Laura interrupts once emma accepts and Lord Osborne calls emma desperate then Emma begs him not to leave
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Ivory fan for Lady Osborne - character development - alpha female - scornful of anyone else ocming into that position, hides insecurities
Laundry for elizabeth - lower social class and humour
Emma's basket and packages passed to her - humour, symbolic of theme of women oppression and duty to do house work, Howard enhances realism, takes them - shows hi gentlemnaliness - audience likes him - needs lots of bags
checklist when answering short answers - audience refrence
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Sisterly affection / carin for family - r. Watson - bed , status, eagerness for gossip
line 280 - Inflectio n that high pitch, lean forward and close proxemics
presentationalesture lord osboren and you
sisterly affection - hair, No Imeant it as a compliemtn - reassuring -
Elizabeth - moments - first moment, eagerness of gossip - eagerness for financial security - seen through costume - lines 75
Lord osborne
awkwardness + courtship and Tom as wingman