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