parentage is unknown‚ Emma is convinced that Harriet deserves to be a gentleman’s wife and sets her friend’s sights on Mr. Elton‚ the village vicar. Meanwhile‚ Emma persuades Harriet to reject the proposal of Robert Martin‚ a well-to-do farmer for whom Harriet clearly has feelings. Harriet becomes infatuated with Mr. Elton under Emma’s encouragement‚ but Emma’s plans go awry when Elton makes it clear that his affection is for Emma‚ not Harriet. Emma realizes that her obsession with making a match for
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Some of you may have heard of the classic novel Emma‚ by Jane Austen. However‚ have you ever considered that Emma is Clueless? Yes‚ Amy Heckling’s 1995 movie‚ Clueless‚ can be related to the novel Emma‚ published in 1816. There is no doubt that Clueless substantially derives‚ and is adapted from Emma. However‚ apart from similarities‚ there are differences and adaptations from Emma to Clueless. These are necessary as a result of the disparity in values and attitudes between the early 19th century
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Sudoku The film Clueless‚ written by Amy Heckerling‚ is an adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel Emma. It closely parallels the story in terms of characterization and actions. Both of the main characters‚ Cher and Emma‚ are spoiled‚ high class snobs who‚ after undergoing a crisis brought on by their own pride and repression of their feelings‚ are transformed from callowness to mental and emotional maturity. However‚ the film also diverges from the original story in that it eliminates a key character
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Herodotus‚ the ’Father of History’ to G.R Elton and his views on objective truth. Similarly Stuart Macintyre’s "The Historian’s Conscience" debates and discusses the issues surrounding evidence‚ time and motives of historians. The aim of history according to Stuart Macintyre is to provide knowledge of the past that allows the present to be better understood. The Elton V Carr debate raises this issue with conflicting views on the truth as being objective to Elton and subjective to Carr. The element of
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The term ‘Tudor revolution in government’ was coined by Sir Geoffrey Elton in 1953‚ and describes the belief that administrative reform in Tudor England in the 1530s was so momentous‚ that it amounted to revolutionary reforms. Elton claimed that‚ during the Henrician era‚ government evolved from that of a medieval one‚ to a bureaucratic modern one and that the main motivation behind this was national sovereignty. In Elton’s proposal of this concept‚ he placed prominence on Thomas Cromwell’s role
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Is Jerry correct that “Cedric” is truly a man named Gar who has lost touch with reality? “Dr. Cedric Elton” believes that he is a psychiatrist‚ but Jerry Bocek believes he is not. In Rog Phillips’ “The Yellow Pill”‚ the reader is never given an indication that one man is definitively correct‚ so he or she must decide based on the facts. Based on the evidence presented‚ “Elton” should be called Gar as the location of the story is space. When Gar is talking to Helena‚ he says‚ “reality practically
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About the Author Jane Austen was born on December 16‚ 1775 at Steventon‚ England. She was the seventh child of the rector of the parish at Steventon‚ and lived with her family until they moved to Bath when her father retired in 1801. Her father‚ Reverend George Austen‚ was from Kent and attended the Tunbridge School before studying at Oxford and receiving a living as a rector at Steventon. Her mother‚ Cassandra Leigh Austen‚ was the daughter of a patrician family. Among her siblings she had
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a lot of trouble. For example‚ Emma was determined to get Mr. Elton and Harriet together‚ regardless of their social inequality‚ but Mr. Elton had a different idea. Mr. Elton’s intentions were to advance in society himself by marrying Emma‚ not Harriet. After Mr. Elton declared his love for her‚ Emma‚ with the help of Mr. Knightley’s warning‚ realized that her attempt at matchmaking was wrong and it led to the humiliation of Mr. Elton‚ Harriet‚ and herself. Unlike Emma‚ Jane Fairfax’s life was
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enough to become accepted into society’s upper classes‚ which suggests that Austen allows some flexibility in her hierarchy. But‚ in Austen’s world there are ‘rules’ and limitations to social acceptance and Sir Walter Elliot and Mrs. Clay‚ and Mr. Elton are reprimanded for overstepping their ‘bounds’. Wealth is then the most principal determining factor of social standings and ‘suitable’ matches. With wealth in mind Austen is traditional in her respect for class stability‚ but she recognizes the
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Transformation- Clueless and Emma The 1990s have seen Jane Austin novels become more popular than ever. Hollywood‚ as is its custom‚ has followed suit‚ bringing to the screen several Oscar-nominated films faithfully based upon the author’s works during that decade. Why would our modern society still be charmed by these novels‚ written by a woman who never married or even traveled outside England? How can these 200 year-old stories be relevant to our jaded culture? Probably because‚ despite all the
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