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Feminism In Jane Austen's Emma

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Emma’s objective is closely linked with the timing Emma chooses to announce her pregnancy. Having understood that Jerry is not going to divorce Judith, Emma recognizes that Jerry regards herself merely as a sexual partner. Emma thus proclaims her pregnancy with a dubious statement. Following an intriguing pause, Emma abruptly and consciously insists that the fetus (who is Ned) is not the child of anybody else but Robert, which is open to multiple inferences. Perhaps Emma is having Jerry’s baby; or maybe Emma is misleading Jerry to assume that Ned is his kid so that his responsibility will prompt Jerry to change his life; or else Emma may want to exhibit her pleasant family life. Then, Jerry is breathless with shock and fails to respond immediately. …show more content…

Jerry recalls that he once played with little Charlotte in Emma’s kitchen, but is immediately corrected by Emma, who declares that the action takes place at Jerry’s home. Jerry and Emma discuss this emblematic episode before a silence is included in the stage direction for the first time, which typifies an incapability to speak under an utmost dramatic tension. The stillness also allows time for the audience to focus on the vagueness of truth and the complex power relations, as hinted by the term of endearment “[d]arling” (1.20). The setting of this happy scene is further foregrounded when Jerry notes himself lifting Charlotte up and down again near the end of Scene Six. After implying that his wife Judith may have suspected him of adultery, Jerry pauses for a short while and switches to the past when the two families gathered in Emma’s kitchen. Once again, Emma rectifies Jerry’s ‘error’ by maintaining that the venue is in Jerry’s kitchen. It is noteworthy that the physical intimacy following the dialogues is initiated by Jerry. Jerry’s attempt to ingratiate himself with Emma resembles the one he does in showing affection towards

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