Emma Characters
Every major character in Emma by Jane Austen, with a portrait, who they are and the chapters they appear in.
Emma WoodhouseProtagonist · 55 chaptersA wealthy, clever young woman of Hartfield who delights in matchmaking and rules Highbury society with confidence.
Harriet SmithMajor character · 46 chaptersA pretty, impressionable former school pupil who becomes Emma’s protegée and eventually marries Robert Martin.
Frank ChurchillMajor character · 38 chaptersMr. Weston’s son, raised by the Churchills, charming, sociable, and the centre of several Highbury intrigues and a secret engagement.
Miss BatesMajor character · 35 chaptersAn unmarried, talkative, grateful Highbury spinster who keeps neighborhood news and praises her niece Jane Fairfax.
Mrs WestonMajor character · 32 chaptersEmma Woodhouse’s warm, sensible former governess turned nearby neighbour and steady friend.
Isabella KnightleyMajor character · 31 chaptersEmma’s gentle, domestic elder sister, wife of John Knightley, mother of five, devoted to family comforts and soothing Mr. Woodhouse.
Mr WoodhouseMajor character · 31 chaptersEmma’s widowed, overly cautious father whose hypochondria shapes domestic life at Hartfield.
Jane FairfaxMajor character · 30 chaptersA highly accomplished, reserved young woman raised by the Campbells, quietly burdened by limited prospects and a secret engagement.
Mr WestonMajor character · 29 chaptersA cheerful, sociable neighbor recently married to Miss Taylor, father of Frank Churchill, and a warm presence in Highbury.
Philip EltonMajor character · 29 chaptersThe sociable, flattering young vicar of Highbury whose manners and ambitions drive much local gossip and complicate Emma’s schemes.
George KnightleyMajor character · 28 chaptersPractical, older neighbor and landowner of Donwell Abbey; Emma’s moral conscience and eventual husband.
John KnightleyMajor character · 27 chaptersIsabella Knightley’s husband, a sensible, blunt London barrister who visits Highbury and steadies his household and relatives.
Robert MartinMinor character · 24 chaptersA respectable, steady young farmer of Abbey-Mill who sincerely courts and eventually marries Harriet Smith.
Augusta EltonMinor character · 22 chaptersThe newly married, talkative, socially ambitious wife of the Highbury vicar, eager to shine and to direct local society.- MMr. KnightleyMajor character · 12 chaptersA sensible, morally steady gentleman of Donwell Abbey and Emma’s longtime friend and eventual husband.
- MMr. EltonMajor character · 11 chaptersthe vain, socially ambitious vicar of Highbury whose comportment and choices unsettle Emma's matchmaking plans.
- MMrs. GoddardMinor character · 8 chaptersA respectable, motherly schoolmistress who runs a modest boarding-school and cares for Harriet Smith.
- CColonel CampbellMinor character · 7 chaptersA benevolent London gentleman who takes in and sponsors Jane Fairfax’s education and prospects.
- MMr. PerryMinor character · 7 chaptersHighbury apothecary consulted by the Woodhouse household and mentioned in local conversation.
- MMrs. BatesMinor character · 6 chaptersAn elderly, deaf, gently respectable neighbour who presides quietly over her modest household in Highbury.
- MMiss NashMinor character · 5 chaptersA named member of Highbury’s wider social circle who does not appear in the supplied chapter notes.
- MMrs. ChurchillMinor character · 5 chaptersFrank Churchill’s wealthy, high-ranking aunt and guardian whose delicate “nerves” and intermittent illness shape his movements.
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