What is the theme of this story?
The phsycology of it?
Mr.R becomes gaurdian of the 16yr old Emma. Emma falls in love with him,but (as he is an apathetic man) sees her as just a little girl& that her affection is just transient. He marries Emma's older friend,ANN, for money,and leaves to another country. He returns 3 yrs later,and by then,Emma has grown up into a refined lady. Mr.R falls truly in love with her,but he's married to Ann still. Ann is hurt that Mr.R should never have loved her,but is now fallin in love with her BFF Emma. Mr.R wants to be with Emma,but Emma says he's already chosen his fate as Ann's husband. Mr.R (somehow, for some reason) wounds Ann...he leaves before he sees her die,'cause he hears someone coming.Emma comes,but leavs Anne (why?) There is a man in the forest, and he sees Emma leaving Ann,and thinks Emma killed Ann.He takes Ann to his house and tends to her,but before she dies,she says that Emma kills him--the perfect revenge.Emma is hanged for crime
2006-11-08
20:12:09
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J.Welkin
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I mean, Ann says that Charlotte kiled HER and not Mr. R who is the true murderer. So, Mr.R would have to see Charlotte,who he loved, being hanged. Ann gets her revenge on the two
2006-11-08
20:47:47 ·
update #1