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- Mr. Weston ’s son and Mrs. Weston ’s stepson. Raised by his aunt and uncle in Enscombe, Frank is anticipated as a suitor for Emma, though his real love is Jane. His lively spirit and charms render him immediately likeable, but he also reveals himself to be rather thoughtless, deceitful, and selfish.
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Raised by his aunt and uncle in Enscombe, Frank is anticipated as a suitor for Emma, though his real love is Jane. His lively spirit and charms render him immediately likeable, but he also reveals himself to be rather thoughtless, deceitful, and selfish.
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Frank Churchill is a character in Jane Austen's Emma.
Early life
He is the first child of Mr. Weston, formerly known as Captain Weston, and his first wife, Mrs. Weston of the Churchill family. His mother died three years after her marriage to Captain Weston, so Frank never really knew her. His uncle, Mr. Churchill, had no children and was interested in taking Frank in and giving him a life of promise as a member of the wealthy Churchill family. Captain Weston let him go, and Frank's name was changed from Weston to Churchill. While he was raised by his maternal uncle, his father quit the militia and earned his own fortune in trade.
Adulthood
He entered into a secret engagement with Jane Fairfax after their meeting at Weymouth, and went to great lengths to keep it hidden. There was often talk of coming to see his father but it was never really achieved, even though he was one of the boasts of Highbury. Once it became news that his father would marry again, a visit was most surely proper, and all thought that it should take place, including Mrs. Perry, and Mrs. and Miss Bates. Frank even wrote his new mother a letter apologising for his absence that was talked about very favourably among the villagers. Upon his visit to Highbury, he socialised with his father's friends including Emma Woodhouse, whom he falsely pursued in order to hide his engagement to Jane Fairfax. Upon the death of his aunt of whom he was the heir to, he revealed his engagement to Jane without fear of being disinherited.
He is an amiable young man, who manages to be liked by everyone except Mr. Knightley, who considers him quite immature, partially due to his jealousy of Frank's supposed 'pursuit' of Emma. Mr Knightley thinks him vain, criticising him as a "silly, trifling fellow" for once riding to London for a haircut during his stay in Highbury. Frank enjoys dan...
Frank Churchill. Frank epitomizes attractiveness in speech, manner, and appearance. He goes out of his way to please everyone, and, while the more perceptive characters question his seriousness, everyone except Knightley is charmed enough to be willing to indulge him.
Frank is, in many ways, the perfect gentleman. He’s accomplished (meaning that he can sing with Emma and ride with Mr. Knightley) and he’s obviously smart (although he seems to be directing all those smarts at getting Jane to conceal their engagement). He’s got street smarts, too – he can charm his way into just about anything.
Frank Churchill. Mr. Weston ’s son and Mrs. Weston ’s stepson. Raised by his aunt and uncle in Enscombe, Frank is anticipated as a suitor for Emma, though his real love is Jane. His lively… read analysis of Frank Churchill.
Emma and Frank Churchill are very alike in their personalities. While both of them are, at heart, good-natured, sociable, intelligent, and positive, they also have similar faults: immaturity, carelessness, and manipulativeness.
Notably gauche is Frank Churchill ogling Jane and praising her physical attributes to Emma who could care less about how his dead aunt's jewels are going to look hanging around Jane's neck!
