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Both Austen and Catherine portray Catherine's life in heroic terms—Austen humorously, and Catherine seriously, especially when she suspects General Tilney of murdering his wife.
- Henry Tilney
Some critics criticize Henry for patronizing Catherine, for...
- Isabella Thorpe
Isabella manages to weasel a marriage proposal out of James,...
- Henry Tilney
It starred Lola Herrera as Catalina (Catherine) Morland, Alicia Hermida as Isabela Thorpe, and Pepe Martín as Henry Tilney. [ 82 ] [ 83 ] The A&E Network and the BBC released the television adaptation Northanger Abbey in 1987.
- Jane Austen
- 1817
Catherine Morland is the heroine of Jane Austen 's 1817 novel Northanger Abbey. A modest, kind-hearted ingénue, she is led by her reading of Gothic literature to misinterpret much of the social world she encounters.
Jan 15, 2008 · When Henry Tilney speaks these words in Austen’s funny and touching novel, Northanger Abbey, the story’s heroine, Catherine Morland, gets a serious crush. (Truth is, Henry had her at hello.)
- Catherine Morland. Catherine Morland, a young girl whose head is filled with Gothic romances. At Bath, she meets the Thorpe and Tilney families. Her brother James is attracted to Isabella Thorpe, and John Thorpe becomes attentive to Catherine.
- General Tilney. General Tilney, the owner of Northanger Abbey. Eager for money, he is polite to Catherine only because he believes her to be rich.
- Captain Frederick Tilney. Captain Frederick Tilney, his older son, for whom Isabella Thorpe jilts James Morland.
- Henry Tilney. Henry Tilney, the younger son, a clergyman, who marries Catherine Morland.
Catherine is someone we laugh at, but she is someone we root for as well. Through Catherine, Austen not only points out the assumptions and absurdities of the Gothic novel, but also makes Catherine the focal point of one of the novel's main concerns: growing up.
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Tilney, with his teasing yet kind-hearted mentorship of Catherine, has been considered the nicest of Austen's heroes. [1] At the same time, with his knowledge of muslin and of Gothic novels, he is the least masculine of them. [2]
