sir gawain and the green knight
... of willfulness, but out of necessity. These acts and charades he puts on are only to conceal his secret engagement to Jane Fairfax. His action, though not honorable, is to throw off any suspicion of a relationship between Frank and Jane. He is concealing his engagement to Jane until his aunt dies, since she would disapprove of it and cut him out off from his inheritance. To ward off any suspicion of his engagement he uses Emma. Emma already a little bit infatuated with the character of Frank Churchill, serves as his decoy. She is to be his interest, romantically. Frank openly flirted with Emma, flattered that he has taken a liking to her, she flirts back openly. With the notion of a possible relationship between Frank and Emma a stir in the minds of the other characters, Frank can see Jane without rousing suspicion. His flirtation with Emma is more playful than serious, more to make Jane Fairfax jealous, but Emma is too naive to see Frank's real intent in his interest in her. Frank Churchill is far from the typical male character associated with this time period in England. In an age where men were very much reserved and irreproachable, Frank is the opposite, he is very candid, as his name might suggest. The reason I say that men of this age were reserved and impersonal characters, is because I am drawing reference from Mr.Knightley's character. Mr.Knightley epitomizes the ideal character of a British male. In this period the character of a male was associated with their country, and by observing how Frank Churchill carries himself, one would probably associate him with France, because of his feminine behavior. His candor is not at all appealing to the heroic character of Mr.Knightley. Saying that Mr.Knightley is jealous of Frank is safe, for obvious reasons, especially that of Emma's attention toward Frank, being that she is to be his future love interest. Mr.Knightley is more concerned of Frank's character than Frank is of himself. Frank Churchill's candor, carpe diem, types of attitude is the most appealing attribute of his character. He pleasures himself in the comfort of his lifestyle to which he is afforded. We may perceive this as self-vanity, especially when he takes a trip to London to get a haircut. Mr.Knightley is quick to criticize Frank, saying he is ‘just the trifling, silly fellow I took him for' (206). This is just another example of him decieving people, where he led everyone to believe that he was going to London to get a haircut, when in actuality he went there to buy a piano for Jane. The scenes following this act of generosity and love toward Jane, show the unscrupulous side of Frank that many have com...