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I think Harriet is weak Written by kathleen (elder) (2/1/2011 9:17 a.m.) in consequence of the missive, Is Harriet Blameless?, penned by Jane Marie

and she is young. Miss Woodhouse is such a superior creature and seems so sure of her opinions that Harriet does not want to contradict her. It's a little bit like a teacher-student relationship, when the student won't venture to assert (or even believe?) that the teacher could be wrong. Harriet does bear some blame, imo, but I can understand her response to Emma's assertions.

I do wonder whether Harriet had any other close friends at the school, however, or whether all of her friends were now gone? Otherwise, why isn't she confiding in these young women and getting a different opinion about the Martins & Robert Martin's proposal?

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Is Harriet Blameless? Jane Marie (2/1/2011 9:03 a.m.)

Harriet and Emma (Sorry, long) BarbaraB (2/2/2011 12:00 a.m.)
- Thank you Barbara for... Reeba (2/2/2011 8:34 a.m.)
  - she is sweet, docile and not clever or unduly intelligent Frances G (2/3/2011 12:01 a.m.)
    - IMO Mr Knightley is judging Harriet the.... Reeba (2/3/2011 5:03 a.m.)
      - Harriet is a Pushover   Robbin (2/3/2011 12:15 p.m.)
        
        That's exactly the way I see it (nfm)   Frances G (2/3/2011 10:00 p.m.)
        
        Only a draper.   Reeba (2/3/2011 4:22 p.m.)
        
        Harriet and the Martins   Bridget D (2/5/2011 3:32 a.m.)
        
        Emma and Lady Cat   Nikki N (2/5/2011 6:40 a.m.)
        
        Harriet, Blingley etc   Bridget D (2/5/2011 7:15 a.m.)
        
        Who's Harriet to say no??   Reeba (2/5/2011 3:53 a.m.)
        
        Harriet   Bridget D (2/5/2011 4:29 a.m.)
        
        I wouldn't minimize the importance...   Reeba (2/5/2011 5:11 a.m.)
        
        Harriet's talk   Bridget D (2/5/2011 6:27 a.m.)
        
        I agree to disagree....   Reeba (2/5/2011 7:26 a.m.)
        
        Under Emma’s spell   Robbin (2/4/2011 12:25 a.m.)
        
        Harriet as a plaything...   Patricia AA (2/4/2011 7:43 p.m.)
        
        Harriet   Bridget D (2/5/2011 2:15 a.m.)
        
        I would go further   Nikki N (2/4/2011 12:55 a.m.)
        
        Martins and Harriet   Bridget D (2/4/2011 4:24 p.m.)
        
        I agree -- a world of difference between Bingley &   AnnetteJ (2/4/2011 8:30 a.m.)
        
        I see it differently.   Reeba (2/4/2011 2:44 a.m.)
        
        Gratitude & Influence   Robbin (2/4/2011 8:11 p.m.)
        
        It depends on the way...   Reeba (2/5/2011 3:09 a.m.)
        
        PS:   Reeba (2/5/2011 3:14 a.m.)
        
        Time to stop   Myretta (2/5/2011 7:49 a.m.)
        
        Good points, I agree! (:D) nfm   Robbin (2/4/2011 1:02 a.m.)
  - You're Welcome:)--About age and and influence, etc. BarbaraB (2/2/2011 1:21 p.m.)
  - Harriet Sarah Yorkshire (2/2/2011 9:24 a.m.)
- Love your post! And I agree with you:) (nfm) Nina RG (2/2/2011 6:01 a.m.)
No, she isn't. :) Reeba (2/1/2011 12:04 p.m.)
- Just remembered another very important point. Reeba (2/1/2011 4:59 p.m.)
  - Harriet may not consider [any] body tiresome Stephanie (2/3/2011 5:18 p.m.)
  - Harriet's Character Jane Marie (2/1/2011 7:16 p.m.)
Were it not for Emma's misguided influence... jeffrey (2/1/2011 10:13 a.m.)
- I too think that Harriet would have Patricia AA (2/1/2011 10:32 a.m.)
I think Harriet is weak kathleen (elder) (2/1/2011 9:17 a.m.)
- Harriet is dazzled by the fact that Emma, the uncrowned AnnetteJ (2/1/2011 9:37 a.m.)
  - Emma's persistent wrong-headedness Sarah Yorkshire (2/1/2011 10:51 a.m.)
    - I don't get the feeling that... Reeba (2/1/2011 11:18 a.m.)
      - One and the same events... Patricia AA (2/1/2011 3:06 p.m.)
        
        I didn't say that :) Reeba (2/1/2011 4:33 p.m.)
      - To be good at something...   Rabab (2/1/2011 11:39 a.m.)
        
        I agree   Laraine (2/1/2011 3:01 p.m.)
        
        Emma the novel-ist!   Rabab (2/2/2011 6:59 a.m.)
    - This is what I cannot understand. Why would it have AnnetteJ (2/1/2011 11:02 a.m.)
      - Class Sarah Yorkshire (2/1/2011 11:22 a.m.)
      - The same reason as what...   Reeba (2/1/2011 11:12 a.m.)
        
        Something I've always wondered about this...   Erica M. (2/1/2011 5:30 p.m.)
        
        As an older friend of mine once remarked, "The good   AnnetteJ (2/1/2011 12:52 p.m.)
        
        I'm sure it still exists in some form nfm   Reeba (2/1/2011 1:00 p.m.)
        
        Let's stay on topic. Thanks. :-)   kathleen (elder) (2/1/2011 2:05 p.m.)

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