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* Mr. Knightley, when he offers to dance with Harriet after she is snubbed by the pompous and mean-spirited Mr. Elton. Even more awesome since she regards this as more exciting and memorable than being rescued from [[SarcasmMode very scary]] gypsies by Frank Churchill.
* Mr. Knightley when he admits his own faults during [[spoiler:his proposal to Emma]] and says he loves her, believing her "faultless in spite of her faults" and that she has borne his rather frequent lectures "as no other woman in England would have".
* Emma herself in her epic, chapter-long epiphany near the end of the novel, in which she not only realizes how wrongly she has thought and acted, but also that she is [[spoiler:in love with Mr. Knightley]]. That level of intelligent self analysis by a spoiled child is really impressive -- all the more so as she directly decides to do the right thing instead of scheming to supplant her rivals.
* Emma's post-Box Hill thoughts and actions are also highly awesome. She genuinely regrets what she did and she knows how to make amends.

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* Mr. Knightley, when he offers to dance with Harriet after Anne Elliot, one of the most overlooked and underestimated of the Creator/JaneAusten heroines, faces her controlling father and informs him that no, she is snubbed by not going to visit their cousins the pompous rich and mean-spirited Mr. Elton. Even more awesome since ennobled Dalrymples, she regards this as more exciting and memorable than being rescued from [[SarcasmMode very scary]] gypsies by Frank Churchill.
is going to visit her poor friend Mrs. Smith.
* Mr. Knightley Later in the book, Anne informs her love interest that she was in fact right to follow her friend's advice to break up with him eight years ago. He agrees. However, when he admits his own faults during [[spoiler:his proposal to Emma]] and says he loves her, believing her "faultless in spite of her faults" and fears that she has borne his rather frequent lectures "as no other woman in England would have".
* Emma herself in her epic, chapter-long epiphany near the end of the novel, in which she not only realizes how wrongly she has
he thought and acted, but also that her relatives were trying to persuade her ''into'' [[RomanticFalseLead another marriage]] this time around, she is [[spoiler:in love with Mr. Knightley]]. That level of intelligent self analysis by makes it clear that, although a spoiled child is really impressive -- all the more so as she directly decides girl's duty to do the right thing instead of scheming to supplant her rivals.
* Emma's post-Box Hill thoughts and actions are also highly awesome. She genuinely regrets what she did and she knows how
family may require her ''not'' marrying someone, no sense of duty should ever compell a girl to make amends.marry someone against her will or better judgement.
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* Mr. Knightley, when he offers to dance with Harriet after she is snubbed by the pompous and mean-spirited Mr. Elton. Even more awesome since she regards this as more exciting and memorable than being rescued from [[SarcasmMode very scary]] gypsies by Frank Churchill.
* Mr. Knightley when he admits his own faults during [[spoiler:his proposal to Emma]] and says he loves her, believing her "faultless in spite of her faults" and that she has borne his rather frequent lectures "as no other woman in England would have".
* Emma herself in her epic, chapter-long epiphany near the end of the novel, in which she not only realizes how wrongly she has thought and acted, but also that she is [[spoiler:in love with Mr. Knightley]]. That level of intelligent self analysis by a spoiled child is really impressive -- all the more so as she directly decides to do the right thing instead of scheming to supplant her rivals.
* Emma's post-Box Hill thoughts and actions are also highly awesome. She genuinely regrets what she did and she knows how to make amends.
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