#and mr knightley is the antithesis of harriet. he's responsible and worldly and wise

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emma 2020 is the only adaptation that shows emma and harriet as young women in a romantic hormone-fueled friendship. had spotify existed emma would be listening to ribs by lorde when she should be sleeping

#no but like. taylor-joy's emma is so interior #she hardly ever lets her emotions on the surface #u have to focus on her face to see how much she misses mrs. weston on her wedding day #harriet distracts her from her loneliness. she's so fucking lonely #and her relief at harriet refusing mr martin is more than her class snobbery and high hopes for harriet #she really does want to keep harriet for herself #to stay in the state of non-responsibility and indulgence with her dear friend #who truly loves and adores her #and mr knightley is the antithesis of harriet. he's responsible and worldly and wise #in order for emma to accept his proposal she has to let go of harriet in some part #bc knightley and harriet are 2 halves of her heart #and she has to heal the fracture by letting her best friend go to mr martin #it's a bittersweet threshold to growing up #which is why it's so sad emma and harriet don't stay friends in the book #childhood is truly over :((( #emma 2020 #emma