Mr. Knightley

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English gentleman fictional character literary character male character

Mr. Knightley is a principled, observant English gentleman and close friend of Emma Woodhouse who ultimately becomes her love interest in Jane Austen’s novel "Emma" and its adaptations.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
George Knightley 3
John Knightley 1
Jonny Lee Miller as Mr. Knightley 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf English gentleman ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
male character ⓘ
appearsIn Emma NERFINISHED ⓘ
appearsInGenre novel of manners ⓘ
romantic fiction ⓘ
associatedWithPlace Highbury NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin England ⓘ
createdBy Jane Austen NERFINISHED ⓘ
criticizesBehaviorOf Emma Woodhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ
embodiesTheme moral integrity ⓘ
rational love ⓘ
eventuallyMarries Emma Woodhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstPublicationOfWork 1815 ⓘ
hasAdaptationRoleIn film adaptations of Emma ⓘ
stage adaptations of Emma ⓘ
television adaptations of Emma ⓘ
hasCloseRelationshipWith Emma Woodhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTrait honest ⓘ
intelligent ⓘ
kind ⓘ
modest ⓘ
moral ⓘ
observant ⓘ
principled ⓘ
responsible ⓘ
sensible ⓘ
isBrotherInLawOf Isabella Knightley NERFINISHED ⓘ
John Knightley NERFINISHED ⓘ
isFriendOf Emma Woodhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ
isGuardianFigureTo Emma Woodhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ
isLoveInterestOf Emma Woodhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
notableInteractionWith Frank Churchill NERFINISHED ⓘ
Harriet Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jane Fairfax NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mr. Woodhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ
ownsEstate Donwell Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ
protectsInterestsOf Harriet Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ
relationshipDynamicWithEmma critic ⓘ
eventual romantic partner ⓘ
mentor ⓘ
residesIn Donwell Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ
roleInWork love interest ⓘ
moral center ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ
socialClass gentry ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Emma (1996 film) → character → Mr. Knightley ⓘ
Emma → character → Mr. Knightley ⓘ
subject surface form: Emma (2009 TV series)
Emma Woodhouse → hasBrotherInLaw → Mr. Knightley ⓘ
this entity surface form: John Knightley
Emma (novel by Jane Austen) → hasCharacterRole → Mr. Knightley ⓘ
subject surface form: Emma (novel)
this entity surface form: Mr. Knightley is Emma Woodhouse's neighbor and eventual husband
Emma Woodhouse → hasHusband → Mr. Knightley ⓘ
this entity surface form: George Knightley
Emma Woodhouse → loveInterest → Mr. Knightley ⓘ
this entity surface form: George Knightley
Emma (novel by Jane Austen) → mainCharacter → Mr. Knightley ⓘ
subject surface form: Emma (novel)
Emma → portrays → Mr. Knightley ⓘ
subject surface form: Emma (2009 TV series)
this entity surface form: Jonny Lee Miller as Mr. Knightley
Emma Woodhouse → realizesLoveFor → Mr. Knightley ⓘ
this entity surface form: George Knightley
Miss Bates in Emma → relationshipWith → Mr. Knightley ⓘ
subject surface form: Miss Bates