Emma
John Knightley
Mr. Knightley's brother
Mr. Knightley's younger brother, a sharp-witted London lawyer who dislikes idle visits. He is devoted to his family.
John Knightley is George Knightley's younger brother, a London lawyer and Isabella's husband. He is clever, blunt and impatient with frivolous social visits, and he says what he thinks. Emma finds him sharp-tongued, but he is a devoted husband and father, and fond of Hartfield.
He is also a link between the Woodhouses and the Knightleys. Through his marriage to Isabella, he is Emma's brother-in-law, and his brother is Emma's oldest family friend.
In the story
Contains spoilers.
John Knightley is a minor figure in this version of the story. He is part of the family background that surrounds Emma and Mr. Knightley, with a place in the wider Hartfield circle.
When Emma marries his brother, the Woodhouses and the Knightleys are joined by a second marriage. John himself stays in the background, a blunt, quick-witted and loyal member of the family, while the main romance plays out at Hartfield and Donwell Abbey.
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