Miss Bates in Emma

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Miss Bates in *Emma* is a kind-hearted but endlessly talkative spinster in Jane Austen’s novel, serving as both comic relief and a moral touchstone for the heroine’s growth.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Miss Bates 10
Miss Bates in Emma canonical 1
Tamsin Greig as Miss Bates 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf character in a novel ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
spinster ⓘ
adaptationPresence appears in film and television adaptations of Emma ⓘ
admires Jane Fairfax ⓘ
appearsIn Emma ⓘ
characterTrait cheerful ⓘ
humble ⓘ
impoverished but content ⓘ
kind-hearted ⓘ
talkative ⓘ
unselfish ⓘ
communicationStyle rambling ⓘ
repetitive ⓘ
creator Jane Austen ⓘ
defendedBy Mr. Knightley at Box Hill ⓘ
dependsOn charity of wealthier neighbors ⓘ
familyName Bates ⓘ
financialStatus poor ⓘ
firstPublicationContext Emma (1815 novel) ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
insultedBy Emma Woodhouse at Box Hill ⓘ
linked to: Emma Woodhouse
languageOfWork English ⓘ
literaryPeriod Regency era literature ⓘ
livesWith Mrs. Bates ⓘ
moralFunction catalyst for Emma Woodhouse’s moral growth ⓘ
mother Mrs. Bates ⓘ
narrativeRole comic relief ⓘ
foil to Emma Woodhouse ⓘ
moral touchstone ⓘ
niece Jane Fairfax ⓘ
notableScene Box Hill picnic ⓘ
occupation clergyman's daughter ⓘ
perceptionByEmma initially tiresome ⓘ
later respected and pitied ⓘ
publisherOfWork John Murray (publisher of Emma) ⓘ
linked to: John Murray
relationshipWith Emma Woodhouse ⓘ
Jane Fairfax ⓘ
Mr. Knightley ⓘ
residence Highbury ⓘ
setting Regency England ⓘ
linked to: Regency era
socialClass lower gentry ⓘ
themeAssociation class consciousness ⓘ
humility ⓘ
kindness and consideration ⓘ
social responsibility ⓘ
workAuthor Jane Austen ⓘ

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Referenced by (12)

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

Sophie Thompson → notableRole → Miss Bates in Emma ⓘ
Emma (2009 TV series) → portrays → Tamsin Greig as Miss Bates ⓘ
subject linked to: Emma
linked to: Miss Bates in Emma
Emma Woodhouse → hasAcquaintance → Miss Bates ⓘ
linked to: Miss Bates in Emma
Jane Fairfax → hasRelative → Miss Bates ⓘ
linked to: Miss Bates in Emma
Jane Fairfax → isFriendOf → Miss Bates ⓘ
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Highbury → hasResident → Miss Bates ⓘ
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Mrs. Bates → hasRelative → Miss Bates ⓘ
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Mrs. Bates → motherOf → Miss Bates ⓘ
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Mrs. Bates → livesWith → Miss Bates ⓘ
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Box Hill picnic → featuresCharacter → Miss Bates ⓘ
linked to: Miss Bates in Emma
Emma (novel) → mainCharacter → Miss Bates ⓘ
linked to: Miss Bates in Emma
Emma (novel) → hasCharacter → Miss Bates ⓘ
linked to: Miss Bates in Emma