About this episode

The episode discusses the emotions of Anne and Captain Wentworth, the relationship dynamics of Charles and Mary, and includes a historical segment on the Navy.

In this episode, we talk about how how Jane Austen tells us about the feelings of Anne and Captain Wentworth, and how the narrator captures Anne’s emotions; the building up of the relationship between Charles and Mary, and their reaction to Little Charles’ accident; Mrs Musgrove’s feelings about her son; and Mrs Croft’s travels. The character we discuss is Captain Wentworth. In the historical section, Harriet’s partner Michael talks about the Navy, and for popular culture both Harriet and Mic...

People in this episode

Host: Harriet

Topics covered

• Jane Austen
• Persuasion
• Captain Wentworth
• emotions
• relationships
• historical context
• Navy

Keywords

• Little Charles
• Mrs Musgrove
• Mrs Croft
• accident

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