The real evils indeed of Emma's situation were the power of having rather too much her own
way and a disposition to think a little too well of herself. Emma is young rich and
independent. She has decided not to get married and instead spends her time organizing her
acquaintances' love affairs. Her plans for the matrimonial success of her new friend Harriet
however lead her into complications that ultimately test her own detachment from the world of
romance.
