Account for Captain Wentworth's renewed romantic feelings towards Anne Elliot over the four different settings of: Kellynch, Uppercross Lyme and Bath As the novel 'persuasion'

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DATE: 01/12/2005 NAZMA SULTANA 12XB

Account for Captain Wentworth's renewed romantic feelings towards Anne Elliot over the four different settings of: Kellynch, Uppercross Lyme and Bath

As the novel 'persuasion' progresses the romantic feelings towards Anne Elliot, Austen's protagonist conveyed from the hero Captain Wentworth becomes more and more apparent.

We start of with Kellynch hall, the former Elliot residents now being let to the Crofts. At Kellynch the feeling that are exposed towards Anne are of disinterest. 'Cold politeness' Captain Wentworth freely flirts with other young ladies of the manor and does not care to acknowledge Anne apart from the odd glance or look. Captain Wentworth is firstly perceived as a frivolous soul and his attitude towards women are not that of earnestness. He seems to care not of whom he sees, 'Anybody between 15 and 30 may have me for asking'. It becomes almost apparent to Anne that any feelings he may have had for our heroine have disappeared, 'her power over him had gone' Given the situation it may be that captain Wentworth is angry at Anne for being persuaded into the beak up of the relationship, 'she had used him ill', 'he had not forgiven her'. The feelings that are portrayed towards Anne at Kellynch are of anger and disappointment, 'and disappointed him' the setting in which these feelings are conveyed are complementary, Kellynch as place were Anne is simply nobody 'she was only Anne' her image and status obsessed elder sister and father don't take much notice of her. Kellynch is a place connected to Anne with no appreciation from her family this may reflect on captain Wentworth feelings towards Anne. Sir Walter utilises the masquerades of a lavish lifestyle 'Kellynch was well furnished' whilst contemplating the harsh realities of debt and retrenching, similarly captain Wentworth may be utilising the masquerades of a flirtation and unconcerned feelings towards Anne to cover up for the anger and disappointment felt towards Anne, ' he had been warmly attached to her, and had never seen a woman since whom he thought her equal, but except from some natural curiosity he had no desire of meeting her again'.
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As we move over to the set of Uppercross, captain Wentworth feelings towards Anne become a lot more mutual relationship then anything else. at a particular point in the novel the young Charles Musgrove causes anguish towards Anne and Wentworth is there to help Anne in her time of distress 'someone was taking him from her, though he had bent down her head so much that his sturdy hands were unfastened from around her neck, he was resolutely Bourne away before she knew it was captain Wentworth do had done it'. He feels that this intimate connection between ...

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