100 little things about Mr. Knightley

I'm also swooning over Mr. Knightley! The Jeremy one, I mean, not the Mark Strong one (many women would love Strong's Knightley... they can have him...). I really think that Jeremy's Knightley is on par with, oh wait... exceeds Firth's Darcy (for me!).

Okay, expressions. Try this:
1. When Knightley and Emma was talking in the Christmas party, and suddenly Mr. Elton just sat down between them... Jeremy's expression was too funny! And he also stifled his laughter when Mr. Elton tried to talk to Emma, though Emma was obviously did not want to.

2. When Frank Churchill and Emma sang together... Knightley's jealousy was palpable, though he tried to hide it.

3. When Emma and Knightley was in the green house, and K said that he had news and that 'I know how you love news', and Emma wittily said, 'Oh yes, I always love news!' Their interaction is so cute!

4. Another ball, and that Mrs. Elton was 'taking care' of Jane Fairfax. And then Augusta Elton barked, 'Knightley' and asked him to tell Jane how silly she was to walk in the rain. Knightley's expressions are sooo cute! I can watch the scene again and again just to see him there!

5. The ball again, where Harriet Smith did not have any partners at all... and Knightley swung over to take her to dance. He was such a genteel person there...

I just came to realise this... but I think Knightley was better than Darcy. I mean, Darcy helped tracking down Lydia... very honourable of him. But he partly did that for Elizabeth, which is of course understandable. But Knightley stood against Emma for Miss Bates (and for Emma's good as well), and he also helped Harriet without any agenda. He's more down to earth to me...


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He uses his cane to hit the grass after Emma abruptly stops him from confessing. :D The frustration is evident.

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Great post!

13. My absolute favorite part in the movie (well, okay, aside from the proposal scene) is when Emma and Mr. Knightley are playing archery and discussing Harriet's proposal from Knightley's tenant. He realizes that Emma has been meddling and he says in this low, warning tone, "Emma..."

Sigh... I love it!!

14. At one of the parties when Emma is asking Mr. Elton for a riddle, and Mr. Knightley wanders by and says something along the lines of 'you didn't ask me for a riddle.' Emma's response is classic, "Your entire personality is a riddle. I thought you overqualified." I love the exchange between the two of them!!

you have all mentioned a lot of my favourites, but i must also mention when emma, knightley and mrs weston are sitting in the garden, and mrs weston is determined he is in love with jane. his embarassment is palpable and so adorable!

I have to agree with everyone. Every scene shows something new about Mr. Knightley. I adore it when Mr. Elton seats himself between them and MK looks at Emma and he's really amused but he has too much taste to scoff or laugh at him. I have always loved Pride and Prejudice and Mr. Darcy, but now I think that Mr. Knightley is really the better man, because he improves the main character in this novel as opposed to the reverse in P&P. And oh my God when he tells her that he'd ride through worse than rain if she'd just tell him that he had a chance to win her. And then he looks down briefly like he's a shy little kid.. so cute! Or how he looks so pained to tell her that she hurt Miss Bates. However, my favorite scene is when they dance, just because of when he calls after her "Whom are you going to dance with?" and my heart melts. This is far and away one of the best romances of all time, if not the best.

I adore Northam as Knightley for many of the same reasons already posted.

PLUS...

How gorgeous is his hair? Answer - very! Don't you just want to bury your fingers in it?

He cuts a very fine figure in the costumes - the high collars, the jackets.

I love the fact that he wears his boots with every outfit instead of those little foppish shoes some of the gents have on.

I love the way he pulls the tails of his coat out of the way before he sits down.

I love the way he sort of pulls Emma behind him as he makes a lap around the dance floor to get into position for their dance and how graceful (yet still masculine) he is.

Add to favorite lines - when they're engaged in the archery practice and Emma lets a wild shot loose - "Try not to kill my dogs."

My favorite part is at the Cole's house after Emma and Churchill have finished singing and Churchill sits her on the couch and goes to sing with Jane. Emma looks around the room and sets her eyes on Mr. Knightly (who wouldn't!) and the way he only moves his eyes to look at her...that look, oh that look!

"Whom are you going to dance with?"