Writers often use humour to make moral judgments. Compare/ contrast in Emma and Pride and Prejudice

Humour is an evident factor linking Emma and Pride and Prejudice. Austen's humour is subtle but often involves the harsh ridicule of her more comic characters that are satirised because of their absurd notions and behavior. Although this is often the case, there exists another type of humour in Austen's novels. This is provided with a much more gentle tone. For example, characters like Mr. Woodhouse in Emma, is never held up to ridicule harshly, …

…all' into the church rather than choosing to work in the church and as a result, are poor representations of Christians. In conclusion, Austen does use humour to make moral judgments in both Emma and Pride and Prejudice. However, the moral judgments are often hidden by the humour, once uncovered and revealed, the judgments she makes are sound, respectable judgments which are as equally important and relevant today, as they were in the eighteen hundreds.