Commentary Miss Clarissa Harlowe to Miss Howe

The extract taken from Samuel Richardsons Clarissa is a letter from Miss Clarissa Harlowe to her sis Miss Howe. In the letter, Miss Clarissa expresses her situation and her feels, as she slows builds up her stretch forth to the point where she becomes powerless and entangled. Her trouble is that shes in a situation where shes detain by the events ca exampled by two people whom both she dislikes, Mr. Lovelace who bothers her with untoward counselions and Mr. Solmes, who shes currently going to be married to. The extract is written in first base person, since it is the actual letter itself where the writer describes her using the most common hurl I.This gives a more clear view towards the writer, Clarissas inner emotions and thoughts. It is a piece of epistoltory writing, where the changeover is constructed by short paragraphs that add intensity to the content. The passage starts with a factual t maven where Miss Clarissa Harlowe describes her illicit correspondence with Mr. Lovelace by workforcetioning the letter he deposited in the private garden. The develop private pull suggest secrecy and illicitness of the correspondence and adds a sense of mystery. Speech attach ar open in the second paragraph but at that places no direct speech but only a summary of the situation, concerning clock and place.In the factual summary, theres the omission of the names of people, and this implies that her sister Miss Howe knows the characters she handstions, and further, they must have a close relationship for her to know them. This is implication is corresponded with other implication that Miss Howe is not confused by the numerous pronouns used, that suggest she knows the situation well. The third paragraph is a complaint, thats slightly unfriendly and astute. The phrase no one gives a strong sense of accusation towards Mr. Lovelace.Theres a sense of real trouble that builds up as the passage moves along. Her sisters, as well as her familys dislike towar ds Mr. Lovelace be expressed in the insults upon him and the preferring of M. Solmes lieu of him. Trouble is suggested by the adding of perverting relations of her family with Mr. Lovelace that makes the illicit correspondence dangerous. Mr. Lovelaces speech communication about himself world more suitable for marriage than M. Solmes are gracious and serious. He speaks of settlement, that includes wealth, money, land, which are all proper considerations of marriage.The regularity of his life and ingenuity is a more serious expression that he had no bad habits. However, his bad habits are before his addresses to her, which implies that he had bad habits before. The politeness is suggested in the word addresses, as well as the phrase he lead not disgrace himself and hope of my favor. However, contrary to Mr. Lovelaces polite offerings, the family and him are at bad terms, implied by the use of the imperative word must in his proposals, which suggest that the family lead not l ikely accept them.Clarissa continues to use revelatory language to describe her situation with Mr. Lovelace. Her language reveals what Mr. Lovelace wants, says and what he will do in his letter. For example he will submit to any measures that I shall prescribe, in order to bring about a reconciliation. on with his polite offerings, Mr. Lovelace tries to show that he has no bad intentions by the touch of a meeting attended by whom I please. Mr. Lovelaces suggestions are all improper, wild and impossible. Young women do not meet men at nighttime in some garden because reputation mattered.It was improper to offer her an asylum when she should be tyrannically treated and it was almost impossible for her friends to calculate her into a foreign protection. She is offended towards the suggestions because she mentions them. M. Lovelaces suggestions condemn itself because its impossibility and improperness are all implied. The paradox exists when she mentions, I had given him great enco uragement as well as the improper suggestions that shes offended to. It emphasizes the improperness of the suggestions and her feeling of macrocosm offended. Clarissas retelling of Mr. Lovelaces description of himself, contrasts with Mr.Lovelaces improper, impossible suggestions. One is polite, serious magical spell the other abrupt and offensive. The contrast further intensifies the feeling of being offended by Clarissa. In contrast to her strong feeling, her comments are reduced to only four lines while the majority of the description is about Mr. Lovelace. She moves to the inequality between man and charwoman where she finds women are too complaisant or bashful. Theres an indication of the arrogance of men where women are entangled by old supposals and offers. However, inequality is only pinpointed with a few lines.Theres the omission of detail of the inequality she mentions, as well as the omission of detail in her descriptions of her situation. Further theres the omission of Mr. Lovelaces emotions although he is the one that offers and suggestions. Later, she reanalyzes her own background, where she uses the alliteration drawn and driven that presents a sense of entrapment and powerlessness. Her emotions are shown through her heart, that condemns the mere lover-like correspondence. The sense of entrapment is further shown by the view of things that crowds on her, where she could not break it off.The paradox between her being crowded by the idea of things and her being alone also lace the sense of entrapment. The demanding of advice from her sister suggests her alones and that she has to confide to someone not living there to seek her help. She sees love as entanglement, as she condemns the lover-like correspondence. The correspondence had caused the unhappy situation, more and more entangled. She not only dislikes Mr. Lovelace, but also Mr. Solmes, as she mentions that she wants break off the marriage. Shes eager to escape the entanglement and seeks t o be free, shown by her wishing to put an end to it.This is supported by the desperate spirit she has, as she points clearly to her suffering by obvious words such(prenominal) as unhappy. Her tone is also pessimistic, as she uses words such as extricate, which has a negative meaning. My personal response is that her entanglement is rattling difficult to resolve since shes going to marry soon. If she breaks off the marriage, it would cause Mr. Solmes to construe her that she accepts his improper suggestions. Her problem is tragic and inevitable to avoid. For that, I feel unrelenting for her.