Commentary Miss Clarissa Harlowe to Miss Howe

The extract taken from Samuel Richardsons Clarissa is a letter from dud Clarissa Harlowe to her sister Miss Howe. In the letter, Miss Clarissa expresses her situation and her feels, as she slows builds up her trouble to the point where she becomes powerless and entangled. Her trouble is that shes in a situation where shes trapped by the events caused by two muckle whom both she dislikes, Mr. Lovelace who bothers her with improper suggestions and Mr. Solmes, who shes soon going to be married to. The extract is written in first person, since it is the actual letter itself where the writer describes her using the close to common form I.This gives a more clear view towards the writer, Clarissas inner emotions and thoughts. It is a piece of epistoltory writing, where the passage is constructed by short carve ups that add effectiveness to the content. The passage starts with a factual tone where Miss Clarissa Harlowe describes her adulterous correspondence with Mr. Lovelace by mentio ning the letter he deposited in the private tend. The phrase private roam suggest secrecy and illicitness of the correspondence and adds a sense of mystery. Speech marks are open in the second paragraph but theres no show speech but only a summary of the situation, concerning time 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 mentions, and further, they must have a close relationship for her to know them. This is implication is corresponded with another 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 abrupt. 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 towards Mr. Lovelace are expressed in the insults upo n him and the preferring of M. Solmes stead of him. Trouble is suggested by the adding of bad relations of her family with Mr. Lovelace that makes the illicit correspondence dangerous. Mr. Lovelaces words about himself macrocosm more suitable for marriage than M. Solmes are polite and serious. He speaks of settlement, that includes wealth, money, land, which are all proper considerations of marriage.The regularity of his life and manners 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 will 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 will not likely accept them.Clarissa continues to use revelatory spoken language to d escribe 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 redact to bring about a reconciliation. Along with his polite offerings, Mr. Lovelace tries to show that he has no bad intentions by the suggestion 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 drive her into a foreign protection. She is offended towards the suggestions because she mentions them. M. Lovelaces suggestions condemn itself because its impossibility and familiarity are all implied. The conundrum exists when she mentions, I had given him great encouragement as well as the improper suggestions that shes offende d to. It emphasizes the improperness of the suggestions and her feeling of being offended. Clarissas retelling of Mr. Lovelaces description of himself, furrows with Mr.Lovelaces improper, impossible suggestions. One is polite, serious while 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 woman where she finds women are to a fault 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 percentage point 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 s uggestions. Later, she reanalyzes her own background, where she uses the alliteration drawn and impelled 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 idea 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 strengthen the sense of entrapment. The demanding of advice from her sister suggests her alones and that she has to confide to someone not reinforcement 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 to be free, shown by her wishing to put an end to it.This is supported by the desperate tone she has, as she points clearly to her suffering by obvious words such 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 very difficult to resolve since shes going to marry soon. If she breaks off the marriage, it would cause Mr. Solmes to misunderstand her that she accepts his improper suggestions. Her problem is tragical and inevitable to avoid. For that, I feel sorry for her.