Sense and sensibility
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Jane Austen's novel Sense and Sensibility describes life for middle-class women in 18th century England who needed to find husbands. It follows the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne, after their father's death leaves them in a financially precarious situation. While Elinor is pragmatic and guarded with her feelings, Marianne is passionate and romantic. Both sisters face challenges in love as they navigate societal expectations. The story depicts their different approaches to relationships and the hardships they endure in the process of finding love and stability.
Sense and sensibility
- 2. The Novelist 1775-1817
- 3. Jane Austen’s book describe, with a quiet but sharp sense of fun, a world she knew well: middle–class with daughters in need of husbands. The perfect husband is young and handsome, loves music and literature, and is good at dancing. More importantly, he has plenty of money and a fine country house.
- 4. The wars in Europe at the time of these stories do not enter the picture. It was a time when women did not go out to work but stayed home and had children. When daughters were fifteen or sixteen, it was time to find the right young man for an engagement and then marriage.
- 5. Jane Austen found success with her first book Sense and Sensibility (1811) , which she wrote fifteen years earlier when she was twenty. At the age of the forty-two, Jane became ill and died in Winchester.
- 6. The Book
- 9. The Film
- 10. Colonel Edward Brandon Ferrars Elinor Dashwood Marianne Dashwood A film of Sense and Sensibility was made in 1995, with Emma Thomson, Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant and Alan Rickman
- 11. Mr Dashwood has died and left his house to his son from his first marriage. The son, John and his wife, Fanny, do not want the second Mrs Dahswood and her three daughters to stay in the house.
- 12. Quickly Elinor and Edward Ferrars became friends. Elinor loves a quiet, kind young man, Edward Ferrars. Edward seems to like Elinor too.
- 13. Sir John Middleton, a relative from Devon, in the west of England. He wanted to offer their a house no far from his large house, Barton Park. Mrs Dashwood still hoped for some money from John, but he did not give them anything.
- 14. In their new home… Marianne and Margaret decided to climb a high hill together, near the house. They began to run fast down the hill. Margaret go to the bottom, but Marianne fell and could not get up again. A gentleman was walking near them with his dog. He saw the accident, and immediately came to help them.
- 15. One day, there was a plan to visit Whitwell, Some friends of Colonel Brandon lived there. But during breakfast, Colonel Brandon came in with a letter, He went to London immediately to finish some important business. Willoughby was there to say goodbye because he is going back to London. Marianne was very unhappy.
- 16. Mrs Jennins lived in London for part of each year, and she invited Marianne and Elinor to visit her there . They arrived in London. Marianne wrote a letter to Willoughby, but there was no reply.
- 17. Before lunch, a letter came – a reply from Willoughby. Marianne took it to her room, and Elinor followed. Marianne was lying on the bed, almost screaming in pain. Elinor took the letter and read it: “I am sorry, but you must understand. I am engaged, and will soon get married.”
- 18. On the other hand … Edward and Lucy Steele are secretly engaged. Elinor: I do feel strongly for Edward. Yes, I loved him, and it was very painful. They have all hurt me too.
- 19. They wanted to go home very much now, after two months in London. Colonel Brandon was coming too. They were in Cleveland, only one day’s journey from Barton. There, Marianne walked through the wet grass and far away into the wilder part of the park. After four days, she caught a terrible cold.
- 20. For a few days, it was just an ordinary cold. But the Marianne got much worse. She had a terrible headache and a fever, and began to say strange things. Every day now Marianne got a little better, and at last they were able to return to her house at Barton. Colonel Brandon opened his heart to her and told her about his love.
- 21. They saw a man on a horse, was it the Colonel? He was coming to visit them very soon. But, no! - it was Edward. He said that his brother and Miss Lucy Steele are married now. Then, Elinor jumped to her feet and ran out of the room. Three hours later, she and Edward were engaged.
- 22. Elinor and Edward had very happy years together. Marianne soon loved Colonel Brandon with all her heart.
- 23. The End