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Published: 18.01.2006.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays '"Sense and Sensibility" by Jane Austen', 1.
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"Sense and Sensibility" is a book by Jane Austen. It is set partly in London, partly in its surroundings in Southern England in the 19th century. The main characters are Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, two beautiful sisters who are forced to leave their home, Norland, when their father dies and leaves the house to his eldest son, Elinor and Marianne's brother John.
Of the two, Marianne represents the "sensibility" and Elinor is the "sense". Being older, Elinor often is the one who thinks with logic and doesn't show her feelings much. Marianne is very passionate, in joy and in sorrow, and i…

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