Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility has been a literary classic since it was published in 1811. Because of this, it has been adapted several times throughout the years, including a theatrical performance in 2017. This performance changed the story in many different and unusual ways, some of which consist of making Mrs. Ferrars (the mother of deuteragonist Edward Ferrars) into a hand puppet because they did not have enough actors to play all the roles. However, among its many differences there is one that stood out the most: the party scene in which Mrs. Ferrars was first introduced. This scene was critical for the introduction of Mrs. Ferrars and Robert Ferrars, and was necessary for the plot to go the way it did.
This scene was of great importance to the story because it was our first introduction to Mrs. Ferrars. In the original novel, this scene showed us the true nastiness of Mrs. Ferrars’ character. For example, she compliments some hanging art, but when it is revealed that Elinor Dashwood had painted said art, Mrs. Ferrars refused to talk about it at all, complimenting another woman instead. In the play, this scene just brought confusion. The scene is made into a joke because of the lack of cast members. The play made this character into a sock puppet, but that was not the only part of the scene that made it a joke. The …show more content…
The 2017 theatrical version of Sense and Sensibility tried playing close to the original novel, but was cut short by the lack of actors. In most cases, it is perfectly fine to have one actor play two roles. However, in the theatrical version of Sense and Sensibility, that was not the best choice. The play decided to have the wrong two characters portrayed by the same person. One of those two characters was introduced in conversation with the other character the actor was playing. This caused much confusion from that scene through the rest of the
This scene was of great importance to the story because it was our first introduction to Mrs. Ferrars. In the original novel, this scene showed us the true nastiness of Mrs. Ferrars’ character. For example, she compliments some hanging art, but when it is revealed that Elinor Dashwood had painted said art, Mrs. Ferrars refused to talk about it at all, complimenting another woman instead. In the play, this scene just brought confusion. The scene is made into a joke because of the lack of cast members. The play made this character into a sock puppet, but that was not the only part of the scene that made it a joke. The …show more content…
The 2017 theatrical version of Sense and Sensibility tried playing close to the original novel, but was cut short by the lack of actors. In most cases, it is perfectly fine to have one actor play two roles. However, in the theatrical version of Sense and Sensibility, that was not the best choice. The play decided to have the wrong two characters portrayed by the same person. One of those two characters was introduced in conversation with the other character the actor was playing. This caused much confusion from that scene through the rest of the