Sense and Sensibility

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…

It is such amazing phenomena that siblings can come from the same parents and household, yet they can be so different. Elinor and Marianne Dashwood are no exception. Elinor is the definition of the perfect big sister and Marianne plays the role of the typical little sister. Even though they are so different, they help to guide one another through life’s trials and tribulations. In the end, Elinor has helped shaped Marianne into a responsible and logical young woman. Jane Austen is one of the…

make public and how much they choose to keep to themselves. An excess amount of either extreme can lead a person to depression and madness. The character Hamlet, from Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, and the character Elinor, from Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, both have a calculated method in how they portray themselves and their emotions to other characters. They both tend to push towards the extreme of privacy. In order to avoid a downfall, Elinor has to learn the fault in her ways and change…

In Sense and Sensibility, Miss Elinor Dashwood and Miss Marianne Dashwood are daughters of Mrs. Dashwood. Elinor is the eldest daughter, and “she personifies the sense in the title of the work” while Marianne is the middle child, and she “personifies the sensibility in the title of the book” (Galens 123-124). Throughout the novel, these siblings contrast each other, and the extreme ends of their personalities become less severe by the final resolution of the story. Elinor is consistently calm…

CHAPTER -1 INTRODUCTION Women during sixteen, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were not allowed to express their views. Women tried to speak and this became a major issue which gave attention to women, their modern thoughts at the end of the 18th century they were allowed to speak out against injustices. Though modern feminism was not there at that time but many women show their interest and tried to face the problems by using many interesting ideas and creative methods. In other words, we…

who is led away by the feelings. However Austen does not despise that Elizabeth is fascinated by the sweet manners and charming personality of Wickham. But on the sound advice of her Aunt Mrs. Gardiner, she controls her feelings. Lydia has neither sense nor character to put check on her feelings. She elopes with Wickham at the first opportunity and brings disgrace to herself and on her…

The Victorian era was a period of industrialization and changes in everyday life. The Victorian period formally began the year Victoria became queen of England (1837). In fact, the Victorian period lasted twice longer than the Romantic period. Because of this, the Victorian period includes more variety than the romantic era. Subsequently, the period lasted 64 years ending in 1901, with the death of Queen Victoria. Actually, many Victorian narrators and protagonist frequently spread stereotypes…

Charlotte Brontë, writer of the novel ‘Jane Eyre’, was a born in a typical British family. She was one of six children, of which three survived into adulthood. Except for her time spent at a boarding school in Brussels, she stayed most of her life in England. In ‘Jane Eyre’ though, a variety of foreign countries are talked about. India, France and Jamaica play an important role in the novel. The novel shows us the relationship between England and a handful of other places. Jane is the main…

Abigail Smith Adams was born to William Smith and Elizabeth Quincy in Weymouth, Massachusetts on November 11, 1744. Her Father was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts on January 29th, 1706. He was a Congregational minister before he died in 1783. Her mother was born in Braintree, Massachusetts in 1721 and married in 1740 before she died in 1775. Abigail was known as “Mrs. President” due to the amount of influence and strength she portrayed as first lady of the United States. In her childhood,…

Alissa Nutting Model’s Assistant: My Best Friend Garla Why are you making a decent attempt to fit in when you were destined to emerge? In the story "Models Assistant" by Alissa Nutting, she paints an examination between humanities battle between medias unattainable flawlessness, and our own instabilities that prompt the fixation of our predictable approval through these standards. In such manner, Alissa perfectly exemplifies our unreliable society, whereas Garla fills in as the background to…