Sense and Sensibility List

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Sense and Sensibility
First Publication: 1811
Author: Jane Austen
Story: The first published novel of Jane Austen. It is about two daughters of Mr Dashwood by his second wife. When their father dies, the family estate passes to John, and the Dashwood women are left in reduced circumstances. Through the events in the novel, Elinor and Marianne encounter the sense and sensibility of life and love.

Characters: (this is incomplete, let me know if there is a character you want)

Elinor Dashwood
Play-by: Emma Thompson
The sensible and reserved eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Dashwood. Always feeling a keen sense of responsibility to her family and friends, she places their welfare and interests above her own, and suppresses her own strong emotions in a way that leads others to think she is indifferent or cold-hearted.

Marianne Dashwood
Play-by: Kate Winslet
The romantically inclined and eagerly expressive second daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Dashwood. Marianne does the most development within the book, learning her sensibilities have been selfish. She decides her conduct should be more like that of her elder sister, Elinor.

Margaret Dashwood
Play-by: Emilie François
The youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Dashwood. She is also romantic and good-tempered but not expected to be as clever as her sisters when she grows older.