➤ Question no 18: Write an essay on plot and themes in Sense and Sensibility. Plot of the novel:- Introduction:- 'Sense and Sensibility' written by Jane Austen. It is a type of romance and satire. The novel is set in southwest England, London and Sussex. At the beginning of the novel we see the death of Mr. Henry Dashwood. Through his second wife he has three daughters Elinor, Marianne and Margaret. Initial situation As per their English law, women could not inherit property, and so Mr. Henry Dashwood's son from his first marriage, and the will goes to him. John is fairly good-natured, but easily manipulated by his greedy wife Fanny. John Dashwood provide them enough money to servive, but his selfish wife doesn't like it and she changes the John's mind. Elinor and love Elinor was about to 19 and she described as strength of her family. She represents the sense. Edward Ferrars, Fanny's brother, comes to stay and is attracted to Elinor but, Fanny...
Question no 4: How Jane Austen has shown the conflict between classicism and romanticism Sense and Sensibility? ⇒In the novel 'Sense and Sensibility' there are two main protagonists Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, they exemplify the Neo classical era and the romantic era. Both the characters represents the different ages. Definitions:- Classicism - The Classical prevailes in all provinces of thoughts, it is believe in reality, leaving little of validity to emotion. Classicism believes that reason is the dominating characteristics of both nature and human. Romanticism - A mediaeval tale of poem, treating heroic personages or events written in one of the romance languages. Romanticism believes that imagination gives expression to that which mark each person's un...