Sense and Sensibility Critical Theory 0.0 / 5 ? English LiteratureJane AustenA2/A-levelOCR Created by: annabakerCreated on: 27-05-18 10:57 Irvine – Women were given the skills necessary to rise in the judgement of men and thus to secure a husband, rather than to exercise rational or moral judgement themselves 1 of 15 Tony Tanner- The novel is precipitated by the tensions between potential instability of the individual and the required stability of society 2 of 15 Alastair Duckworth – Willoughby is defined and is willing to be defined, in terms of the ‘hero of the favourite story' 3 of 15 Alastair Duckworth - Marianne is drawn into increasingly serious acts of impropriety She accepts from Willoughby the gift of a horse, forgetting that the expense of keeping it will be burden to the family’s reduced income 4 of 15 Alastair Duckworth - The John Dashwood’s, Lady Middleton, Mrs Ferrars, Lucy Steele exhibit sense as well as prudence and reserve’ 5 of 15 Marilyn Butler - The issue between the two contrasted sisters is presented according to the view of nature-nurture dichotomy 6 of 15 Kenneth Moler - Marianne attains maturity and sense with Elinor's assistance: Elinor learns to give way to her feelings 7 of 15 David Partikian - White Elinor marries for true love Marianne has to settle for compromise 8 of 15 Enotes - Societal manners are central to the lives of the female characters they are expected to behave and conduct themselves in particular ways in order be happy and successful 9 of 15 Marilyn Butler - Both Lucy and Fanny clothe their mercenariness decently in the garments of sensibility 10 of 15 Enotes - Mrs Jennings is a mother substitute for Elinor and Marianne, providing them with the better support and protection than Mrs Dashwood does' 11 of 15 David Partikian - 'There are no prince charming in Sense and Sensibility just husbands who represent mediocre compromise 12 of 15 William Heath - Like all of Austen's young women, both implicitly acknowledge that financial security and social stability depend on marriage 13 of 15 Generosity is seen as a necessary virtue in the social word of S&S 14 of 15 S&S depends on tensions between what is concealed and what is shared 15 of 15
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