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        <title><![CDATA[On the surface, both sisters are in dire straits with the death of their...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/sense-sensibility/q-and-a/compare-contrast-elinor-marianne-40699</link>
        <description><![CDATA[On the surface, both sisters are in dire straits with the death of their father, as their inheritance goes to their older brother, with minimal support due to the interference of Fanny, their sister-in-law.  Both are in love with men who are, in some way, out of reach and unavailable, though Marianne does not disciver Willoughby's unavailability until later.In contrast, Elinor embodies sense.  She is in control of her emotions and is the...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Compare and contrast Elinor to Marianne in &quot;Sense and...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/sense-sensibility/q-and-a/compare-contrast-elinor-marianne-40699</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Compare and contrast Elinor to Marianne in &quot;Sense and Sensibility&quot;.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 9 Oct 2008 19:18:59 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Compare and Contrast the sisters, Elinor and Marianne, in sense and...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/sense-sensibility/q-and-a/compare-contrast-sisters-elinor-marianne-sense-40465</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Compare and Contrast the sisters, Elinor and Marianne, in sense and sensibilty to Cecily and Gwendolyn in The importance of Being Earnest.]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/sense-sensibility/q-and-a/compare-contrast-sisters-elinor-marianne-sense-40465</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 8 Oct 2008 13:54:46 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[compare/contrast Elinor and Marianne, in sense and sensibility to...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/sense-sensibility/q-and-a/compare-contrast-elinor-marianne-sense-sensibility-40029</link>
        <description><![CDATA[compare/contrast Elinor and Marianne, in sense and sensibility to Josephine and Constantia, in &quot;the daughters of the late Colonel.&quot;]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/sense-sensibility/q-and-a/compare-contrast-elinor-marianne-sense-sensibility-40029</guid>
        <pubDate>Sun, 5 Oct 2008 23:21:04 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Compare/contrast Elinor and Marianne, in sense and sensibility to...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/sense-sensibility/q-and-a/compare-contrast-elinor-marianne-sense-sensibility-39455</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Compare/contrast Elinor and Marianne, in sense and sensibility to Josephine and Constantia, in &quot;the daughters of the late colonel.&quot;]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/sense-sensibility/q-and-a/compare-contrast-elinor-marianne-sense-sensibility-39455</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 1 Oct 2008 16:12:29 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The first most obvious conflict is social conflict. People are judged...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/sense-sensibility/q-and-a/what-main-conflicts-sense-sensibility-please-give-4239</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The first most obvious conflict is social conflict. People are judged based on wealth and social status and even marriage is determined by one's social ranking and wealth. Love is secondary. It can even be argued that the other conflicts in this story are all related or a result of this main conflict.The conflicts that exemplify this social conflict are:Marianne vs. WilloughbyElinor vs. Lucy SteeleEdward vs. his motherWiloughby vs his auntEach...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 2 May 2008 09:20:47 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[While Elinor marries the man she hoped to, the marriage of Marianne is...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/sense-sensibility/q-and-a/although-sense-sensibility-ends-with-marriages-two-7003</link>
        <description><![CDATA[While Elinor marries the man she hoped to, the marriage of Marianne is unexpected and out of character for her. Impetuous by nature, it is very sad to realize that by marrying Brandon, she will become just another wife. Brandon's calm, structured personna will be sure to tame her, and that the Marianne we came to know will no longer exist.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 8 Sep 2007 05:52:12 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Spirited, passionate Marianne once believed that a person should only...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Spirited, passionate Marianne once believed that a person should only love once in life, wholeheartedly, but circumstances teach her that the world does not conform to that ideal.  The love of her life was to have been Willoughby, but he jilted her; she scorned the idea of Brandon as a suitor because she knew he had loved someone before.  Her marriage to Brandon is thus a sort of compromise, happy enough, but not full of the passion she...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 7 Sep 2007 13:39:36 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Although Sense and Sensibility ends with the marriages of the two main...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Although Sense and Sensibility ends with the marriages of the two main female characters,it leaves us with a sense of sadness. Do you agree with this?]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/sense-sensibility/q-and-a/although-sense-sensibility-ends-with-marriages-two-7003</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 7 Sep 2007 12:50:33 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Satire is a "literary mode based on criticism of people and
society...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/sense-sensibility/q-and-a/what-some-examples-austen-s-use-satire-5229</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Satire is a "literary mode based on criticism of people and
society through ridicule. The satirist aims to reduce the practices
attacked by laughing scornfully at them--and being witty enough to
allow the reader to laugh, also.&nbsp; The satirist's goal is to
point out the hypocrisy of his target in the hope that either the
target or the audience will return to a real following of the
code."&nbsp; In Sense and Sensibility, Austen riducules...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 10:16:51 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Because Austen very clearly presents Elinor as the respectable
heroine...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/sense-sensibility/q-and-a/what-do-we-learn-about-what-counts-proper-behavior-5231</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Because Austen very clearly presents Elinor as the respectable
heroine of the novel, she also becomes the model for proper
behavior in this time period.&nbsp; Marianne is the opposite, and
often does/says things that would be considered improper.&nbsp; If
you note Elinor's behavior in social settings, it will help you to
discover the specifics of what counts as proper behavior.&nbsp;
Some examples are she rarely turns down invitations unless a...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:51:45 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What do we learn about what counts as proper behavior, what
counts as...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/sense-sensibility/q-and-a/what-do-we-learn-about-what-counts-proper-behavior-5231</link>
        <description><![CDATA[What do we learn about what counts as proper behavior, what
counts as improper behavior?]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/sense-sensibility/q-and-a/what-do-we-learn-about-what-counts-proper-behavior-5231</guid>
        <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jul 2007 17:48:19 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What are some examples of Austen's use of satire?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/sense-sensibility/q-and-a/what-some-examples-austen-s-use-satire-5229</link>
        <description><![CDATA[What are some examples of Austen's use of satire?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jul 2007 17:44:28 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The value systems in this novel involve the ideas of sense or...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The value systems in this novel involve the ideas of sense or
practicality, romantic sensibility, and social status.&nbsp;
Practicality is exemplified by the heroine of the novel,
Elinor.&nbsp; She cares for her family, avoids emotional drama -
unlike her mother and Marianne, and makes decisions based on a
moral standard, intellect and social propriety.&nbsp; Marianne, and
Willoughby for a time, characterizes romantic sensibility.&nbsp;
She...]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/sense-sensibility/q-and-a/what-different-value-systems-this-novel-nbsp-who-5223</guid>
        <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jul 2007 17:03:27 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What are the different value systems in this novel?&nbsp; Who
holds...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/sense-sensibility/q-and-a/what-different-value-systems-this-novel-nbsp-who-5223</link>
        <description><![CDATA[What are the different value systems in this novel?&nbsp; Who
holds which ones?&nbsp;]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/sense-sensibility/q-and-a/what-different-value-systems-this-novel-nbsp-who-5223</guid>
        <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jul 2007 16:00:59 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Several conflicts exist in the novel: wealth versus poverty, passion...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/sense-sensibility/q-and-a/what-main-conflicts-sense-sensibility-please-give-4239</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Several conflicts exist in the novel: wealth versus poverty, passion versus reasons, marrying for love versus marrying for security.  The individual conflicts between characters exemplify these thematic conflicts.

There is conflict between Elinor and Marianne Dashwood.  Elinor represents the sensible, reasonable nature, Marianne the romantic, passionate nature.

Marianne is in conflict with the Colonel Brandon who wants to marry her....]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 9 Jun 2007 09:30:23 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What are the main conflicts in the Sense and Sensibility?  Please give 5...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/sense-sensibility/q-and-a/what-main-conflicts-sense-sensibility-please-give-4239</link>
        <description><![CDATA[What are the main conflicts in the Sense and Sensibility?  Please give 5 examples.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 9 Jun 2007 06:43:38 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Marianne is all passion and romantic notions. While living out her...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/sense-sensibility/q-and-a/how-do-marianne-elinor-dashwood-display-286</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Marianne is all passion and romantic notions. While living out her passions, she is totally self-absorbed and unconcerned with the poor impression that she often makes on others. It is often up to her sister, Elinor, to smooth over her behavior. Marianne believes that it is only in the nature of the human spirit to love once until she is rejected by her one true love, Willoughby. In turn, she must gradually reassess her values and philosophy....]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/sense-sensibility/q-and-a/how-do-marianne-elinor-dashwood-display-286</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:19:42 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How do Marianne and Elinor Dashwood display the characteristics of Sense...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/sense-sensibility/q-and-a/how-do-marianne-elinor-dashwood-display-286</link>
        <description><![CDATA[How do Marianne and Elinor Dashwood display the characteristics of Sense and Sensibility?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:18:26 PST</pubDate>
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