Sense and Sensiblity

Question 1

What did Austin say that showed that she was aware of the disadvantages of remaining single

Answer 1

Single woman have a dreadful propensity for being poor which is one very strong argument in favour of matramony

Question 2

Examples of characters being developed as sets of pairs

Answer 2

Elinor/Marianne
Edward/Robert
Willoughby/ Conel Brandon

Question 3

What is the title composed of

Answer 3

abstract nouns

like songs of innocence and experience

Question 4

Why does Edwards familial situation offer a gender inversion

Answer 4

He is being bullied by the Ferrars matriarchy to marry an heiress against his will

Question 5

When was sense and sensibility published

Answer 5

October 1811

Question 6

What is sense and sensibility largely thought to be inspired by

Answer 6

Austin own relationship with her sister Cassandra

Question 7

some key themes of sense and sensibility

Answer 7

Women and feminity 
Marriage
Contraries
Society and class
Wealth

Question 8

What is sensibility

Answer 8

An important 18th-century term designating a kind of sensitivity or responsiveness that is both aesthetic and moral, showing a capacity to feel both for others’ sorrows and for beauty.

Question 9

How does Austin subvert conventions of gender through Elinor and Edward

Answer 9

by depicting Elinor as a logical, stoic figure (characteristics typically associated with masculinity), and depicting Edward as a more submissive character, Austen subverts conventions of gender in order to suggest a new vision of femininity.

Question 10

What is Austin’s writing style in S&S

Answer 10

precise clear narration
clarity of style
free indirect speech

Question 11

What is Austin’s writing style in S&S

Answer 11

precise clear narration
clarity of style
free indirect speech

Question 12

What does Marianne say about love/marriage that is on point

Answer 12

“The more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love. I require so much!”

Question 13

What does Marianne say that indicates that she wants to marry for love

Answer 13

“I could not be happy with a man whose taste did not in every point coincide with my own. He must enter in all my feelings; the same books, the same music must charm us both.”

could also be seen as delusional though

Question 14

How many volumes is the novel separated into

Answer 14

3
as novel progresses to volume 3 more women are added e.g Mrs Palmer, Miss Grey,Miss steele -story starts to revolve around women rather than men, change from male dominance in volume 1

Question 15

How does Marriane’s notion of marriage develop with her character

Answer 15

ater many love deceptions, finds the balance between Sense and Sensibility when she marries Colonel Brandon at the end of the novel. Far from betraying her essence, Marianne finally realizes that her happiness depends only on herself, and that sharing her life with someone who cherishes her is a lot worthier than submitting to exaggerated passions and even bigger disillusions.

Question 16

In general what happens to the women in Austins texts

Answer 16

Austen presents women who change and develop as they discover knowledge of themselves and their social world. We sometimes see her women characters through men’s eyes, but we are almost always allowed to focus on the heroine’s developing consciousness.

Question 17

How are the men of sense and sensibility often viewed

Answer 17

as inadequete

Question 18

rather than as a contrary how can the title be seen

Answer 18

hile theoretically signaling the competition between “sense” and “sensibility,” is actually an indication of the relationship between the sisters, as Elinor’s “sense” and concentration of the social, and Marianne’s “sensibility” and concentration on the private, must combine in order to create a balanced relationship with the world and each other.