Sense and Sensibility is an elegant story that portrays the advantages of the former over the latter, as manifested between two sisters of opposite temperaments, one of whom loves wisely and the other passionately. Set in London and the surrounding countryside, the story tells how Elinor, the eldest of Mrs Dashwood's daughters, and Marianne, the second daughter, share the agony of tragic love. At the beginning of the book, Mrs. Dashwood and her three daughters are forced to move to a new, smaller home, as her husband's death has left her quite destitute. During their transition, the Dashwoods remained with their stepson and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. John Dashwood. It is there that the practical and conventional Elinor meets and falls in love with Edward Ferrars, brother of Mrs. John Dashwood. One rainy morning, after settling into their new cottage in Barton, emotional and sentimental Marianne was brought home from her walk with a sprained ankle by Willoughby, a charming young man in his mid-twenties. Marianne immediately fell in love with Willoughby and he with her, and in the following days and weeks he was invariably found in Barton. Another new family friend, Colonel Brandon, sadly observed the formation of this couple as he too had fallen in love with Marianne. To her distress, during a long trip to London with her friend and neighbor, Mrs. Jennings, Marianne suffered a broken heart after learning that Willoughby was concerned about her financial well-being and had therefore poured his affections elsewhere. A few months before the voyage, Elinor learned that Edward was privately engaged to another woman, Lucy, but was kept in secrecy by this woman herself, who was unaware of Elinor's attachment to him. So while tr...... in the center of the card ......d, which represents the meaning, he tried to relate his imagination and his feelings with his judgment and with the tradition on which the society. He knew how to govern his feelings and responded calmly and serenely to the most distressing circumstances. Elinor was more concerned with the feelings of others, but Austen indicates that Elinor suffers greatly, and her thoughts were often diverted from her own misery to the afflictions of her sister, for whom she had much compassion. from his purpose as a matchmaker and true love triumphed when sense gave way to sensitivity and sensitivity gave way to sense. In the novel, Austen expresses a universal truth that is key to her character's development: "other people's imaginations will lead them away to form wrong judgments about our conduct and to decide upon half-appearances".'.