Document Type
Article
Degree
Bachelor of Arts in English
Advisor
Margaret Case, Ph.D.
Abstract
Marianne Dashwood’s romance with John Willoughby, followed by her subsequent marriage to Colonel Brandon in Sense & Sensibility has perplexed many readers since the novel's original publication. Is Marianne giving up on her ideals when she agrees to marry Colonel Brandon? Examining this question and this novel’s relationship dynamics reveals that perhaps Sense and Sensibility isn’t a traditional romantic novel at all.
Recommended Citation
Bass, Catherine, "“First Comes Love, Then Comes Marriage” … Or Not?: Revising Romantic Pre-Conceptions in Sense & Sensibility" (2016). English Theses. 105.
https://docs.rwu.edu/english_theses/105
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