Sense and Sensibility — Jane Austen | Coleman’s Notes A Level Student Guide
wo sisters. Two contrasting approaches to love and life.
Elinor Dashwood values judgement, restraint and responsibility. Marianne Dashwood believes in emotional sincerity, passionate love and following the heart.
But Jane Austen’s novel is far more complex than a simple contest between reason and emotion.
When the Dashwood women lose the security of Norland, Elinor and Marianne enter a world in which love cannot be separated from money, inheritance, social position and the limited choices available to women.
Elinor’s relationship with Edward Ferrars is threatened by a secret engagement. Marianne’s passionate attachment to Willoughby leads to devastating disappointment. Their experiences force both sisters to reconsider their assumptions about love, judgement and happiness.
This Coleman’s Notes guide provides the knowledge, literary analysis and examination preparation needed for confident A Level study.
Inside the guide
✓ Complete plot summary
✓ All 50 chapters analysed
✓ Norland, Barton & London reference guide
✓ Character relationship map
✓ Elinor Dashwood in depth
✓ Marianne Dashwood in depth
✓ Edward Ferrars
✓ Colonel Brandon
✓ John Willoughby
✓ Lucy Steele
✓ Major and supporting characters
✓ Sense, sensibility and self-command
✓ Love and self-knowledge
✓ Money, property and inheritance
✓ Women and economic dependence
✓ Secrecy and communication
✓ Family duty and self-interest
✓ Appearance and moral worth
✓ Language, irony and narrative method
✓ Historical and literary context
✓ Key quotations and expanded quotation bank
✓ A Level literary methods
✓ Five structured essay plans
✓ Five model answers
✓ 25 Exam & Revision Questions
✓ Quick Recall revision
✓ Fifteen key episodes
✓ Ten critical debates
✓ Exam technique
✓ Final revision checklist
Perfect for
A Level students • examination revision • essay preparation • teachers • tutors • independent learners
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Individual Student Guide — £7.95
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Pride and Prejudice • Sense and Sensibility • Mansfield Park • Emma • Persuasion • Northanger Abbey
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