On November 16th, I attended the Rollins College theatrical production of Sense and Sensibility. To preface, I particularly enjoyed this play and the romantic storyline that was elegantly portrayed by the wonderful actors and actresses. Like many other plays I’ve seen, this one was quite hard to follow at the beginning, as I had no clue where the story was taking off, but about 15 minutes into it, I began to realize the storyline that was developing. Additionally, I appreciated the “happily ever after” ending, as I felt like the story was going to end in heartbreak. In discussion of the ethical issues within the play I will delve into the aspects of greed, selfishness, and betrayal. Thus I’ll explore the ideals of greed within the play.
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Many characters are selfish in the sense that they betray each other's trust and emotions for their own personal gain. For example, Anne Steele reveals Lucy’s engagement to Edward’s sister, which infuriates her and causes massive exasperation among many characters oblivious to the situation. The abundance of secrets and willingness to betray one’s trust shows a character’s selfishness and lack of care to another’s trust.
Finally, there is the theme of betrayal as many characters are betrayed by others for their own personal gain. Similar to the two previous ethical issues, many betray other characters with disregard for their feelings, causing commotion among the peace. For example, Willoughby had fallen in love with Marianne Dashwood, but eventually leaves her for another woman without telling her. This leads Marianne into misery and heartbreak as she truly loved him, but his betrayal ultimately led to her becoming ill.
In conclusion, despite all the poor choices by most of the characters, the Dashwood women, Elinor and Marianne, marry two good men, Edward and Colonel Brandon. I believe the play shows the audience that we shouldn’t love others for benefit, but rather because we actually love them and enjoy their company. In closing, I really enjoyed the story portrayed and have refreshed my idea of what true love really
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With all of Jane Austen’s novels, Sense and Sensibility gives the readers an insight of the personal lives of nineteenth century women, Marianne and Elinor Dashwood are the examples of heroines, sisters with dissimilar personalities. Marriage is a way to alter wealth for women, it is always a central theme within Austen’s novels. In the novel, the Dashwood women are left poor because the fortunes of their father was inherited by their brother. The women leave their home and move to a home in Devonshire which belongs to John Middleton, who is Mrs. Dashwood’s cousin. This is what introduces possible suitors for the two eldest Dashwood sisters, Marianne and Elinor. Edward Ferrars and Elinor fall in love and Marianne falls for John Willoughby. In the film, the Dashwood sisters seen as so poor after their father passed away. For example, in one scene, the Dashwood women cannot
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I enjoyed the play a lot and I would recommend it to a friend because I feel like any person could get easily hooked on to it. Many things made the play interesting. For instance, the music performances were a nice way to explain the story. I especially liked the song, “What is love”. The melody of the songs were very soothing. Also, hearing them sing is more fun than listening to someone speaking for two hours. Furthermore, the fact that the actors were close to the audience is another reason why I would recommend this play to a friend. It makes us feel as if we were engaging with the actors. There were only two nameless characters called “He” and “She” and the only props I can remember was the scarf of “He”. This allowed gave my mind some peace because it allowed me to only focus on what was going on. The actor did an amazing job on playing their roles. It was almost as if the chemistry between the characters of the actors was real. The play itself was
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