Marianne embodies emotion andenthusiasm.Elinor, Marianne,and their younger sister,Margaret,are left in reduced circumstances when their father dies and his estate is passed onto their half-brother,John.The novel follows the young ladies to their new home,a meager cottage on a distant 10 relative's property,where they experience love,romance and heartbreak.The philosophical resolution ofthe novel is ambiguous:the reader must decide whether sense and sensibility have truly merged.[2] 2.Main characters the sensible and reserved eldest daughter of Mr.and Mrs. Henry Dashwood.She is 19 years old at the beginningof the book.She becomes attached to Edward Ferrars,the brother-in-lawofher elder half-brother,John.Always feeling akeen sense of responsibility to her family and friends,she places their welfare and interests above her own,and suppresses her own strongemotions in a way that leads others to think she is indifferent or cold-hearted Marianne Dashwood-the romantically inclined and eagerly expressive second daughter ofMr and Mrs Henry Marianne embodies emotion and enthusiasm. Elinor, Marianne, and their younger sister, Margaret, are left in reduced circumstances when their father dies and his estate is passed onto their half-brother, John. The novel follows the young ladies to their new home, a meager cottage on a distant relative's property, where they experience love, romance and heartbreak. The philosophical resolution of the novel is ambiguous: the reader must decide whether sense and sensibility have truly merged.[2] 2. Main characters • the sensible and reserved eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dashwood. She is 19 years old at the beginning of the book. She becomes attached to Edward Ferrars, the brother-in-law of her elder half-brother, John. Always feeling a keen sense of responsibility to her family and friends, she places their welfare and interests above her own, and suppresses her own strong emotions in a way that leads others to think she is indifferent or cold-hearted. • Marianne Dashwood—the romantically inclined and eagerly expressive second daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry 10’