Marianne Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility

            In Jane Austin's Sense and Sensibility, Marianne Dashwood is a young, beautiful character full of passion, spirit and love. She lives life by the heart, no matter the consequences, and because of it, is taught a lesson on love. Marianne's spirit is showed in every aspect of her life. Throughout the movie, Marianne's physical traits show off her personality well. She wears blue, and soft colours, with her hair curly and romantic, falling over her face. She has a round face, large lips, and very rosy cheeks. Her entire appearance is very soft and dreamy. When Mr. Dashwood passes away, Marianne shows her sadness by playing the piano and singing. She cares only for herself, singing to make her feel better, while the melancholy tunes create a dreary mood in the house. When they arrive at the cottages, she plays the same music, singing loudly in front of many people, on being Colonial Brandon. When he hears her music he falls instantly in love with her. Thinking of herself, Marianne does not notice Brandon, and continues to ignore him. Her spunk is shown quite well when Edward Ferrars is asked to read before bed. He reads as most people do, speaking out each word, with no thought, and this angers Marianne. She did not understand how he could have no "feeling" for the words. She did not relate to Mr. Ferrars at all, however Elinor fell for him. When Marianne questioned her about it, Elinor replied, "I think very highly of him, and I greatly esteem of him." Since Marianne had never felt like that about someone, she did not understand, questioning Elinor, asking her, "can the soul truly be satisfied with polite affections?" The two sisters in the story are completely different at the beginning, Elinor being the thinker, and Marianne being the lover. All that Marianne thought of was love, and passion and her heart, telling her mother, "love is to burn, to be on fire. What could be more glorious than to die for love?" Then one day the man of Marianne's dreams saves her in a rainstorm, from a twisted ankle, and carries her back on his white horse.