nt reactions.Marianne squealed with delight and chattered endlessly with the other ladies about the invite. She also anticipated that she would see Willoughby in London. Elinor, on the other hand, took the news with very little or no reaction having the recent news of Lucy Steele’s and Edward’s engagement still on her mind. She continued to restrain her feelings about Edward and going to London. Later in the story, both sisters discoved their true loves had been promised to others. Again, their reactions are emotional versus practical. During a social gathering of women, Elinor learned from Lucy Steele that Edward was engaged to Lucy. Lucy told this to Elinor in secrecy and had Elinor vow to never speak of it to anyone. Elinor was shocked having had learned that Edward had promised his love elsewhere. She was very quiet about it and never spoke a word of it to anyone. She controlled and hid her sadness from others. When Lucy talked more of it to Elinor, Elinor became quiet and distraught saying nothing of her opinion back in conversation. A similar scenario again happened to Marianne as she attended a ball room dance. She saw Willoughby at the dance and found the reason for his departure earlier in the story. Willoughby had his estates taken away from him, so he married a wealthy woman. Marianne saw this and stormed out of the dance crying with the concern of her sister and others. When she got back to the house she cried for a long time with Elinor by her side comforting her. She then walked out into the fields and into the rain to look at Willoughby’s house, morning from his abandonment. There she collapsed and lie in the rain. With her sister and others worrying about her back at the house, Colonel Brandon came to her rescue and brought her home. She was very sick and recovered after a lengthy recovery. Jane Austen seemed to indicate that Marianne and Elinor could have been a good balance for eac...
