The Boundaries of Love in the Movie Sense and Sensibility

The Boundaries of Love in the Movie Sense and Sensibility

In the movie Sense and Sensibility, based on the novel by Jane Austen,

love knows only the boundaries that are set by each member of each

relationship and is only overcome when the love of each couple

survives the alterations that life throws at them. At the end of the

story mutual love for one another triumphs over even the toughest

boundaries faced. These boundaries brought upon by the characters

themselves, causes a temporary, even permanent rift in the

relationships. When the expectations from within overpower the desire

to please one another in the couples, a gut-wrenching reality is

realized which in some cases is too much to take. Willoughby can't

handle the realization of living in such a high debt from gambling and

decides to give up his love with Marianne for a financial security

with a new wife. Edward and Eleanor deal with many problems to end up

in the true happiness they face in the conclusion of the movie.

Although time after time they could have given up and let the troubles

of love get the better of them, they stay true to their love and the

undying affection each of them holds for one another.

In the relationships portrayed in the movie, challenges are faced by

each pair in love and are only surmounted when mutual love outlasts

all of the problems and difficulties that oppose them. The boundaries

of love are the farthest thoughts from Marianne's mind as she recites

"Sonnet 116" with her true love Willoughby, ignorant to the fact that

Willoughby is a frequent gambler and has had prior engagement to a

woman that he left. As the events unfold, she is torn betwe...

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wealth without a proper dowry to bring to the relationship. Be it for

satisfaction, or be it for honor, the lovers in the movie create

boundaries for their love to cross. The only way to get by these

conflicts is the thought of tomorrow, a new day for love. The couples

have to overcome boundaries and reach a mutual agreement to make their

love last.

Love permeates throughout the movie as a total conflict, a borderline

between the satisfaction of the individual and the satisfaction of the

one that they love. It seeps down into the very existence of the

Dashwood sisters. Each character sets up a boundary to cross, but if

they truly want their love to work the boundaries must be overcome.

Only when the boundaries of love are realized and together crossed is

when love in Sense and Sensibility proves everlasting.