“Know your own happiness. You want nothing but patience, or give it a more fascinating name call it hope.

” Marianne and Elinor Dashwood are complete opposites: Marianne is as open to love as Elinor is guarded and sensible. But what are sisters for if not to support each other? As they struggle through love and loss together, the sisters learn that it s best to mix sense with sensibility to find happiness in a society where status is king.