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Sense and Sensibility Map
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Drury
Lane
Drury Lane
Drury Lane is a street in London where Willoughby meets John Middleton. It is here that He learns of Marianne's illness and he decides he has to see her again, and explain himself.
Hanover Square
Hanover
Square
Hanover Square was a fashionable residential area in Austen's time. It was where the Palmers lived, who exemplified the tastes that Austen criticized about the upper class. The Palmer's country estate was formed to the style of landscaping that Austen criticizes through her characters. It can be implied that the people who lived in Hanover square shared these pretentious, and condemnable tastes.
Bond
Street
Bond Street
During the 19th century, Bond street became a hub of luxury shops, popular with the Bourgeoisie living near Mayfair. In Sense and Sensibility, Willoughby lodges at bond street while he is in London. It is from Bond Street that he writes to Marianne informing her that he had no intentions with her. It is fitting that a character such as Willoughby, who represents the materialism and greed of the gentry would be living at a location that feeds of the riches need for luxury.
Sackville
Street
Sackville Street
Sackville Street was an area of fine shops and tailors in the 1800's. In Sense and Sensibility, Mrs. Jennings is set on having Marianne and Elinor stay with her, but they compromise by allowing her to accompany them to Gray's shop on Sackville Street. This reveals the social pressures of the upper class in Austen's time. They are forced to interact with people they have no interest in for the sake of appearances.
Pall Mall
Pall Mall
Pall Mall is an area that was home to many shops and grand houses throughout the 19th century. In the novel, this is where Mrs. Jennings was shopping when she overhear two women talking of Willoughby's engagement to Ms. Grey. The way Mrs. Jennings describes the scene emphasizes the nature of gossip amongst the members of the upper class, as she hears two strangers talking about the engagement. Meanwhile the people who this information actually concerns are unaware. This scene reveals how social information was communicated throughout society in this time period.