This document provides a comparative study of the characters Elizabeth Lavenza from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Elinor Dashwood from Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility. It analyzes their backgrounds, personalities, relationships, and outcomes. Elizabeth is introduced as a gift adopted into Victor Frankenstein's family and has no identity, while Elinor is a wise elder daughter in her own family. Elizabeth is expressive in nature and fights for her love, while Elinor remains unexpressive and does not fight for her love. Additionally, Elizabeth's marriage life becomes tragic and ends in her death, whereas Elinor's marriage brings her happiness.
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1. Comparative Study:
Elizabeth & Elinor
Name: Saryu D. Baraiya
Subject:The Romantic Literature (Paper-V)
Roll No: 27
Study: M.A.
Year: Semester II
Submitted to: Department of English
University: Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University
3. Comparative Study: Elizabeth & Elinor
Elizabeth
Not even mention in title.
Adopted by Frankenstein
Family.
Has no personal identity at
all.
Introduced as a gift for main
male character,Victor
Frankenstein.
Elinor
Title represents character
of Elinor.
Elder daughter of
Dashwood Family.
Has identity and own family.
Introduced as an only wise
and mature daughter of
Dashwood Family.
4. Comparative Study: Elizabeth & Elinor
Elizabeth
Victor
Elizabeth
HenryMonster
Elinor
Elinor &
Marianne
Margaret
Edward
Ferrars
Colonel
Brandon
John
Willough
by
6. Comparative Study: Elizabeth & Elinor
Elizabeth
She fights for her love.
Oh, isn't it convenient?
Or doesn't it fit in with
your plans? Don't you
ever think of anything or
anyone than yourself?
You'll lose me if you
don't..
Elinor
She never tries to fight for
her love.
But I did not love only
him; -- and while the
comfort of others was
dear to me, I was glad to
spare them from knowing
how much I felt. Now, I
can think and speak of it
with little emotion. I
would not have you suffer
on my account;
7. Comparative Study: Elizabeth & Elinor
Elizabeth
Marriage life: Becomes
rezone of death.
Elinor
Marriage life: Becomes
rezone of happiness.
8. Comparative Study: Elizabeth & Elinor
Elizabeth
At the end of the novel
she meets with a death.
Elinor
At the end of the novel
she gets married with her
lover and live happy life.