The “Match-Making” system in “Sense and

Sensibility” with Comparison to

Bollywood movie, Daily Soap and Present time.

Prepared byVaidehi Hariyani

Semester – 2Batch 2015-17

Smt.S.B.Gardi Department of English,Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University

“Sense and Sensibility”

• Author- JANE AUSTEN• Published-1811• A romantic fiction• Portrays the life and loves of Elinor and

Marianne.• Theme of Marriage…..

Mrs. Jennings• A widow, with an ample

jointure. • Had only two

daughters, both of them married.

• Nothing left to do but marry all the rest of the world.

Mrs.Jennings as a Match-maker

• Mrs Jennings makes her mission clear – it's her self-declared job to find every eligible girl a husband.

“Aisha”• Adaptation of Jane

Austen's 1815 novel “Emma”.

• Directed by Rajshree Ojha.

“Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata hai”

• On air from 12 January 2009 on Star Plus.

• Director-Rajan Shahi• ‘Shankari Tai’ is a

character in this daily soap who is well-known for Match-making in Udaipur.

Matrimonial system in the contemporary time

• Matrimonial sites are popular .

• Works as an alternative to the traditional marriage broker.

• Mrs. Jennings may be a busybody, but it turns out that pretty much everyone else in this world is involved in the same game, whether they realize it or not.

Ready for a perfect match???

• Open for Questions and Suggestions

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