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In the first of her published novels, Jane Austen presents “sense” and “sensibility” as two ends of a spectrum. At the “sense” end of the spectrum, the head rules the heart to such an extent that the heart is hardened, losing its sensibility; at the “sensibility” end of the spectrum, the heart rules the head to such a degree that the losing of heads leads to the breaking of hearts. The characters who are…