Sense and Sensibility
Margaret Dashwood
The youngest sister
The playful youngest Dashwood, who notices everything and cannot always keep what she sees to herself.
Margaret is the youngest of the three sisters. She is playful, cheerful and observant, and she adores Elinor and Marianne. She is also candid, and she is prone to blurting out romantic secrets.
She teases Marianne about Willoughby and Edward, and she has a keen eye for the little signs of a love affair. She is with Marianne on the day of the storm and fall. She is quick to say what she thinks.
“I am sure they will be married soon! I saw Willoughby beg for a lock of Marianne's hair, and with his own scissors, he cut it off and kissed it!”
In the story
Contains spoilers.
Margaret hikes up the Devon hills with Marianne when a storm breaks and Marianne twists her ankle. Later she tells Elinor that she saw Willoughby cut a lock of Marianne’s hair and kiss it, convinced that they must be about to marry.
She stays with her mother and sisters through the sorrows that follow, and is part of the family that comes together at Barton at the end.
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