Sense (neo-classicism) and Sensibility (romanticism)

I remember a high school teacher told my English class that another way to look at the “sense” and “sensibility” dichotomy was to consider the evolution of literary movements from 18^th century neo-classicism to 19^th century romanticism. That was all good and fine, I’m sure it went in one ear and out the other and I glossed over it in my final paper. Now, after having taken a few more English classes, it does seem to make a lot of sense. Elinor is all that is good about the practical world. She is understanding of political, social, and economic life factors and how that will impact her life and especially her love life, or marriage life (classicism). She is the sensible one, who upholds the proper and correct way of going about her business in regards to social expectation and female duty. Marianne is all about excess and beauty, appreciating love and the natural world (romanticism). She loves or hates passionately and she finds her emotions easy to access. Of course, both characters are not steadfast in this comparison, and that’s what makes them more interesting, but I can see how Austen may have been using this as a commentary on the changing literary world at the time.