Elinor Dashwood

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female character fictional character literary character protagonist

Elinor Dashwood is the sensible, composed eldest Dashwood sister in Jane Austen’s novel "Sense and Sensibility," known for her restraint, practicality, and quiet emotional strength.

Aliases (1)

Elinor ×3

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	female character → fictional character → literary character → protagonist →
appearsIn	Sense and Sensibility →
associatedWithTheme	duty and propriety → repressed emotion → sense versus sensibility →
caresFor	Marianne Dashwood → Mrs. Dashwood →
characterTrait	composed → dutiful → emotionally strong → empathetic → loyal → practical → rational → reserved → self-controlled → sensible →
childOf	Mr. Henry Dashwood → Mrs. Dashwood →
contrastedWith	Marianne Dashwood →
creator	Jane Austen →
familyName	Dashwood →
fictionalUniverse	Sense and Sensibility →
firstAppearance	Sense and Sensibility →
genre	romantic fiction →
givenName	Elinor →
keepsSecretAbout	Edward Ferrars and Lucy Steele’s engagement →
keepsSecretFrom	Marianne Dashwood →
loveInterest	Edward Ferrars →
nationality	English →
relative	Fanny Dashwood → John Dashwood →
represents	sense →
residence	Barton Cottage → Delaford → London → Norland Park →
role	eldest Dashwood sister →
sibling	Margaret Dashwood → Marianne Dashwood →
spouse	Edward Ferrars →
timePeriod	Regency era →
workSetIn	England →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Elinor Dashwood ("Elinor") → Elinor Ostrom ("Elinor") →	givenName
Sense and Sensibility (1995 film) →	character
Emma Thompson →	characterPortrayed
Eleanor ("Elinor") →	hasVariant