Lucy Steele
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Lucy Steele is a scheming, socially ambitious young woman in Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility" who secretly becomes engaged to Edward Ferrars, complicating his relationship with Elinor Dashwood.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Sense and Sensibility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium | novel ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
hypocrisy
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marriage and money ⓘ secrecy ⓘ social ambition ⓘ |
| authorCountryOfOrigin | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | novelist ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
calculating
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manipulative ⓘ scheming ⓘ socially ambitious ⓘ |
| complicatesRelationshipOf | Edward Ferrars and Elinor Dashwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confidesIn | Elinor Dashwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Jane Austen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagedTo | Edward Ferrars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagementStatusDuringNovel | secretly engaged to Edward Ferrars ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Sense and Sensibility universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
Novel of manners
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Romantic novel ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryRole | antagonist ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
desire for social advancement
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financial security ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | to create tension in Elinor Dashwood’s storyline ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| portrayedAsFoilTo | Elinor Dashwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Anne Steele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revealsSecretEngagementTo | Elinor Dashwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| romanticRivalOf | Elinor Dashwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secretEngagementWith | Edward Ferrars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Regency-era England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Anne Steele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialBehavior |
flattering to superiors
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insincere ⓘ |
| socialClass | lower gentry ⓘ |
| workAuthorGender | female ⓘ |
| workPublicationYear | 1811 ⓘ |
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