Miss Sophia Grey
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Miss Sophia Grey is a wealthy, fashionable young woman in Jane Austen’s novel "Sense and Sensibility," known for becoming engaged to the charming but mercenary John Willoughby.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in a novel
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| alignment | morally ambiguous from narrator’s perspective ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Sense and Sensibility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
marriage for money
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mercenary relationships ⓘ social ambition ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
fashion-conscious
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proud ⓘ status-conscious ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Jane Austen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Grey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fiancé | John Willoughby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Sense and Sensibility universe ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1811 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn |
novel of manners
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romantic novel ⓘ |
| givenName | Sophia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWealth | yes ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Regency literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| medium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| name | Sophia Grey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
Willoughby’s wealthy bride
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instrument of Willoughby’s mercenary choice ⓘ |
| publicationContext | Sense and Sensibility was published anonymously as "By a Lady" ⓘ |
| relationship | marries John Willoughby for love mixed with social ambition ⓘ |
| relationshipToElinorDashwood | rival in love for Edward Ferrars’ friend circle (indirectly through Willoughby and Marianne) ⓘ |
| relationshipToMarianneDashwood | romantic rival for John Willoughby ⓘ |
| roleInPlot |
her engagement to Willoughby ends his relationship with Marianne Dashwood
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her fortune motivates Willoughby to abandon Marianne ⓘ |
| romanticConnection | John Willoughby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late 18th century to early 19th century England ⓘ |
| socialClass | upper class ⓘ |
| socialStatus |
fashionable
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wealthy ⓘ |
| spouse | John Willoughby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Miss ⓘ |
| typeOfCharacter | secondary character ⓘ |
| wealthSource |
independent income
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large fortune ⓘ |
| workAuthor | Jane Austen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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