Sophia Grey

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Sophia Grey is a wealthy heiress in Jane Austen’s novel "Sense and Sensibility," known for her advantageous but loveless marriage to the charming yet mercenary John Willoughby.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character in a novel
fictional character
appearsIn Sense and Sensibility NERFINISHED
appearsInForm prose fiction
creator Jane Austen NERFINISHED
firstPublicationOfWork 1811
genreContext Regency novel
novel of manners
romantic novel
hasSpouseTrait John Willoughby is a fortune hunter NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
marriageType advantageous marriage
loveless marriage
marriedTo John Willoughby NERFINISHED
medium literature
narrativeFunction illustration of mercenary marriage in Sense and Sensibility
nationality English
occupation heiress
roleInPlot Willoughby’s wealthy wife
obstacle to a match between John Willoughby and Marianne Dashwood
setting Regency-era English society
socialStatus wealthy
spouseCharacterization charming
mercenary
spouseMotivation financial gain
themeAssociation marriage for money
pragmatic marriage
social class and wealth

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John Willoughby marries Sophia Grey