Lady Susan Vernon
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Lady Susan Vernon is the cunning, manipulative widow at the center of Jane Austen’s epistolary novella "Lady Susan," known for her charm, wit, and morally dubious schemes in Regency high society.
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| antagonisticTo | Frederica Vernon’s wishes ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Lady Susan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
female agency
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hypocrisy in high society ⓘ marriage as social strategy ⓘ |
| centralRoleIn | plot of Lady Susan ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
calculating
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charming ⓘ cunning ⓘ manipulative ⓘ selfish ⓘ witty ⓘ |
| creator | Jane Austen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalResidence | Regency-era England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1871 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasDaughter | Frederica Vernon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | widow ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| narrativeFormOfWork | epistolary novella ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| originalLanguageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Kate Beckinsale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pursues |
advantageous marriage for her daughter
ⓘ
advantageous marriage for herself ⓘ |
| relatedWorkAdaptationOfCharacter | Love & Friendship (2016 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Regency era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | gentry ⓘ |
| uses |
deception
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emotional manipulation ⓘ flattery ⓘ |
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