Mrs. Ferrars

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Mrs. Ferrars is the wealthy, domineering mother in Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility," known for her harsh control over her children's marriages and fortunes.

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Mrs. Ferrars canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character in a novel
fictional character
literary character
appearsIn Sense and Sensibility
appearsInGenre novel of manners
romantic novel
controls her children’s fortunes
her children’s marriages
createdBy Jane Austen
disapprovesOf Edward Ferrars’s engagement to Lucy Steele
disinherits Edward Ferrars
favours Robert Ferrars
fictionalTimePeriod late 18th century to early 19th century England
firstPublishedIn 1811
hasChild Edward Ferrars
Fanny Dashwood
Robert Ferrars
hasDaughter Fanny Dashwood
hasFamilyName Ferrars
hasGender female
hasGivenName unknown
hasRelationshipWith Edward Ferrars
Fanny Dashwood
John Dashwood
Robert Ferrars
hasSocialClass upper class
hasSon Edward Ferrars
Robert Ferrars
hasSonInLaw John Dashwood
hasTrait controlling
domineering
harsh
manipulative
proud
status-conscious
wealthy
isAssociatedWithTheme marriage and money
parental control
social ambition
isDepictedAs a harsh, controlling parent
isMotherInLawOf John Dashwood
isMotherOf Edward Ferrars
Fanny Dashwood
Robert Ferrars
nationalityInFiction English
opposesMarriageBetween Edward Ferrars and Lucy Steele
values social status
wealth

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Edward Ferrars mother Mrs. Ferrars
Edward Ferrars disinheritedBy Mrs. Ferrars