Lucy Steele in Sense and Sensibility (1981 TV series)
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Lucy Steele in the 1981 TV adaptation of "Sense and Sensibility" is a scheming, socially ambitious young woman whose secret engagement to Edward Ferrars creates major emotional and social complications for the Dashwood sisters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lucy Steele in Sense and Sensibility (1981 TV series) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5128102 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lucy Steele in Sense and Sensibility (1981 TV series) Context triple: [Imogen Stubbs, role, Lucy Steele in Sense and Sensibility (1981 TV series)]
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Sense and Sensibility (2008 TV series)
Sense and Sensibility (2008 TV series) is a British television adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel, dramatizing the romantic and social trials of the Dashwood sisters in early 19th-century England.
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B.
Mary Bennet – Lucy Briers
Mary Bennet – Lucy Briers is the portrayal of the middle Bennet sister, Mary, as played by actress Lucy Briers in the 1995 BBC television adaptation of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice."
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Mary Bennet (1995 TV series character)
Mary Bennet is the solemn, musically inclined and bookish middle Bennet sister in the 1995 BBC adaptation of Jane Austen’s "Pride and Prejudice."
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Elizabeth Bennet – Jennifer Ehle
Elizabeth Bennet – Jennifer Ehle refers to the acclaimed portrayal by actress Jennifer Ehle of the witty and independent heroine Elizabeth Bennet in the 1995 BBC adaptation of Jane Austen’s "Pride and Prejudice."
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E.
Mrs. Ferrars
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lucy Steele in Sense and Sensibility (1981 TV series) Target entity description: Lucy Steele in the 1981 TV adaptation of "Sense and Sensibility" is a scheming, socially ambitious young woman whose secret engagement to Edward Ferrars creates major emotional and social complications for the Dashwood sisters.
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A.
Sense and Sensibility (2008 TV series)
Sense and Sensibility (2008 TV series) is a British television adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel, dramatizing the romantic and social trials of the Dashwood sisters in early 19th-century England.
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B.
Mary Bennet – Lucy Briers
Mary Bennet – Lucy Briers is the portrayal of the middle Bennet sister, Mary, as played by actress Lucy Briers in the 1995 BBC television adaptation of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice."
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C.
Mary Bennet (1995 TV series character)
Mary Bennet is the solemn, musically inclined and bookish middle Bennet sister in the 1995 BBC adaptation of Jane Austen’s "Pride and Prejudice."
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D.
Elizabeth Bennet – Jennifer Ehle
Elizabeth Bennet – Jennifer Ehle refers to the acclaimed portrayal by actress Jennifer Ehle of the witty and independent heroine Elizabeth Bennet in the 1995 BBC adaptation of Jane Austen’s "Pride and Prejudice."
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E.
Mrs. Ferrars
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | fictional character ⓘ |
| adaptationOf |
Sense and Sensibility (novel)
ⓘ
linked to:
Sense and Sensibility
|
| appearsIn |
Sense and Sensibility
ⓘ
Sense and Sensibility (1981 TV series) ⓘ |
| basedOn | Lucy Steele ⓘ |
| causesConflictFor |
Elinor Dashwood
ⓘ
Marianne Dashwood ⓘ |
| causesEmotionalComplicationsFor | Elinor Dashwood ⓘ |
| causesSocialComplicationsFor | Dashwood family ⓘ |
| characterType |
antagonist
ⓘ
supporting character ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Jane Austen ⓘ |
| engagedTo | Edward Ferrars ⓘ |
| engagementStatus | secret engagement ⓘ |
| genre | period drama ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Anne Steele ⓘ |
| hasSister | Anne Steele ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| motivation |
financial security
ⓘ
social advancement ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
obstacle to Elinor Dashwood’s happiness
ⓘ
source of tension in Edward Ferrars’ storyline ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
scheming
ⓘ
socially ambitious ⓘ |
| romanticallyInvolvedWith | Edward Ferrars ⓘ |
| setting |
Regency England
ⓘ
linked to:
Regency era
|
| socialStatus | lower gentry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lucy Steele in Sense and Sensibility (1981 TV series) Description of subject: Lucy Steele in the 1981 TV adaptation of "Sense and Sensibility" is a scheming, socially ambitious young woman whose secret engagement to Edward Ferrars creates major emotional and social complications for the Dashwood sisters.
Referenced by (1)
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