Mr Rushworth

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Mr Rushworth is a wealthy but foolish and ineffectual suitor in Jane Austen’s novel "Mansfield Park," best known for his engagement to the scheming Maria Bertram.

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Mr Rushworth canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character in a novel
fictional character
literary character
appearsIn Mansfield Park
associatedWith Bertram family
Maria Bertram
characterType comic character
suitor
creator Jane Austen
engagedTo Maria Bertram
firstAppearance Mansfield Park
gender male
literaryFunction example of imprudent marriage
satire of wealth without sense
medium novel
nationality English
ownsEstate Sotherton Court
personalityTrait dull
easily led
foolish
ineffectual
relationshipToCharacter acquaintance of Edmund Bertram
acquaintance of Fanny Price
acquaintance of Henry Crawford
residesAt Sotherton Court
roleInPlot Maria Bertram’s husband
Maria Bertram’s wealthy suitor
victim of Maria Bertram’s infidelity
setting Regency-era England
socialClass landed gentry
spouse Maria Bertram
wealthStatus wealthy

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Mansfield Park character Mr Rushworth
Maria Bertram engagedTo Mr Rushworth
Maria Bertram spouse Mr Rushworth