Fanny Dashwood
E127047
Fanny Dashwood is a selfish and manipulative character in Jane Austen's novel "Sense and Sensibility," known for her greed and unkind treatment of her in-laws.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fanny Dashwood canonical | 13 |
| Fanny Ferrars Dashwood | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T971692 — 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: Fanny Dashwood Context triple: [Elinor Dashwood, relative, Fanny Dashwood]
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A.
Mrs. Dashwood
Mrs. Dashwood is the warm but imprudent widowed mother of the Dashwood sisters in Jane Austen’s novel "Sense and Sensibility."
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B.
Elinor Dashwood
Elinor Dashwood is the sensible, composed eldest Dashwood sister in Jane Austen’s novel "Sense and Sensibility," known for her restraint, practicality, and quiet emotional strength.
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C.
Marianne Dashwood
Marianne Dashwood is the passionate, romantic younger Dashwood sister in Jane Austen’s "Sense and Sensibility," whose emotional nature and idealism contrast with her sister Elinor’s restraint and practicality.
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D.
Margaret Dashwood
Margaret Dashwood is the lively and youngest Dashwood sister in Jane Austen's novel "Sense and Sensibility," known for her spirited and impressionable nature.
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E.
Mr. Henry Dashwood
Mr. Henry Dashwood is the deceased patriarch of the Dashwood family in Jane Austen’s novel "Sense and Sensibility," whose death and inheritance arrangements leave his wife and daughters in reduced circumstances.
- 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: Fanny Dashwood Target entity description: Fanny Dashwood is a selfish and manipulative character in Jane Austen's novel "Sense and Sensibility," known for her greed and unkind treatment of her in-laws.
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A.
Mrs. Dashwood
Mrs. Dashwood is the warm but imprudent widowed mother of the Dashwood sisters in Jane Austen’s novel "Sense and Sensibility."
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B.
Elinor Dashwood
Elinor Dashwood is the sensible, composed eldest Dashwood sister in Jane Austen’s novel "Sense and Sensibility," known for her restraint, practicality, and quiet emotional strength.
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C.
Marianne Dashwood
Marianne Dashwood is the passionate, romantic younger Dashwood sister in Jane Austen’s "Sense and Sensibility," whose emotional nature and idealism contrast with her sister Elinor’s restraint and practicality.
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D.
Margaret Dashwood
Margaret Dashwood is the lively and youngest Dashwood sister in Jane Austen's novel "Sense and Sensibility," known for her spirited and impressionable nature.
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E.
Mr. Henry Dashwood
Mr. Henry Dashwood is the deceased patriarch of the Dashwood family in Jane Austen’s novel "Sense and Sensibility," whose death and inheritance arrangements leave his wife and daughters in reduced circumstances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in a novel
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Sense and Sensibility ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
class and social status
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family conflict ⓘ greed ⓘ inheritance ⓘ self-interest versus duty ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
calculating
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cold ⓘ greedy ⓘ manipulative ⓘ materialistic ⓘ selfish ⓘ snobbish ⓘ unkind ⓘ |
| concern |
family wealth
ⓘ
social status ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Jane Austen ⓘ |
| familyName | Dashwood ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1811 ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | novel ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| laterResidence |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| literaryPeriodOfWork | Regency era ⓘ |
| notableAction |
opposes generous provision for the Dashwood women
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persuades her husband to reduce financial support to his half-sisters ⓘ treats her in-laws with condescension ⓘ |
| relationshipToDashwoodSisters | sister-in-law ⓘ |
| relative |
Elinor Dashwood
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Henry Dashwood ⓘ Margaret Dashwood ⓘ Marianne Dashwood ⓘ Mrs. Dashwood ⓘ |
| residence | Norland Park ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative | antagonist ⓘ |
| settingOfWork | late 18th century England ⓘ |
| socialClass | English gentry ⓘ |
| spouse | John Dashwood ⓘ |
| workForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fanny Dashwood Description of subject: Fanny Dashwood is a selfish and manipulative character in Jane Austen's novel "Sense and Sensibility," known for her greed and unkind treatment of her in-laws.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.