Miss Sophia Grey

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Miss Sophia Grey is a wealthy, fashionable young woman in Jane Austen’s novel "Sense and Sensibility," known for becoming engaged to the charming but mercenary John Willoughby.

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Miss Sophia Grey canonical 1
Sophia Grey 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character in a novel ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
alignment morally ambiguous from narrator’s perspective ⓘ
appearsInWork Sense and Sensibility ⓘ
associatedTheme marriage for money ⓘ
mercenary relationships ⓘ
social ambition ⓘ
characterTrait fashion-conscious ⓘ
proud ⓘ
status-conscious ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
createdBy Jane Austen ⓘ
familyName Grey ⓘ
fiancé John Willoughby ⓘ
fictionalUniverse Sense and Sensibility universe ⓘ
firstPublicationOfWork 1811 ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
genreOfWorkAppearedIn novel of manners ⓘ
romantic novel ⓘ
givenName Sophia ⓘ
hasWealth yes ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
literaryMovement Regency literature ⓘ
linked to: Regency era
maritalStatus married ⓘ
medium prose fiction ⓘ
name Sophia Grey ⓘ
linked to: Miss Sophia Grey
narrativeRole Willoughby’s wealthy bride ⓘ
instrument of Willoughby’s mercenary choice ⓘ
publicationContext Sense and Sensibility was published anonymously as "By a Lady" ⓘ
relationship marries John Willoughby for love mixed with social ambition ⓘ
relationshipToElinorDashwood rival in love for Edward Ferrars’ friend circle (indirectly through Willoughby and Marianne) ⓘ
relationshipToMarianneDashwood romantic rival for John Willoughby ⓘ
roleInPlot her engagement to Willoughby ends his relationship with Marianne Dashwood ⓘ
her fortune motivates Willoughby to abandon Marianne ⓘ
romanticConnection John Willoughby ⓘ
settingPeriod late 18th century to early 19th century England ⓘ
socialClass upper class ⓘ
socialStatus fashionable ⓘ
wealthy ⓘ
spouse John Willoughby ⓘ
title Miss ⓘ
typeOfCharacter secondary character ⓘ
wealthSource independent income ⓘ
large fortune ⓘ
workAuthor Jane Austen ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

John Willoughby → associatedWith → Miss Sophia Grey ⓘ
Miss Sophia Grey → name → Sophia Grey ⓘ
linked to: Miss Sophia Grey