# Sense and Sensibility — Character guide

> Key figures in Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen.

- [Elinor Dashwood](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sense_and_sensibility_se/characters/elinor_dashwood.md): The sensible eldest Dashwood sister, who navigates love and hardship with composure.
- [Marianne Dashwood](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sense_and_sensibility_se/characters/marianne_dashwood.md): The passionate and romantic middle Dashwood sister, prone to emotional extremes.
- [Edward Ferrars](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sense_and_sensibility_se/characters/edward_ferrars.md): A kind but reserved gentleman, secretly engaged to Lucy Steele, and in love with Elinor.
- [John Willoughby](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sense_and_sensibility_se/characters/john_willoughby.md): A charming but reckless suitor who wins Marianne's heart before revealing his true nature.
- [Colonel Brandon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sense_and_sensibility_se/characters/colonel_brandon.md): A quiet, honorable older gentleman who secretly loves Marianne and has a tragic past.
- [Lucy Steele](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sense_and_sensibility_se/characters/lucy_steele.md): A cunning and manipulative young woman secretly engaged to Edward Ferrars.
- [Mrs. Jennings](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sense_and_sensibility_se/characters/mrs_jennings.md): A gossipy but good-hearted widow who hosts the Dashwood sisters in London.
- [Sir John Middleton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sense_and_sensibility_se/characters/sir_john_middleton.md): A jovial, hospitable baronet who invites the Dashwoods to Barton Cottage.
- [Lady Middleton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sense_and_sensibility_se/characters/lady_middleton.md): Sir John's elegant but reserved wife, focused on her children and social propriety.
- [Fanny Dashwood](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sense_and_sensibility_se/characters/mrs_john_dashwood.md): The selfish and snobbish wife of John Dashwood, who schemes against her sisters-in-law.
- [John Dashwood](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sense_and_sensibility_se/characters/john_dashwood.md): Elinor and Marianne's half-brother, weak-willed and easily influenced by his wife Fanny.
- [Mrs. Ferrars](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sense_and_sensibility_se/characters/mrs_ferrars.md): Edward and Robert's domineering mother, obsessed with wealth and social standing.
- [Robert Ferrars](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sense_and_sensibility_se/characters/robert_ferrars.md): Edward's vain and foppish younger brother who eventually marries Lucy Steele.
- [Mrs. Palmer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sense_and_sensibility_se/characters/mrs_palmer.md): A cheerful, silly young woman, daughter of Mrs. Jennings and sister of Lady Middleton.
- [Mr. Palmer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sense_and_sensibility_se/characters/mr_palmer.md): Mrs. Palmer's gruff and sarcastic husband who is often indifferent to social niceties.
- [Margaret Dashwood](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sense_and_sensibility_se/characters/margaret_dashwood.md): The youngest Dashwood sister, still a child with a lively imagination.
- [Mrs. Dashwood](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sense_and_sensibility_se/characters/mrs_dashwood.md): The Dashwood sisters' loving but impractical mother, who encourages romantic sensibility.
- [Miss Grey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sense_and_sensibility_se/characters/miss_grey.md): A wealthy young woman whom Willoughby marries for her fortune after abandoning Marianne.
- [Anne Steele](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sense_and_sensibility_se/characters/anne_steele.md): Lucy Steele's older, less clever sister who accidentally reveals Lucy's secret engagement.
- [Mrs. Smith](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sense_and_sensibility_se/characters/mrs_smith.md): Willoughby's wealthy aunt who disinherits him after learning of his misconduct.
- [Miss Morton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sense_and_sensibility_se/characters/miss_morton.md): A wealthy heiress whom Mrs. Ferrars wants Edward to marry.
- [Eliza Williams](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sense_and_sensibility_se/characters/eliza_williams.md): Colonel Brandon's ward, seduced and abandoned by Willoughby.
- [Mr. Harris](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sense_and_sensibility_se/characters/mr_harris.md): An apothecary who attends to Marianne during her illness.
- [Mr. Donavan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sense_and_sensibility_se/characters/mr_donavan.md): A surgeon called to treat Marianne's illness.
- [Mr. Pratt](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sense_and_sensibility_se/characters/mr_pratt.md): Uncle of Lucy and Anne Steele, with whom Edward Ferrars once lodged.
- [Harry Dashwood](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sense_and_sensibility_se/characters/harry_dashwood.md): John and Fanny Dashwood's young son, heir to Norland.
- [Mrs. Taylor](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sense_and_sensibility_se/characters/mrs_taylor.md): A former housekeeper at Norland who gives information to Mrs. Dashwood.
- [Dr. Davies](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sense_and_sensibility_se/characters/dr_davies.md): A physician consulted during Marianne's illness.
- [Mr. Jennings](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sense_and_sensibility_se/characters/mr_jennings.md): The late husband of Mrs. Jennings, mentioned in passing.
- [Lady Elliott](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sense_and_sensibility_se/characters/lady_elliott.md): A friend of Mrs. Jennings mentioned in conversation.
- [Bartlett](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sense_and_sensibility_se/characters/bartlett.md): A servant at Norland who gossips about the Dashwood family.
- [Mrs. Willoughby](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sense_and_sensibility_se/characters/mrs_willoughby.md): Willoughby's wife, formerly Miss Grey, who is unaware of his past.
- [Lucy Ferrars](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sense_and_sensibility_se/characters/lucy_ferrars.md): Lucy Steele after her marriage to Robert Ferrars.
- [Mr. Gray](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sense_and_sensibility_se/characters/gray.md): A friend of Willoughby mentioned in his letter to Marianne.

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