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Robert Ferrars

Edward's vain, foppish younger brother, whose careless self-importance and impulsive choices quietly reshape the fates of everyone around him.

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Also known as Mr. Robert Ferrars, Robert

First appearance: xxxiv

As a supporting figure in Sense and Sensibility, Robert Ferrars is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Mocks Edward's new role as a clergyman with a small parsonage, but later feigns sympathy for his brother's situation.
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Robert Ferrars moves through fashionable society as the favored, frivolous son, absorbed in trifles and his own consequence while his elder brother Edward bears the family's displeasure. His vanity and want of principle…

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EDElinor DashwoodMPMr. PrattMFMrs. FerrarsEFEdward FerrarsRFRobert Ferrars

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