Sense and Sensibility · Character
Robert Ferrars
Edward's vain, foppish younger brother, whose careless self-importance and impulsive choices quietly reshape the fates of everyone around him.
supporting
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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See Robert Ferrars in xxxiv