Mansfield Park Characters
Every major character in Mansfield Park by Jane Austen, with a portrait, who they are and the chapters they appear in.
Fanny PriceProtagonist · 48 chaptersA poor relation raised at Mansfield Park who becomes the novel’s steady moral center, modest, observant, and dutiful.
Edmund BertramMajor character · 46 chaptersSecond son of Sir Thomas Bertram, a clergyman-in-training and the novel’s steady moral center and protector of Fanny Price.
Lady BertramMinor character · 45 chaptersIndolent, genteel mistress of Mansfield Park; affectionate to Fanny but largely disengaged from household direction and moral guidance.
Henry CrawfordMajor character · 43 chaptersA witty, charming gentleman who courts several women, pursues Fanny persistently, and provokes moral tests at Mansfield.
Sir Thomas BertramMajor character · 42 chaptersThe baronet and head of Mansfield Park whose authority, decisions, and returns shape the household's moral and social order.
Julia BertramMinor character · 40 chaptersYounger Bertram daughter; lively, fashion-conscious cousin whose flirtations and rivalries add social tension at Mansfield.
Maria BertramMajor character · 39 chaptersEldest Bertram daughter: a polished beauty, socially ambitious, who marries Mr. Rushworth and later falls into public disgrace.
Mary CrawfordMajor character · 39 chaptersA witty, worldly newcomer whose charm, musical talent, and social savvy unsettle Mansfield’s moral order and attract Edmund’s attention.
Mrs NorrisMajor character · 37 chaptersLady Bertram’s sister and Fanny Price’s officious, parsimonious aunt who directs household affairs and social maneuvering.
William PriceMinor character · 37 chaptersFanny Price’s affectionate older brother, a spirited Royal Navy officer who brings warmth, seafaring tales, and brief consolations.
Tom BertramMajor character · 35 chaptersEldest Bertram son and heir: a lively, spendthrift young man whose taste for pleasure disrupts Mansfield’s order.
Mrs GrantMinor character · 32 chaptersWarm, sociable clergyman's wife at the Parsonage; hospitable neighbour who hosts the Crawfords and links social circles.
Dr GrantMinor character · 31 chaptersThe easygoing incumbent of Mansfield parsonage who, with Mrs. Grant, hosts neighbourhood sociability and the Crawfords.
Mrs PriceMinor character · 31 chaptersFanny Price’s overburdened mother whose imprudent marriage and noisy Portsmouth household contrast with Mansfield Park’s order.
Susan PriceMinor character · 25 chaptersFanny Price’s sensible, energetic younger sister from Portsmouth who becomes her closest companion and a useful presence at Mansfield.
Mr YatesMinor character · 24 chaptersA lively, talkative friend of Tom Bertram whose enthusiasm for amateur theatricals draws him into the Mansfield circle.- MMiss LeeMinor character · 4 chaptersA briefly noticed social acquaintance who appears among Mansfield Park's visitors and party circles.
- MMiss CrawfordMajor character · 3 chaptersa socially polished, witty young woman whose charm and opinions engage Edmund and unsettle Fanny
- MMr. RushworthMinor character · 3 chaptersA very wealthy, dull Sotherton landowner engaged to and later married to Maria Bertram; vain, easily led, and socially conscious.
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