Persuasion
Mrs. Sophia Croft
Wentworth’s sister
Captain Wentworth’s capable sister, who travels with her husband and shows Anne what a marriage of equals looks like.
Sophia Croft is Frederick Wentworth’s elder sister and the Admiral’s wife. She is capable, outspoken and practical, a woman who has sailed with her husband and is not afraid of hard weather. She is also deeply loving toward the Admiral.
She makes a model of companionate marriage for Anne to observe. Her good sense and her ease with her own choices set her apart from the Elliots. She takes up space in a room without fuss.
In the story
Contains spoilers.
Mrs. Croft is the reason Anne hears that Wentworth is back, since her name is the one that makes Anne’s heart stir when Kellynch is let. She and the Admiral drive past in their chaise as a team.
After the walk to Winthrop, Wentworth quietly arranges for the Crofts to drive an exhausted Anne home. Sophia is part of the happy company at the end.
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