Who Is Mrs. Sophia Croft (Mrs. Croft)?
Wentworth's sister, who sailed with her husband
Sophia Croft
Mrs. Sophia Croft is Admiral Croft's wife and Captain Frederick Wentworth's older sister. She is a brisk, sun-tanned woman who has sailed with her husband on many voyages.
For Anne, learning that she is "his sister" comes as a great shock. When her brother says he does not like having women on board his ship, Mrs. Croft fires back that women are rational creatures. She also notices when Anne is tired from walking and kindly invites her into the carriage.
Unusually for her time, she is portrayed as a woman who travels the seas as her husband's equal, and the Crofts show an ideal picture of marriage in the story.
Episodes featuring this character4
NEWEpisode 2
My Ex's Sister Is Moving Into My HousePersuasion (Jane Austen)
While her family turns choosing a tenant into a comedy, settling on a navy admiral, 27-year-old Anne Elliot ends up saying a name before anyone else can. It belongs to the man she gave up more than seven years ago. Out on the woodland path, she remembers the summer she was nineteen, and quietly accepts that his sister is about to live in her home.
19 pages
NEWEpisode 3
Every Night, They Praise the Man I LeftPersuasion (Jane Austen)
Her family leaves her behind because "no one will miss Anne if she stays." So Anne goes to her sister's house three miles away, where everyone soon treats her as the one person who'll listen to their complaints. But in that house, the name of the man she gave up eight years ago starts coming up every night, and always as praise.
19 pages
NEWEpisode 4
Her Ex's Verdict: "I Wouldn't Know Her"Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Her nephew's injury gives Anne an excuse to stay home and avoid one evening. The next morning, she suddenly comes face to face with the man she refused to marry eight years ago. All they share is a bow and a few minutes in the same room. Then her sister mentions, almost in passing, that he said Anne was "so changed he wouldn't have known her," and the words cut deep.
19 pages
NEWEpisode 5
I Overheard My Ex Through the HedgePersuasion (Jane Austen)
Anne finds herself alone in the nursery with the man she was persuaded to reject eight years ago. Days later, on a long autumn walk, she overhears his voice from behind a hedgerow, condemning people who change their hearts because others tell them to.
19 pages