Mr Elliot murdered his wife Fanny.
Mr Elliot is a sociopath, or near enough to one as we're going to find in a Jane Austen novel. Mrs Smith decries him as a monster, at any rate, and everything else we see is pretty consistent with that supposition. Given that, are we supposed to believe that he married wealthy young Fanny and then she conveniently died of natural causes, rendering him wealthy and free to pursue a marriage for greater social station? Catherine Morland of Northanger Abbey is a troper
Catherine Morland of Northanger Abbey is a troper and she wrote the WMG above. She should consider the age and the country in which Mr Elliot lived.Sir Walter Elliot is a Narcissist.
His house is literally covered with mirrors because he thinks himself the most handsome person in the world. His favorite thing to read is about his life. He insists that others agree with his opinions on the matter and doesn't entrench because he wants to be seen as living as he thinks a baronet should live. His worldview entirely revolves around himself. And he has a favored child, Elizabeth, and ones he ignores, as noted to happen with narcissistic parenting. He may have not married and allowed Elizabeth to be the head lady, but within the context it seems more like he simply hadn't found someone he potentially wanted to marry again until Mrs. Clay.All in all, seems about textbook Narcissist.
