Analysis of passages and Mr Rochester in "Jane Eyre".
ASSIGNMENT H - ENGLISH LITERATURE AS Natalie Lesley Calabrese - 28th January 2011 I looked at Mr Rochester; I made him look at me. His whole face was colourless rock; his eye was both spark and flint. He disavowed nothing; he seemed as if he would defy all things. Without speaking, without smiling, without seeming to recognise in me to his side. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The passage occurs towards the middle of chapter 26 and the events described take place on the morning of Jane Eyre and Rochester's wedding. The action takes place in the church, which is right in front of Thornfield. A place well suited for the covert nature of the ceremony. At this point, the passage emphasizes Rochester's reaction towards the interruption of the 'two shadows', who had entered the church just a few seconds before them. One of them was his brother-in-law, Mr Mason (the mad woman's brother, who is kept in the attic) and the other was a lawyer. His reaction was of complete astonishment (his face was colourless rock), when the unexpected 'intruders' revealed the existence of his previous marriage to Bertha Mason. The novel's suspense relies on the fact that the narrator is not entirely omniscient, she does not reveal key information until the point in the chronology of events when Jane herself
Explore Brontes presentation of Mr. Rochester as a Byronic hero in Jane Eyre.
Explore Bronte's presentation of Mr. Rochester as a Byronic hero in Jane Eyre. Bronte's literary character of Rochester is often referred to as the "Byronic" Rochester: a dark, somewhat mysterious, and perhaps even criminal protagonist. To a certain extent, the character of Mr. Rochester embodies many of the characteristics of the Byronic hero; however, in many respects Bronte has made Mr. Rochester quite conventional. It is other characters in Jane Eyre who mistakenly characterize him as such, but Bronte, through Rochester's own actions and words, ultimately rejects this categorization of Rochester as a Byronic hero. In Chapter 11 of Jane Eyre, Jane asks of Mrs. Fairfax, "What, in short, is his character?" To this Mrs. Fairfax replies, "He is rather peculiar, perhaps: he has traveled a great deal, and seen a great deal of the world, I should think. I dare say he is clever". This account by Mrs. Fairfax of her master establishes Rochester as a sort of wanderer. Similarly, there is the account of Rochester's promiscuous travel throughout Europe before his marriage to Bertha, where he has an affair with Celine Varens. Several times throughout the novel Rochester mysteriously arrives at and departs from Thornfield Hall, and frequently the residents of Thornfield must wonder at his return, as does Jane at the opening of Chapter 17: "A week passed, and no news arrived of Mr.
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Jane Eyre Orphaned at birth, Jane Eyre was left to live at Gateshead Hall Manor with her aunt-in-law, Mrs. Reed. Jane remained at the estate for ten years, subjected to hard work, mistreatment, and fixed hatred. After a difficult childhood, the shy, petite Jane was sent to Lowood School, a semi-charitable institution for girls. She excelled at Lowood and over the years advanced from pupil to teacher. Then she left Lowood to become the governess of a little girl, Adele, the ward of one Mr. Edward Rochester, stern, middle-aged master of Thornfield Manor. At Thornfield, Jane was comfortable with life - what with the grand old house, its well-stocked and silent library, her private room, the garden with its many chestnut, oak and thorn trees, it was a veritable palace. Mr. Rochester was a princely and heroic master, and, despite his ireful frown and brusque, moody manner, Jane felt at ease in his presence. Rochester confided that Adele was not his own child but the daughter of a Parisian dancer who had deserted her in his care. Still, even with this forthright confession, Jane sensed that there was something Rochester was hiding. Off and on, Jane heard bizarre, mysterious sounds at Thornfield. She finally discovered that Rochester kept a strange tenant on the third floor of the mansion. This hermit-like woman, once employed by Rochester - or so he said - often laughed
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Kristin Kababik U6782074 9th Century Novel TM 01 Part 1 In Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, the title character has to keep vigil over an apparently dying Mr Mason while Mr Rochester goes off for help. The overwhelming sentiment gained from reading these paragraphs is that this heroine is rather breathless and filled with anxiety. The short and incomplete sentences mimicking her eyes darting around the room and reflecting the short breaths she must be taking. There is also the sense of her mind running away with fright the longer she sits there nursing Mr Mason, worrying if Grace Poole, whom she believed to be the cause of this trauma, was capable of getting out and attacking her in the same way. The longer she sits in this darkening room the more questions pop into her head and without answers to them, they only get worse and more frequent. Jane Eyre's description of the patient's eyes actually quite reflects what her own would be doing if she didn't have him to look after so closely. The eyes darting around, opening and closing, the horrified look in his eyes mirroring her own emotions. The language used in this section shifts from the previously almost overly descriptive to very brief synopsis of what her anxious mind can hold on to. The short sentences all dutifully begin with 'I must' which the reader should expect from the character of Jane Eyre that we have gotten
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Jane Eyre Before writing this assignment I am going to write about the novelist who possibly has written one of the best novels I have ever read. The novelist who wrote Jane Eyre is called Charlotte Bronte, Charlotte was born In Thornton, Yorkshire in 1816. She was the third child to have been born by her parents Maria and Patrick Bronte. Mrs.Bronte died in the year of 1821 so Charlotte and her fours sisters and her Brother Branwell were left in the loving care of their aunt Elizabeth Branwell- Charlotte and her sisters were sent to a school of Daughters Of The Clergy. Between 1831 to 1832 Charlotte was at Miss.Woolers school at Roehead where she did later return as a teacher in 1835. In 1847 she published Jane Eyre. This became a success so she later published three over novels "Shirley", "Villette" and "Professor". The Bronte sisters Charlotte, Emily and Anne all created brave and indomitable heroines: Charlotte's Jane Eyre, Emily's fiery Catherine Earnshaw of the famous book Withering heights and Anne's Helen Graham who was in the Tenant of Wildfell Hall left her drunken and brutal husband- perhaps partly based on their brother Branwell taking her son with her and earning a living as an artist, and audacious action in the masculine dominated world of Victorian Society. To have their books published they had to adopt male pseudonyms. By the names of Currer, Ellis and
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Identify and analyse the gothic elements in Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. Explain their use and effect on the reader. The Gothic genre in many cases plays a vital role in suppressing a feeling of fear and mystery, adding to the writings characteristics. The gothic derives from the medieval period. Gothic tradition utilizes elements such as supernatural encounters, remote locations, complicated family histories, ancient manor houses, dark secrets, and mysteries to create an atmosphere of suspense and terror. Gothic horror refers to a kind of fiction which may have a medieval setting, but which also develops a brooding atmosphere of gloom and terror. Sometimes, events are represented in an uncanny, macabre way. Sometimes, they are violent in a melodramatic way. Often, strange psychological states are also explored. The Gothic is a compilation of many elements; these elements can be classed under setting, vocabulary, writing style and characters. Within these classifications there are many articles which make up the idea of Gothic within writing. There are aspects of the gothic in many films and novels, including Bram Stokers Dracula, the haunted hotel by Wilkie Collins and the candy man. The gothic genre is used to keep the readers interest throughout, enticing them into the plot and key events, making them want to read or watch to the end. The gothic elements allow the
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'Jane Eyre' by Charlotte Bronte: The Relationship of Jane and Rochester 'Jane Eyre' is one of the most famous and well-read romantic novels in English literature. The novel has been translated into a number of different languages and adapted many times for dramatized productions. 'Jane Eyre' focuses on several kinds of love: the love of sisterly relationships (Jane's love for Helen Burns and other civilians at Lowood, for Miss Temple, and for the Rivers family), compassionate love (Jane's love for Miss Temple, and others who are downtrodden), and the type of love associated with family (Jane's love for Diane, Mary, and St. John Rivers and those of ancestry relationship). However, the love of romantic relationships between the two main characters, Jane Eyre and Edward Rochester, is the central theme of the novel. Charlotte Bronte makes use of a simple yet familiar story line: boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy and girl are reunited after some hardship and then live happily ever after. 'Jane Eyre' contains most of the classic features of a love story. For example, real or imagined barriers between the two characters, misunderstandings, sudden separations, warm reunions, shared dangers, jealousy and helping or consoling the other character. We first encounter this relationship between Jane and Rochester during their first dramatic meeting.
Comment on the authors presentation of Bertha Rochester in the extracts from Jane Eyre and Wide Sargasso Sea.
Comment on the authors' presentation of Bertha Rochester in the extracts from Jane Eyre and Wide Sargasso Sea. There is huge contrast of how Bertha is presented in each of the extracts; in the Jane Eyre extracts, Bertha is portrayed as a wild and inhuman beast, she is presented in this way to give the reader a prejudice against her and to make them favour Jane's character. Whereas in Wide Sargasso Sea she is shown to have more human qualities, the story reflects Bertha in a more sympathetic light. There are obvious differences with the use of dialogue in each extract. For example, in the first extract there is very little; most of the speech comes from Mr. Rochester barking orders at Jane - "Hold that". Commands like these show Mr. Rochester's authority over Jane. After Mr. Rochester leaves the room there is no more speech which leaves the author free to describe the setting and begin to build up the bias she wants the reader to have against Bertha - "a murderess" is the phrase used to describe Bertha in this extract and Jane thinks that the utter thought of Bertha being so close "appalling". The little dialogue leads the reader to think that Bertha is an inhuman object; she is never called by name. However, there is more dialogue in the second Jane Eyre extract although in spite of this, it does not do Bertha any favours. It still gives Bertha a bad reputation by the way
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Maurin Huq Period 1 AP English Jane Eyre: Essay In every work of literature there is a journey and an adventure that plays an important role in the development and growth of a literary character. Often times, certain events take a literary character by surprise, and force him to choose the right path. The decision however, is not always easy, and characters struggle to make the right decision. In Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, the main character is thrust into a predicament that makes little rational sense. Jane Eyre, is forced to make a very difficult decision; either concede to the situations absurdity or take actions that defy it. It is evident, that the struggle and the decision of Jane Eyre , not only shaped her as a person, but also contributed to the meaning of the work as a whole. The protagonist of Charlotte Bronte's novel Jane Eyre is Jane Eyre. The novel describes certain stages of Jane Eyre's life, ranging from childhood to adulthood. Jane is an intelligent, honest, plain-featured young girl forced to contend with oppression, inequality, and hardship. From the early stages of her life she was always pushed aside, scorned, and mistreated by those around her. She went to a charity school, became a teacher, then a governess, and finally found what she truly needed in life, love. She fell in love with Mr. Rochester, a man
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Analyse the ways in which Bronte presents the "wedding" of Jane and Rochester and the discovery of Bertha in Chapter twenty-six Written in 1847, Charlotte Bronte's 'Jane Eyre' takes the reader through a life journey of the main character, Jane Eyre. From a strong-minded, mistreated girl to an accomplished young woman, this novel expresses the views and issues during the Victorian Era. In this Coursework, I'll concentrate on Chapter twenty-six on the ways Bronte presents the wedding and Bertha Mason. Throughout Chapter twenty-six, Charlotte Bronte uses a wide range of various techniques and devices to present Jane and Rochester's "wedding" as an unconventional Christian wedding. She also creates clues and hints of bad omens and pathetic fallacy for the audience to recognise the symptoms of false wedding. Bronte also exercises the character of Bertha to symbolise a number of views and ideologies to present for the Victorian audience, knowing this would have an immediate impact on them. Before we can analyse the above points, we must understand why Jane acts in the way she does. Right at the beginning of the novel, Bronte uses pathetic fallacy to illustrate to us that Jane is not the normal Victorian child, "...the cold winter wind...clouds so sombre...a rain so penetrating...". The author uses the weather to mirror Jane's "saddened heart", suggesting to the audience that this
