Rochester and Jane Eyre. Their romance unfolds amid the gothic splendor of the Rochester family estate, Thornfield Hall. This setting enables Bronte to invoke the conventions of Gothic romance to tell a story certain to captivate contemporary readers.
Rumilda Heydner Professional. Does Jane Eyre have a happy ending? The ending , in which Jane and Rochester marry, is happy , if bittersweet. It is bittersweet because Rochester has been disabled by the Thornfield fire, losing a hand and his eyesight. Now, Rochester is as dependent or more on Jane as she is on him. Cherry Melgosa Professional. What happens to Bertha in Jane Eyre?
Despite not loving her, Rochester attempts to save Bertha from a fire she starts in the house when she again escapes. Bertha dies after throwing herself off the roof, leaving her husband free to marry Jane. Jule Sender Professional. Is Adele Rochester's daughter? She's creepily precocious. Mickey Bomheuer Explainer. How did Jane Eyre's parents die? Jane Eyre , aged 10, lives with her maternal uncle's family, the Reeds, as a result of her uncle's dying wish.
It is several years after her parents died of typhus. Reed, Jane's uncle , was the only member of the Reed family who was ever kind to Jane. Garoa Gagin Explainer. What happens to Jane Eyre at the end? At the end of her story, Jane writes that she has been married for ten blissful years and that she and Rochester enjoy perfect equality in their life together. She says that after two years of blindness, Rochester regained sight in one eye and was able to behold their first son at his birth.
Sagar Adzhalov Explainer. Where does Jane go after Thornfield? In early adulthood, after several years as a student and then teacher at Lowood, Jane musters the courage to leave.
She finds work as a governess at Thornfield Hall, where she meets her dashing and Byronic employer, the wealthy and impetuous Edward Rochester. What happens at Lowood in Jane Eyre? It is at Lowood School--the boarding school where she is sent by her aunt, Mrs. Reed, at the age of ten--that Jane learns the life lessons that shape her character as an adult.
In the abuses of the headmaster, Mr. Brocklehurst, Jane discovers Victorian class and gender hierarchies. Before reading click here and press play for music from Thornfield Hall! Thornfield Hall is a beautiful gothic house in the countryside. Surrounded by well-kept gardens and woods, this house is perfect for someone enjoys looking at nature as it has many windows.
Thornfield has three stories with many rooms that hold the master of the house's secrets. This house is perfect for someone who loves mysteries and scary stories.
Some people have reported that they can hear a strange laughter coming from the third floor at night. The imagery used to describe Thornfield is dark and eerie. Jane refuses to recognize her own part in this tale of excessive passion: the innkeeper tries to tell her of Rochester's irresistible love for Jane, which he labels a midlife crisis: "when gentlemen of his age fall in love with girls, they are often like as if they are bewitched.
As simply a specimen of a common phenomenon — midlife crisis — Jane and Rochester's love loses some of its romantic force. In addition, Jane doesn't want to be associated with Thornfield's tragic end, so Bertha Mason becomes the scapegoat. Critics have viewed Bertha as the odious symbol of Rochester's sexual drive; as Jane's double, the angry, repressed side of the orphan child; or as a scapegoat destroyed to redeem Jane.
In setting fire to Thornfield, Bertha begins by torching the hangings in the room next to her own, but then kindles Jane's old bed. Her anger seems to focus on sexual jealousy of her rival. During her final rebellion, Bertha stands on the roof Thornfield, "waving her arms above the battlements, and shouting out till they could hear her a mile off," with her long, dark hair "streaming against the flames.
She is a strong, large, extravagant, and sensual woman, who contrasts with Jane, described by the innkeeper as "a little, small thing. Rochester must pay for the transgression of almost making Jane his mistress.
Following her departure from Thornfield, he becomes "savage" and "dangerous," but redeems himself by saving his servants and even trying to rescue his hated wife; as the innkeeper says, Rochester's courage and kindness resulted in his injuries. Unlike her depiction of St. John, which uniformly emphasizes his coldness and domination, Jane peppers her description of Rochester with examples of his compassion and caring.
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