Jane Eyre's gothic setting sets up the theme for perseverance and female rebellion in a time of Victorian Patriarchy, as well as illustrating the main barrier between Jane and Mr. ... The gothic premise of Jane Eyre also develops other characters in both positive and negative ways. ... According to gothic author Fred Botting, Mr Rochester represents the classic Byronic Hero in gothic fiction earlier in Jane Eyre - a social outcast with a dark secretive past. ... Jane Eyre's main source of gothic suspense is the dark secret of Rochester's hidden wife which is in turn Mr. ... It&#...

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In Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys has written a prequel to Jane Eyre. It mainly focuses on Bronte character Bertha, the mad wife who is not given a chance to speak out for herself in Jane Eyre. ... Helen is a contrast character to Jane in the view of the world. ... Unlike Jane, Antoinette became a weak and helpless character that was tormented by others. ... This is a very different kind of feminism from Jane Eyre. ...

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Jane Eyre, written by Charlotte Bronte, is considered by many to be a "gothic- novel. ... On an unsuspecting night, while Jane Eyre attempted to sleep, she was startled by demonic laughter. ... With the setting of a book such as Thornfield Hall in Jane Eyre being quite out of reach to other characters, it gives the reader an eerie feeling and allows the imagination to travel when an unusual incident takes place. This also occurs when Jane Eyre is traveling through the moors after she leaves Thornfield Hall. ... Jane Eyre may have been written many years ago, but it is still a captivating boo...

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Heilman, one of the critics investigating the gothic features in Jane Eyre, states that Bronte steps away from the old Gothic. ... All of these factors emerge in the novel Jane Eyre. ... Brontë has used the gothic features to demonstrate how Jane's character flourishes when she is exposed to the gothic elements. ... In Jane Eyre, the chestnut tree is brought up quite a few times. ... Components within the plot of Jane Eyre follow the predictable arrangement of a gothic novel. ...

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In Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte employs similar physical descriptions to construct the Byronic identity of Rochester. ... While Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre both feature dark and mysterious Byronic individuals, Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre provides readers with telling glimpses into the day-to-day darkness of her Byronic hero (Rochester), day-to-day details which are absent from Wuthering Heights' Heathcliff. In Jane Eyre, Rochester eventually proposes to Jane, a proposal she gladly accepts. ... These sequential bits of information provide the reader of Jane Eyre with a valuable ...

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A Byronic hero is any character that is modeled after Lord Byron. A Byronic hero is a character marked by splendid personal qualities, has a hidden sin and many other versatile attributes. Many Authors have opted to create characters based on this interesting type of character. ... Bronte uses her character Edward Rochester to portray the prototype of this character. In Charlotte Bronte's novel, Jane Eyre, Rochester is used as a Byronic hero. ...

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Helen Burns plays a strong maternal role in Jane's life, just as Charlotte's oldest sister, played in hers. ... This essay will attempt to show that because of the time period they grew up in, and their own family experiences the Byronic hero is so prevalent throughout their novels, "Jane Eyre," and, "Wuthering Heights," by using psychoanalytic and postcolonial criticisms. ... Raymond Williams' description of Charlotte and Emily's only brother, Branwell, makes it seem likely he is the influence behind the Byronic heroes in both, "Jane Eyre," ...

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In Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, Mr. ... In Chapter 14 of Jane Eyre, Rochester is described by a fire, sitting in eerie silence, but his emotion and feelings are never defined as one clear picture (136). ... When Jane denies him a kiss, he exclaims, "What! ... When Jane and Rochester first meet, it is outside on the ice and Mr. ... Such incredulous insanity is meant to develop and introduce a character not uncommon to most. ...

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His qualities are all in similarity to the qualities of the typical Byronic hero, which is obvious since this character was created by Lord Byron himself. ... Rochester in the novel Jane Eyre. ... Above all else he shows his extremely passionate side towards Jane. ... I forget she knows nothing of the character of that woman, or of the circumstances attending my infernal union with her. Oh, I am certain Jane will agree in opinion, when she knows all that I know" (Bronte 328) Mr. ...

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