quest for love/ Jane and Mr Rochester's relationship Flashcards
big idea in chapters 12-13 about a quest for love
Throughout Jane’s quest for love Jane seeks for equality in her relationship, something that is hard to obtain due to her social ambiguity
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Throughout Jane’s quest for love Jane seeks for equality in her relationship, something that is hard to obtain due to her social ambiguity
“He laid a heavy hand on my shoulder, and leaning on me with some stress he limped to his horse. Having once caught the bridle, he mastered it directly and sprang to his saddle”
Here, we see a role reversal of the stereotypical damsel in distress and valiant hero. Mr Rochester is placed in a role of dependency and vulnerability, this is particularly shown through the attention drawn to Mr Rochester’s actions “laid”, “leaning”, “limped”. By taking away some of Mr Rochester’s power, (as a male in a patriarchal society), Jane and Mr Rochester are able to be equals in their first shared seen. This sets a tone for the rest of their relationship and foreshadows the ending of the novel.
big idea in chapters 12-13 about a quest for love/Mr R and Jane’s relationship
Jane’s and Mr Rochester’s relationship lacks formality. This reflects on how their relationship goes beyond social class and social norms
quotes and analysis that supports the big idea Jane's and Mr Rochester's relationship lacks formality. This reflects on how their relationship goes beyond social class and social norms
”[…] but harsh caprice laid me under no obligation; on the contrary, a decent quiescence, under the freak of manner, gave me the advantage. Besides, the eccentricity of the proceeding was piquant; I felt interested to see how he would go on”
Jane is stating that as Mr Rochester did not talk to her under “a reception of finished politeness” she felt comfortable to answer him in her usual blunt and straight forward manner. Immediately, Mr Rochester sets Jane at ease and intellectually stimulates her. As Mr Rochester is so natural she feels like she can be open and honest during her interactions with him
big idea in chapters 15 about a quest for love/Mr R and Jane’s relationship
Bronte presents Mr Rochester’s and Jane’s relationship as full of passion
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Bronte presents Mr Rochester’s and Jane’s relationship as full of passion
The end of chapter 15 takes a strange, almost supernatural turn. Beginning with Mr Rochester’s revelation for his passion for Celine Varens
“whom he had once cherished what he called a grande passion (grand passion)”
the chapter ends significantly with an image of “tongue of flame” darting around his bed Mr Rochester’s sexual indiscretion have become literalized in the visions of his burning bed an excess that Jane douses. This symbolises his growing passion for Jane
“Tongues of flames darted round the bed: the curtains were on fire”
big idea in chapters 15 about a quest for love/Mr R and Jane’s relationship
Clearly, Jane and Mr Rochester’s relationship will be riddled with obstacles
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Clearly, Jane and Mr Rochester’s relationship will be riddled with obstacles
“I was tossed on buoyant but unquiet sea, where billows of trouble rolls under surges of joy”
Jane’s dream foreshadows her growing love for Mr Rochester. Jane’s subconscious warns her that their relationship will be rocky. However, rather than letting herself be blown around by chaos of passion, she should maintain her sense and judgement
“Sense would resist delirium; judgement would warn passion” Jane’s large character growth is evident here
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linking to the idea that their relationship is full of passion
“I might gaze without being observed, than my eyes were drawn involuntarily to his face […] I looked , and had an acute pleasure in looking a precious yet poignant pleasure gold with a steely point agony”
Jane’s gaze is active almost masculine that is charged with fiery passion in this chapter. Generally gazing is a power men have over women, Jane appropriates that power for herself .
The mixture of pleasure and pain in her description - “poignant pleasure” and “steely point of agony” suggests the erotic appeal of Rochester to her; this isn’t an innocent glance, but a gaze tinged with sexual tension.
The simile perhaps shows how Jane understands that her feelings are wrong almost dangerous but they are overwhelming and uncontrollable like “thirst causing her to do things that is against her better judgement
“A pleasure like what the thirst perishing man might feel who knows the well to which he has crept is poisoned, yet stoops and drinks divine droughts neverless”
big idea for quest for love
Jane views all her other love rivals as inferior as they do not have the connection that she has with Mr Rochester
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Jane views all her other love rivals as inferior as they do not have the connection that she has with Mr Rochester
“Miss Ingram was a mark beneath jealousy she was too inferior to excite the emotions”
“she was a very showy, but not genuine […] her mind was poor, her heart barren by nature. Nothing bloomed spontaneously on the soil”
Jane uses language to associate Miss Ingram with infertility “barren” “nothing bloomed”. This idea brings about the idea that Blanche was undesirable especially for Mr Rochester. It also implies that Miss Ingram would bring nothing of importance to the relationship
big idea for quest for love/Jane and Mr Rochester’s relationship
Throughout Jane’s quest for love Jane seeks for equality in her relationship, something that is hard to obtain due to her social ambiguity
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Throughout Jane’s quest for love Jane seeks for equality in her relationship, something that is hard to obtain due to her social ambiguity
“It is my spirit that addresses your spirit just as if both had passed through the grave, and we stood at God’s feet, equal as we are”
At this point, Jane speaks to him beyond the realms of physical world showing how her spirit and addresses his spirit in a relationship of equality. Again, Jane creates equality in a relationship outside the material world and into the spiritual “God feet”; they can stand side- by side, rather than with Mr Rochester leading and Jane following like what would expected in Victorian era.
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Throughout Jane’s quest for love Jane seeks for equality in her relationship, something that is hard to obtain due to her social ambiguity
“My bride is here, he said again drawing me to him, because my equal is here and my likeness. Jane will you marry me”
Equality is clearly important in their relationship. The previous spiritual talk suggests how even though they are not equal physically, they are equally in spirit
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Throughout Jane’s quest for love Jane seeks for equality in her relationship, something that is hard to obtain due to her social ambiguity
“I have talked ,face to face, with what I reverence, with what I delight in- with an original, a vigorous, an expanding mind”
With the constant pauses, we see Jane’s passion. “Face to face” Jane is exerting her own equality.
