Edward Fairfax Rochester
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- Created on: 06-01-17 10:43
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- Edward Fairfax Rochester
- Byronic Hero
- not conventionally beautiful
- represents inner flaw
- flawed
- deceptive
- tries to hide past sins
- self-destructive
- wallows in pity
- guilt
- can't escape past
- tangled in lies
- wallows in pity
- grim/dark
- mysterious
- seeks happiness/ repentance
- introduced as a traveller
- wants to change yet is weak
- isolated from society
- sense of honour
- not conventionally beautiful
- Gothic villain
- Bluebeard figure
- Hidden secret
- Bertha
- figuratively killed
- Is his account reliable?
- forbidden rooms/information
- 2nd wife manipulated & alienated
- Bertha
- Hidden secret
- Misoginistic
- Fails to understand her desires
- objectifies Jane
- belittles her intelligence
- denies her knowledge
- uses sexist pet names
- Manipulates Jane with Blanche Ingram
- Misleads guests by acting as a fortune teller
- possibly the illegitimate father of Adele
- Bluebeard figure
- Change
- punished for previous behaviour
- disability
- dramatic irony
- rewarded for being a good husband
- he regains his sight to see his child
- he repents & accepts his mistakes
- he is dependent on her
- less misoginistic
- he understands Jane's desires more
- they become closer
- he loses his superiority
- punished for previous behaviour
- fairytale imagery
- he is said to be lionish & this relates to their first meeting in which Jane thinks of a gytrash
- he refers to himself as an 'ogre' (chap. 24)
- correlations with bluebeard
- Gothic fairy tale setting of his home Thornfield
- like Bluebeard's castle
- he is linked to 'Arabian Nights'
- an exotic fortune teller
- showering Jane with gifts like a sultan
- Jane
- alike
- passionate
- guided by senses
- associated with heat
- no conventional beauty
- eloquent
- intelliigent
- searching for purpose
- imprisoned / isolated
- passionate
- connected through a psychic power
- telepathy
- shared energy in dialogue
- a social outcast
- alike
- Kindness
- He doesn't send Adele away
- He doesn't send Bertha to an asylum
- He tries to save Bertha on the roof
- open-minded
- not afraid of flouting social norms
- he accepts female assistance
- he allows Jane's behaviour of challenging his judgement etc.
- he doesn't mind her conduct
- lack of trust??
- in women after his experiences
- Byronic Hero
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