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The role of Bertha Antoinetta Mason Rochester in Charlotte Bronte’s novel Jane Eyre is extremely significant. From the scene in which she first mysteriously appears until the end of the novel, Bertha has a large effect on others. She affects the novel in numerous ways and many of her actions are caused by her rough childhood and the ways in which she was raised by her guardians. Bertha's role is also complicated by her ethnicity. She is the product of British imperialism, which was at its height at the time that the novel was published. It must also be pointed out that Bertha may be Bronte's alter ego and similar to many Victorian women of the time, Bertha is literally trapped in her home.
Bertha represents numerous ideas and personalities in the novel. First, she is the crazy, yet mysterious character of the attic. She is then the raw sexuality held back by Jane and Mr. Rochester. Charlotte Bronte represents this sexuality as a sort of evil in the novel. Bertha’s craziness and mysteriousness are what bring Jane and Mr. Rochester together and Bronte shows this through the similarities and differences between Jane and Bertha, and through the use of imagery to enhance the character’s descriptions. Bertha is a ma
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Rochester falls in love with Bertha and it is through his sensual desire for Bertha that he becomes trapped in his marriage. He feels that he must be with this woman for the rest of his life, and it is because of these strong feelings that he marries Bertha. Later in this marriage, Rochester locks himself in the attic because Bertha’s emotions have become so uncontrollable. Bertha has become crazed and he no longer feels safe while being around her. These actions bring thoughts to the reader’s mind such as that Bertha became insane only when she realized that her husband only married her for sex and money. These feelings are expressed to the audience when Bertha destroys Jane’s wedding veil: "she took my veil from its place; she held it up, gazed at it long, and then she threw it over her own head, and turned to the mirror…it removed my veil from its gaunt head, rent it in two parts, and flinging both on the floor, trampled on them" (Bronte 281). Bertha tries the veil on and becomes filled with anger. Bertha then destroys the veil, which is a symbol of marriage and purity, but leaves Jane unharmed. Bertha had many interesting relationships with people including Rochester and Jane. The most interesting part of her relationship with Jane is that they both take it into their powers to escape the man who mistreated them. Jane leaves on her own will after the secret of Bertha is exposed, and Bertha sets the house on fire and jumps to her death in the end of the novel. This is an odd relationship because both women have opposite characteristics and use opposite methods of doing what they want, but the outcomes of such situations are similar. This is important because it shows how Bertha and Jane played off of each other’s role in the novel.
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Betha Mason (Character from Jane Eyre) Bertha Mason, though a minor character in Charlotte Bronte 's Jane Eyre, played a pivotal role in the love story between Jane and Rochester. .... |
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Wide Sargasso Sea .... Reading Jane Eyre, we see Antoinette Mason, or '"'Bertha'"', many times. She plays a major role by adding some mystery and question to the story. .... |
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