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Definition Time!

  • Fissure - A long narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting. (242)
  • Plebeian - a commoner. (256)
  • Spectre - a ghostly appearing figure.

Quotes

  • " I see you would ask why I keep such a woman in my house: when we have been married a year and one day I will tell you: but not now." (250)
  • Rain and wind indeed! Yes you are dripping like a mermaid." (243)
  • "You are both desolate : each of you has a comrade to sympathize with him in decay." (242)

Jane Eyre

Chapter 25

Question 6

Answer

Question 1

Who is the visitor and what is Jane's immediate reaction?

Compare and contrast how Rochester and Jane view marriage.

  • Mr Rochester say the visitor is Grace Poole.
  • "...and that woman was - must have been - Grace Poole." (249)
  • Jane knows it's none of the workers at Thornfield but compares the woman to a vampire.
  • " Of the foul German spectre - the vampyre." (248)
  • Janes immediate reaction was that she thought it was Sophie. Then when she realized it wasn't Sophie she was to shocked to do anything.

Answer

  • Jane views marriage more serious.
  • Jane is also more apprehensive about it.
  • Mr. Rochester is also serious about marriage
  • Mr. Rochester doubts their marriage less

Question 5

Question 2

What might the tearing of the veil symbolize?

Justify Bronte's reason to address the reader in Chapter 25.

Answer

  • The Tearing of the veil may symbolize the tearing of their marriage.
  • Or that the woman who tore the veil will get between their marriage.

Answer

Question 3

Bronte's reason to address the reader is so you would know when Jane talks to Mr. Rochester it is important and you need to pay extra attention to that part.

  • When Bronte does adress the reader do you pay more attention or do you read it like you would the rest of the book?

Answer

Question 4

Trace the weather conditions in this chapter and indicate how they relate to Jane's mood and events in the chapter.

  • In both dreams there are infants which may foreshadow something bad happening to her or kin.
  • In both dream Mr. Rochester acts oblivious to her.
  • She may fear that he is oblivious to the problems there at Thornfield.

Explain The significance of Jane's nightmares.

Answer

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Summary

  • The day before her wedding it was very windy and fast much like her day being very fast.
  • It was grey and gloomy which is how she felt without Mr.Rochester.
  • As the night approached the wind blew stronger and it started to rain hard adding to the suspense of Mr. Rochester arrival back to Thornfield.
  • Also keep in mind it was summer and it was unsual for the weather to be like that.

It is the day before Janes and Mr. Rochesters wedding and Mr. Rochester is away for business. Jane has had something strange happen to her the night before but won't reveal what happened until Mr. Rochester is back at Thornfield Hall. They weather is dark and windy and adds to the suspense of Mr. Rochester's arrival. He arrives and she tells him about her two nightmares and her unexpected visitor in the night. Her visitor reminded Jane of a vampire and tore her wedding veil.

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