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Edward Fairfax Rochester (often referred to as Mr Rochester) is a character in Charlotte Brontë's 1847 novel Jane Eyre. The brooding master of Thornfield Hall , Rochester is the employer and eventual husband of the novel's titular protagonist, Jane Eyre .
Grace Poole: "…a woman of between thirty and forty; a set, square-made figure, red-haired, and with a hard, plain face…" Mr Rochester pays her a very high salary to keep his mad wife, Bertha, hidden and quiet. Grace is often used as an explanation for odd happenings at the house such as strange laughter that was heard not long after Jane ...
The Proposal — Jane Eyre and Edward Fairfax Rochester ^ The Chestnut Tree — Grace Poole, Servants 1 + 2; Slip of a Girl — Mrs. Fairfax, Jane Eyre, Robert and Adèle ^ The Wedding — Ensemble; Wild Boy — Edward Fairfax Rochester, Jane Eyre, Bertha and Ensemble; Sirens (Reprise) — Jane Eyre and Edward Fairfax Rochester ^ Farewell Good ...
Jane Eyre is the fictional heroine and the titular protagonist in Charlotte Brontë's 1847 novel of the same name.The story follows Jane's infancy and childhood as an orphan, her employment first as a teacher and then as a governess, and her romantic involvement with her employer, the mysterious and moody Edward Rochester.
Bertha Antoinetta [1] Rochester (née Mason) is a character in Charlotte Brontë's 1847 novel Jane Eyre. She is described as the violently insane first wife of Edward Rochester , who moved her to Thornfield Hall and locked her in a room on the third floor.
When his father and elder brother died, Rochester shut up his insane wife at Thornfield, keeping her a secret, with Grace Poole to care for her. Jane’s letter to her uncle prompted him to send Mason to stop the fraudulent marriage. Jane forgives Rochester for his deceit but leaves Thornfield.
Jane Eyre is a 1970 British film directed by Delbert Mann, starring George C. Scott and Susannah York.It is based on the 1847 novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë.The film had its theatrical debut in the United Kingdom in 1970 and was released on television by NBC in the United States in 1971.
Colin Clive as Edward Rochester; Beryl Mercer as Mrs. Fairfax; David Torrence as Mr. Brocklehurst; Aileen Pringle as Lady Blanche Ingram; Edith Fellows as Adele Rochester; John Rogers as Sam Poole; Jean Darling as Jane Eyre as a Child; Lionel Belmore as Lord Ingram; Jameson Thomas as Charles Craig; Ethel Griffies as Grace Poole; Claire Du Brey ...