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JANE.
The development of Jane
Eyre
’
s character is central
to the novel. From the beginning, Jane
possesses a sense of her self-worth and
dignity, a commitment to justice and principle, a
trust in
God, and a passionate
disposition. Her integrity is continually tested
over the course of the novel,
and
Jane
must
learn
to
balance
the
frequently
conflicting
aspects
of
herself
so
as
to
find
contentment.
An
orphan since early childhood, Jane feels exiled
and ostracized at the beginning
of
the
novel,
and
the
cruel
treatment
she
receives
from
her
Aunt
Reed
and
her
cousins
only
exacerbates
her
feeling
of
alienation.
Afraid
that
she
will
never
find
a
true
sense
of
home
or
community,
Jane
feels
the need
to
belong
somewhere,
to
find
“
kin,
”
or
at
least
“
kindred
spirits.
”
This
desire
tempers
her
equally
intense
need
for
autonomy
and
freedom.
In
her
search for
freedom, Jane also struggles with the question of
what type of freedom she wants.
While
Rochester initially offers Jane a chance to
liberate her passions, Jane comes to realize that
such freedom could also mean
enslavement
—
by living as
Rochester
’
s mistress, she
would be
sacrificing her dignity and
integrity for the sake of her feelings. St. John
Rivers offers Jane another
kind
of
freedom:
the
freedom
to
act
unreservedly
on
her
principles.
He
opens
to
Jane
the
possibility of exercising her talents
fully by working and living with him in India.
Jane eventually
realizes, though, that
this freedom would also constitute a form of
imprisonment, because she
would
be
forced
to
keep
her
true
feelings
and
her
true
passions
always
in
check.
Charlotte
Bront?
may have created the character of Jane Eyre as a
means of coming to terms with elements
of her own life. Much evidence suggests
that Bront?, too, struggled to find a balance
between
love and freedom and to find
others who understood her. At many points in the
book, Jane voices
the
author
’
s then-radical
opinions on religion, social class, and
gender.
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THE DUCK
introduces his
artwork
—
the
painting of his last Duchess to his guest. He
takes care to
emphasize the fact that
it
was painted by Fra Pandolf,
presumably a talented and experienced
artist,
to
show
he
himself
is
rich
and
powerful.
From
this
we
can
see
he
is
very
vain
and
materialistic,
and
less
concerned
with
the
loss
of
his
previous
Duchess.
Then
he
begins
to
complain
about
his
dead
Duchess.
When
Fra
Pandolf,
the
famous
painter,
praises
the
Duchess
about
her beauty, the Duchess takes it as courtesy and
gets happy. However, the Duke is unhappy
about the
Duchess
’
reaction. In his opinion, the Duchess
is easy to be satisfied and impressed---
that
’
s a bad
thing. From this it can be plausible to say that
the Duke is very rigorous with his
Duchess.
As
to
his
murdering
of
her,
he
just
mentions
slightly
in
line
45
and
46---
“
I
gave
commands; then all
smiles stopped together. There she stands as if
alive
”
. On saying this, he
feels
no
sense
of
guilty
and
sadness,
instead,
he
seems
to
show
off.
He
is
so
cold-
blooded
and
detestable that
he never forgets to show off even when talking
about his wife
’
s death. He
desires
to show off----how powerful he
is and nobody can be against with him. Maybe he is
reminding
the
coming
new
bride
that
she
must
be
submissive
if
she
wanted
to
be
his
wife. Maybe
he
is
making a
warning to whoever dares to offend him. In his
eyes, everyone should be after his heart
and follow his order.
In the ending
of the monologue the Duke makes a requirement
about
the dowry and points to another
work of art, a bronze statue of Neptune taming a
sea-horse.
When
he
talks
about
the
dowry,
his
can
not
hide
his
hypocrisy
and
greed.
I
think
Neptune
symbolized
the
Duke
himself,
and
sea-horse
just
like
his
last
Duchess---
he
conquered
her
by
killing
her.
Again,
the
Duke
is
intended
to
show
off.
I
can
draw
a
clear
picture
of
the
Duke
through his monologue. He is a selfish,
pride, greedy, merciless, controlling and
hypocritical man.
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