Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn about the word resolute, explore Victorian views of marriage and consider how Brontë presents Jane as a resolute character.

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5 Questions

Q1.
Who is Bertha's brother?
Mr Brocklehurst
Correct answer: Mr Mason
Mr Rochester
Q2.
What sort of character is Rochester?
Correct answer: A Byronic hero
A conventional hero
A villain
Q3.
Why is Rochester not allowed to marry Jane?
He has been cruel to Bertha Mason.
Correct answer: He is already married to Bertha Mason.
Jane does not come from the same social class as Rochester.
Q4.
Who is the strange lady at Thornfield who set Rochester's bed on fire and tore Jane's wedding veil?
Correct answer: Bertha Mason
Grace Poole
Mrs Fairfax
Q5.
Why is it likely that Mr Rochester stayed away from Thornfield for so long?
Correct answer: He disliked staying in the same building as his imprisoned and insane wife.
He thought it was ugly.
He wanted to see the rest of the world.

5 Questions

Q1.
What did Victorian Christians generally believe about relationships?
You could marry more than one person.
You could sleep with people who you were not married to.
Correct answer: You needed to be married to someone to sleep with them.
Q2.
What does Rochester want?
Rochester wants Jane to leave him.
Correct answer: Rochester wants Jane to live with him as his mistress.
Rochester wants Jane to marry him.
Q3.
How does Jane feel about Rochester?
Jane hates Rochester.
Jane wants to live with Rochester as his mistress.
Correct answer: She loves him but wants to leave him because she does not want to become his mistress.
Q4.
What genre of novel is 'Jane Eye'?
Correct answer: A Bildungsroman
An action-adventure
An comedy
Q5.
How does Rochester view Jane?
Rochester views Jane as being less attractive than him.
Rochester views Jane as being less important than him.
Correct answer: Rochester views Jane as his "equal."

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UnitEnglish / Jane Eyre

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