He assigns one of his servants, Grace Poole, to watch over her. He had considered suicide but ends up returning to England, moving back to Thornfield and keeping Bertha locked up inside the attic. Rochester and Rowland had died and Edward finds himself alone with a large inheritance and an unstable wife. Bertha would soon become insane just like her. Mason is not dead but is insane and locked up in a mental hospital.
He had believed that Bertha's mother was dead but after the wedding, he discovers that Mrs. Edward barely knew Bertha after meeting her, but he was appalled by her beauty and he marries her. The Rochester's had hoped Edward would marry Richard's sister Bertha Mason, who had promised him a large fortune. He wanted his younger son to be wealthy, too, but had put him in a painful position for the sake of their wealth.Īs a young adult, Edward finished college and was partnered with Richard Mason as they traveled to Jamaica in the West Indies after being sent there by his father following Rowland's inheritance. Rochester had given their estate Thornfield Hall to Rowland before handing it over to Edward, so it wouldn't divide their property. He had a difficult relationship with his father and older brother Rowland. From the several women he had met prior to Jane, from Celine Varens to Bertha Mason, he was lavished by their qualities and appearance and drove him to take interest in them resulting in his tragic affairs with them.Įdward Rochester was the younger son of his father, also named Mr. Rochester was also guided by some of the decisions he makes than by his mind. Like Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights, Rochester is described as a Byronic hero, in which he is a dark, brooding like character but is proud, arrogant and romantic. Rochester, despite his stern personality and rough appearance, is a unique and fascinating love interest.
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