TheMadWomanintheAttic蒋章微BerthaMasonMr.RochesterBerthaMasonJamaicawealthyexoticbeautyandcharmfamilyarrangedmarriagehereditarymadness①hereditary:generationbygeneration;inherited;geneticBerthaMasonJaneInthedeepshade,atthefartherendoftheroom,afigureranbackwardsandforwards.Whatitwas,whetherbeastorhumanbeing,onecouldnot,atfirstsight,tell:itgroveled,seemingly,onallfours;itsnatchedandgrowledlikesomestrangewildanimal:butitwascoveredwithclothing,andaquantityofdark,grizzledhair,wildasamane,hiditsheadandface.ThePlot1.TheLaughingWhileIpacedsoftlyon,thelastsoundIexpectedtohearinsostillaregion,alaugh,struckmyear.Itwasacuriouslaugh;distinct,formal,mirthless.Istopped:thesoundceased,onlyforaninstant;itbeganagain,louder:foratfirst,thoughdistinct,itwasverylow.Itpassedoffinaclamorouspealthatseemedtowakeanechoineverylonelychamber;thoughitoriginatedbutinone,andIcouldhavepointedoutthedoorwhencetheaccentsissued.'Mrs.Fairfax!'Icalledout:forInowheardherdescendingthegreatstairs.'Didyouhearthatloudlaugh?Whoisit?''Someoftheservants,verylikely,'sheanswered:'perhapsGracePoole.‘①Mirthless:unhappyThePlot2.BurningFireonRochester’sBedThePlot3.InjuredBrotherThePlot4.TornVeilThePlot5.Jane’sWeddingDay——ClimaxThePlot6.BurningThornfield;SuicideWhydidCharlottesetthischaracterinJaneEyre?BerthaMasontheObstacletoJane'sLoveStoryOneoftheGothicElementsCondemningGenderInequalityCharacterRelationsloveobstacleGothicElementmysteriousdemoniclaughviolentbehaviorswithoutpresence——settingfireonRochester’sbed——stabbingandbitingherownbrothercreateasenseofsuspenseanddramaGenderInequalitymale-dominatedsocietyVictorianmarriage:allwomen,iftheymarryunderunequalcircumstances,willeventuallybeconfinedandoppressedbytheirhusbandsinsomemanner.ThankYou!