Bertha Mason
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Bertha Mason is the infamous "madwoman in the attic" in Charlotte Brontë’s novel *Jane Eyre*, whose secret confinement by Mr. Rochester drives much of the story’s gothic tension and moral conflict.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bertha Mason canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in a novel
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bertha Antoinetta Mason
ⓘ
the madwoman in the attic ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Jane Eyre ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept | madwoman in the attic trope ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | jumping from the roof of Thornfield Hall ⓘ |
| causesEvent |
fire at Thornfield Hall
ⓘ
injury of Richard Mason ⓘ interruption of Jane and Rochester’s wedding ⓘ |
| confinedBy |
Mr. Rochester
ⓘ
surface form:
Edward Fairfax Rochester
|
| creator | Charlotte Brontë ⓘ |
| criticalInterpretation |
figure of feminist resistance
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representation of racialized otherness ⓘ |
| ethnicBackground | Creole ⓘ |
| familyOrigin | West Indies ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Jane Eyre ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1847 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | Gothic fiction ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Richard Mason ⓘ |
| influencedWork | Wide Sargasso Sea ⓘ |
| inheritance | large fortune from her family ⓘ |
| keptSecretFrom | Jane Eyre ⓘ |
| literaryTheme |
colonialism
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confinement ⓘ madness ⓘ patriarchal control ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| marriageMotivation | Rochester’s financial gain ⓘ |
| marriageType | arranged for money ⓘ |
| mentalState |
considered mad by other characters
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mentally ill ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodiment of the secret in the attic
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source of Gothic tension ⓘ |
| nationality | Jamaican ⓘ |
| placeOfConfinement | Thornfield Hall attic ⓘ |
| reimaginedAs | Antoinette Cosway in Wide Sargasso Sea ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Mason family of Jamaica ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
antagonist
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obstacle to Jane and Rochester’s marriage ⓘ |
| spouse |
Mr. Rochester
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surface form:
Edward Fairfax Rochester
|
| symbolism |
Victorian anxieties about madness
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colonial other ⓘ repressed female rage ⓘ |
| timePeriodWithinFiction | early 19th century England ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.