Jane Eyre: Key Quotations (OCR GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Speaker: 'I am no bird...free human w/ independent will'
Speaker: 'I am no bird...free human w/ independent will'
Jane Eyre
Theme: 'I am no bird' quotation
Theme: 'I am no bird' quotation
Independence and Self-Respect
Speaker: 'Do you think I am an automaton—a machine?'
Speaker: 'Do you think I am an automaton—a machine?'
Jane Eyre
Speaker: 'You are my sympathy—my better self—my good angel'
Speaker: 'You are my sympathy—my better self—my good angel'
Edward Rochester
Speaker: 'I am cold: no fervor infects me'
Speaker: 'I am cold: no fervor infects me'
St. John Rivers
Speaker: 'Reason, and not feeling, is my guide'
Speaker: 'Reason, and not feeling, is my guide'
St. John Rivers
Speaker: Violence doesn't overcome hate; vengeance doesn't heal
Speaker: Violence doesn't overcome hate; vengeance doesn't heal
Helen Burns
Theme: Helen Burns' quote on violence and vengeance
Theme: Helen Burns' quote on violence and vengeance
Religion and Morality
Speaker: 'Humility is a Christian grace...pupils of Lowood'
Speaker: 'Humility is a Christian grace...pupils of Lowood'
Mr. Brocklehurst
Character guided by reason, not feeling
Character guided by reason, not feeling
St. John Rivers
Character who advocates non-violence over vengeance
Character who advocates non-violence over vengeance
Helen Burns
Theme: St. John Rivers' cold/reason quotes
Theme: St. John Rivers' cold/reason quotes
Love and Relationships
Christian grace Brocklehurst says suits Lowood pupils
Christian grace Brocklehurst says suits Lowood pupils
Humility
Speaker: 'I live in calm, looking to the end'
Speaker: 'I live in calm, looking to the end'
Helen Burns
Speaker: 'I am not a villain: feel that, and pass on'
Speaker: 'I am not a villain: feel that, and pass on'
Edward Rochester