Bertha Mason

This article is about the fictional character. For the person, see Bertha Mason (suffragist).

Bertha Mason in the foreground, an illustration by F. H. Townsend for the second edition of Jane Eyre, published in 1847
Bertha Mason smashed on the pavement after throwing herself off the roof when Thornfield Hall is on fire

Bertha Antoinetta[1] Rochester (née Mason) is a character in Charlotte Brontë's 1847 novel Jane Eyre. She is described as the violently insane first wife of Edward Rochester, who moved her to Thornfield Hall and locked her in a room on the third floor.[2]

  1. ^ Jane Eyre ("I affirm and can prove that…") at Project Gutenberg. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  2. ^ Jane Eyre ("I lingered in the long passage…") at Project Gutenberg. Retrieved 29 April 2018.