Chapter 19

People:

• Sibyl:  The sibyl questions the unmarried young woman at Thornfield.  The sibyl is actually Mr Rochester in disguise.
• Mr. Rochester:  He disguises himself as a fortuneteller.  He has been absent from Thornfield.  Jane discovers him.  
• Jane:  She goes to the sibyl to have her fortune told to her.  She discovers it is Rochester.  
• Mason:  He seeks Mr Rochester.

Who do you think Mr Mason is?

-I believe Mr Rochester knows him well.  I do not think Mr Rochester does not appreciate Mason’s company since he was not delighted that he showed up.

Places:

1. Library

• Jane meets the gypsy in the library to get her fortune told.
• The gypsy then turns out to be Mr. Rochester and reveals himself to her.
• Their relationship is furthered and Jane tells him that she would do anything for him when he tells her he wishes they were on a deserted island together. (how cute!(: )

 Personal Reaction:
1.)Respond to Mr. Rochester disguising himself and falsely posing himself as a fortune teller telling the ladies their fortunes.

• (Ryan): I find Mr. Rochester a but odd after pulling a stunt like that. But it think he did such a thing to help the women come to some realizations. With Blanche, he did this to prevent her from going after him for his money or testing her and for Jane, he does this to help her out with who she is because she seems so troubled always. All in all though, Mr. Rochester was just trying to prove a point to the ladies and i perceive him a strange man for doing what he did.
• I think he was trying to glean information from his guests that are unmarried.  I think he was testing them in some sort of way.  I thought he was sly.  I do not know if I consider what he did acceptable since I do not know his reason for doing it. (Nicole)

2.)Why do you think Mr. Rochester reacted the way he did after discovering Mr. Mason is present in his household?

• (Ryan): I believe this is where things start to get a bit interesting in the story. Mr. Mason, to me, is one of the keys to the mystery and secrets of Mr. Rochester. Mr. Mason must have something on Mr. Rochester that he does not want anybody to know about for the way he acted and with the questions he asked Jane. I think Mr. Mason ultimately has a big part of Mr. Rochester's history.
• I think he has a past with Mr Mason.  I think it is a painful and uncomfortable past for him.  Yet, I do not think he necessarily dislikes Mr. Mason.  (Nicole)

Summary

1. Jane remains extremely skeptical about having her fortune read, as it is she is afraid of the supernatural due to Grace Poole's laughter taunting her every move. After overcoming her fear she walks in to the room where the gypsy has just told Blanche some sad news. As the gypsy speaks Jane discovers how entranced she is by what the gypsy says, it is almost hypnotizing. Mysteriously the gypsy knows much about Jane's past, which makes her both suspicious and paralyzed in fear (thought the fortune teller was Grace). The gypsy even mentions that the reason Blanch was so grim was because she told her that Rochester was as rich as she thought. As she speaks more, Jane notices that her voice is deepening. IT was Rochester disguised!!!!  She is taken back, but is not entirely angry at him for the cruel joke. Though at the close of the chapter she mentions That Mr. Mason has arrived, and the fun is taken from Rochesters face as he asks Jane to send him a message to meet him in the library.Vapirism is evident in this chapter. Both Blanche and Rochester are simply using the others resources to elevate their living conditions and social status. Once Rochester indirectly tells Blanche that he does not have the wealth she believed he had, she is saddened and no longer the same girl. She tried to take as much from him as possible but in the end it is Blanche that becomes the victim. Another Professor pattern i noticed was that of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, Rochester disguises himself from Jane and in the end they both see past each others facades and do not remain angry at eachother because of the love they were trying to hide.

Vocabulary:

1. "It's like your impudence to say so"
• Impudence: obsolete; lacking modesty
2. "I don't understand enigmas"
• Enigma: an obscure speech or writing
3. "There is a diablerie in the business after all, then!"
• Diablerie: black magic; sorcery
4. "With an audacity that wants chastising  out of you"
• Chatising: to inflict punishment on
5. "An unconcious lassitude weighs on the lid"
• Lassitude: a condition of weariness or debility
6. "It will not suffer further scrutiny"
• Scrutiny: a searching study, inquiry or inspection
7. "And hurry her to wild chasms"
• Chasms: a deep cleft; deep abyss
8. "Like true heathens, as they are"
• Heathen: relating to religion; strange, uncivilized
9. "I had noted her feigned voice"
• Feigned: ficticious;not genuine or real
10. "He gave my wrist a convulsive grip"
• Convulsive: an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction

Chapter 19

• People: Nicole 
• Places: Monica
• Summary: Rebecca
• Personal Reaction: Ryan
• Vocabulary: Gloria