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Jane Eyre - Dialogue

Study how Jane Eyre’s conversations reveal power, emotion and conflict, from playful exchanges with Rochester to St John’s icy proposals built on duty rather than love.

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Fascinating Fact:

St John’s formal, missionary speech contrasts with Jane’s warm plain style, revealing duty without love set against conscience guided by feeling.

In GCSE English Literature, dialogue in Jane Eyre is a key method. Speech patterns show class, belief, desire and control, especially when we compare Jane’s voice with Rochester and St John Rivers.

Key Terms

Dialogue: Written conversation between characters that reveals relationships, attitudes and hidden tensions.
Register: The level of formality in a character’s speech, shaped by class, education and purpose.
Imperative verb: A verb used to give orders or instructions, often signalling power or pressure in dialogue.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

How is dialogue used in Jane Eyre for GCSE English?

Dialogue in Jane Eyre reveals character, conflict and theme. Changes in tone, formality and control in speech help you track power shifts and Jane’s growing independence.

What does St John’s dialogue show about his character?

St John’s speech is formal, controlled and focused on duty. His restrained language highlights self-denial, religious ambition and a lack of emotional warmth toward Jane.

How can I analyse dialogue quotations from Jane Eyre in the exam?

First identify who is speaking and to whom, then comment on word choice, tone and any imperatives or questions. Finally, link the quotation to themes such as love, duty or freedom.

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1 .

Match the dialogue to the correct speaker.

"Oh, I wish he would cease tormenting me with letters for money! I have no more money to give him: we are getting poor. I must send away half the servants and shut up part of the house"

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2 .

Match the dialogue to the correct speaker.

"Listen, then, Jane Eyre, to your sentence: to-morrow, place the glass before you, and draw in chalk your own picture, faithfully; without softening one defect: omit no harsh line, smooth away no displeasing irregularity; write under it, 'Portrait of a Governess', disconnected, poor, and plain"

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Jane views herself as plain and reminds herself of her lack of beauty in order to subdue her own hopes

3 .

Match the dialogue to the correct speaker.

"Then learn from me, not to judge by appearances: I am, as Miss Scatcherd said, slatternly; I seldom put, and never keep things in order; I am careless; I forget rules; I read when I should learn my lessons; I have no method; and sometimes I say, like you, I cannot bear to be subjected to systematic arrangements"

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Helen's stoicism shocks Jane, who cannot understand why her friend does not rebel against the bullying Miss Scatcherd

4 .

Match the dialogue to the correct speaker.

"This girl is — a liar!"

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Mr Brocklehurst finishes his warning to teachers and students to beware of Jane with a melodramatic pause to heighten the impact of his condemnation of Jane as a liar. Jane learns that the animosity of her relatives will follow her in an attempt to poison her future

5 .

Match the dialogue to the correct speaker.

"Oh! his character is unimpeachable, I suppose. He is rather peculiar, perhaps; he has travelled a great deal, and seen a great deal of the world, I should think. I dare say he is clever: but I never had much conversation with him"

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Jane is surprised to learn that she does not work for Mrs Fairfax and tries to learn about her mysterious employer. Mrs Fairfax is not especially informative

6 .

Match the dialogue to the correct speaker.

"Oh, I wish I could make you see how much my mind is at this moment like a rayless dungeon, with one shrinking fear fettered in its depths — the fear of being persuaded by you to attempt what I cannot accomplish!"

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St John appeals to Jane's desire to work for the good of others; Jane fears that she will be stifled in the loveless marriage he proposes

7 .

Match the dialogue to the correct speaker.

"Enough — all shall bolt out at once, like the bullet from the barrel. — Wood, close your book and take off your surplice; John Green, leave the church: there will be no wedding to-day"

Mr Rochester

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His plan to marry Jane despite being already married having been disrupted by the appearance of Mr Mason in the church, Mr Rochester imperiously orders everyone about. His words are unnecessary, since no wedding can take place whether he wishes it to or not

8 .

Match the dialogue to the correct speaker.

"I believe you will accept the post I offer you, and hold it for a while: not permanently, though: any more than I could permanently keep the narrow and narrowing — the tranquil, hidden office of English country incumbent: for in your nature is an alloy as detrimental to repose as that in mine; though of a different kind"

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St John Rivers believes he knows and understands Jane, seeing similarities in their two characters

9 .

Match the dialogue to the correct speaker.

"I abhor artifice, particularly in children; it is my duty to show you that tricks will not answer: you will now stay here an hour longer, and it is only on condition of perfect submission and stillness that I shall liberate you then"

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Jane's aunt punishes her by locking her in the "red room" and believes that the young girl's distress is not genuine, but designed to manipulate

10 .

Match the dialogue to the correct speaker.

"But I always woke and found it an empty mockery; and I was desolate and abandoned — my life dark, lonely, hopeless — my soul athirst and forbidden to drink my heart famished and never to be fed"

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Humbled and hopeless, Rochester declares that he cannot believe the evidence of his senses telling him that Jane has returned

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Author: Sheri Smith (PhD English Literature, English Teacher & Quiz Writer)