23rd February, 2022

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Michael Jayston is a guest on the latest episode of Jane Eyre Files.  He is my FAVORITE Rochester, so this is such a special treat for me!  I also get to share my story about how I first met Michael Jayston, in such a wild coincidence.  

You can find Episode 21 of Jane Eyre Files podcast on all your favorite podcast platforms, or you can check out our website below!

https://anchor.fm/janeeyrefiles 

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This is a wild ride. I want so bad to ask him about his role as Hardy in Bequest to the Nation, now….

The information about Jane Eyre is all new and wonderful. I never thought we’d know all of this great stuff about the production.

I have a million quotes in my head but a couple of my favorite:

*in thick Nottinghamshire accent*: I have a bit of a Nottinghamshire accent you might have noticed.

I fell a little bit in love with Scorcha and I think she did with me too.

I’m so happy to meet another fan of Jayston’s Rochester! 

I wish I had asked Michael more about Bequest to the Nation when I saw him - my husband and I recently watched Cromwell and mentioned that to Michael, and he wasn’t too happy with that production it seems, but he did ask us about Bequest to the Nation. I think he felt that was a better film.  My husband hasn’t seen it yet, so I am looking forward to showing it to him.

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23rd February, 2022

Michael Jayston is a guest on the latest episode of Jane Eyre Files.  He is my FAVORITE Rochester, so this is such a special treat for me!  I also get to share my story about how I first met Michael Jayston, in such a wild coincidence.  

You can find Episode 21 of Jane Eyre Files podcast on all your favorite podcast platforms, or you can check out our website below!

https://anchor.fm/janeeyrefiles 

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4th February, 2022

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I drew this interpretation of a Disney adaptation of Jane Eyre because on my Jane Eyre Files podcast, we will sometimes have my husband Mike read as Mr. Rochester in different celebrity voices, and in our episode this week he did it as Mickey Mouse and that really made us laugh. So I wanted to see what that would look like. 😄 Minnie would make a very cute Victorian governess!

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4th February, 2022

Anonymous asks:

Hello, I want to ask for help! 😭 Tomorrow I need to submit an essay about The representation of nature in Jane eyre. I didn't write anything yet. Please if there's any tip or advice please tell me. Thank you.

I think there is an interesting literary analysis of Jane Eyre though the elements of earth, air, fire, and water. Where Jane’s time with the Reed family and Gateshead = Earth (a heavy time for Jane, her soul is buried by the weight of the Reeds’ disregard for her and their inability to look beyond themselves.). Lowood represents air, where Jane gains knowledge, and is in many ways more free to be herself than before. Thornfield = fire, with her all consuming and passionate love, and let’s not forget the actual fire that occurs in the story. Her time with the Rivers family = water, and how fun that their last name is Rivers. Some of her passionate nature is quenched under St. John’s religious calling, but Jane overcomes and encorporates all of these elements to become fulfilled and whole by the end.

A lot of this is much better explained in a book called Myth and Allegory in Jane Eyre by Elizabeth Imlay - one of my favorite literary interpretations of the novel.

Now please go write your essay!

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26th January, 2022

Podcast Postscript: Chapter 16

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In Chapter 16, Jane draws her own portrait to compare to her version of Blanche Ingram - just to remind herself that Mr. Rochester could never be interested in her.  The three miniseries adaptations have their own versions of Jane’s portrait, and as always I love comparing the different adaptations.  

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Here we have the 1973 interpretation - where Jane really shows how little she thinks of her appearance.  Jane seems aged in this drawing!  I do love how the 1973 version brings attention to the fact that Jane is deliberately drawing herself to disadvantage.

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This is from the opening credits of the 1983 version, so this is more of a true portrait of Jane.  It’s nice to see Mr. Rochester peeking in from the corner as well!

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This is the 2006 miniseries, and Jane is being drawn very true to life. I do love how they focused on her very clear and piercing eyes.  Something I’m sure Mr. Rochester is drawn to as well.

We talk about Chapter 16 and the romance and mystery brewing at Thornfield in the latest episode of the Jane Eyre Files Podcast. 

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