Rochester
First meeting Jane (falls off his horse)
Jane and Rochester talk in the study/drawing room for first time
voice
anger, trying to claw back his status - rude, rough tone
gives sense of arrogant tone
aggressive, commanding tone
angry out of embarassment
wildly aggressive
movement
use of space
jolted movements on the floor - pain, embarrassment, humiliating
holds his leg - where he hurt himself
levels choice - on the floor = opposes the status he gives himself in his acting choices
interaction
lower than Jane
unkind to Jane
embarrassed about falling off horse in front of attractive, common woman
Voice
very rude even on a regular day - what he's always like
He is scary - Jane is breathy in her voice
movement
sitting with alcohol = relaxed
use of space
he is turned slightly away from her - relaxed + comfortable + regaining his power
she is sat on the edge of her seat - tense, nervous, uncomfortable
interaction
eye contact - foreshadowing intimacy to come
first time they shake hands - he grabs her wrist in possessive way, start of their relationship
Jane tells Rochester she's leaving when she thinks he'll marry miss Ingram
voice
movement
use of space
Rochester softens his voice - starts to be gentle and more kind
she won't look at him
closer proxemics
she starts screaming - aggression, inner passion, anger he's getting married
she walks away from him
interaction
he keeps following her and wants her to stay
levels - he is higher up than her - he's on scaffolding she's on floor
eye contact - ongoing flirtation
close proxemics - she re-initiates the distance
He shouts "marry me!"
both yelling while agreeing to get married
start kissing - submit to each other
consequences of marrying below your status
she ends up higher - end up with more power
Jane and Rochester when Jane finds out about Bertha in attic
Use of space
interaction
Movement
Voice
she insists she must leave - betrayed
she says "no, I'm leaving" - he hugs her and won't let go and holds her in - she fights back to be set free
They fight
Rochester begs Jane not to leave - gets on his knees
Change in Rochester after fire
movement
use of space
voice
interaction
stuttering
shrunk posture
feeling around stage - new vulnerability from blindness
much closer to his dog - reliant on him
can't believe she's come home
more gentle tone
softer, quieter
less confident
joy she's come back
nervous facial expression - clenched jaw
loss of confidence in the way he moves around the stage
tentative
flinches away from Jane grabbing his hand
arm tremor - gentle, vulnerable
works out who she is