Jane Eyre · Character
Colonel Dent
Guest at Thornfield during Rochester's house party.
minor
Also known as Mrs. Colonel Dent, the gentle Mrs. Dent, Mrs. Dent, Dent, Mild Mrs. Dent, Colonel
First appearance: xvii
Colonel Dent shows up with force in Chapter XVIII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Proposes to let the gipsy tell fortunes and orchestrates the visit.
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- Gateshead and Thornfield associates
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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