# Mr. Mason — Jane Eyre character guide

> Mr. Mason in Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mason

**First appearance:** 0020-xviii

## Who they are

Bertha's brother who reveals her existence at the wedding.

## In the story

### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jane_eyre_se/chapters/xix)

Jane delivers a message to him from Mr. Rochester, and he is later shown to his room by Rochester.

### [The Night of Terror](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jane_eyre_se/chapters/xx)

Wounded visitor, submissive to Rochester, having been attacked by Bertha during a forbidden visit.

### [Chapter XXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jane_eyre_se/chapters/xxvi)

Mason testifies that Bertha is still alive and living at Thornfield, confirming the truth of the marriage.

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