The Gipsy Scene

A gipsy woman arrives at Thornfield and offers to tell fortunes. One by one, the ladies visit her. When it is Jane's turn, the gipsy speaks to her with uncanny insight about her feelings and her situation. The gipsy reveals herself to be Mr. Rochester in disguise. He has been testing Jane's feelings and her reaction to his apparent courtship of Blanche Ingram. This playful yet revealing scene exposes Rochester's manipulative nature and his deep interest in Jane.