Charlotte Brontë Questions and Answers - eNotes.com

Charlotte Brontë Questions and Answers

What message does the poet give us in "Life" by Charlotte Brontë?

"The human heart has hidden treasures, / In secret kept, in silence sealed; / The thoughts, the hopes, the dreams, the pleasures, / Whose charms were broken if revealed." Explain this quote from "Evening Solace."

Why is the phrase "clouds of gloom" apt in the poem "Life"?

Explain the attitude to life that Charlotte Brontë is recommending in the poem "Life."

What does “transient” mean in Brontë's poem “Life”? What does the poet describe as transient?

The poet in "Life" says that sages describe life as dark and gloomy. Does she agree with them?

According to the poem "Life," what seems to win initially, and what does it win over?

Why did Charlotte Bronte pretend to be a male author?

What remark does the poet make about rain in the poem "Life" by Charlotte Brontë?

In Brontë's poem "Life," what do "life's sunny hours" refer to? According to the poem, how should we respond to those hours?

According to the poet, why should we not lose hope as said in the poem?

What is the message of the poem "Life" by Charlotte Bronte?

What seems to win in the battle between hope and despair as described in the poem "Life"?

Write a note on Charlotte Bronte as a novelist.

Discuss the representation of women in the works of Charlotte Brönte.

How can the literary elements in the 2011 film (directed by Cary Fukunaga) based on Charlotte Brontë's book "Jane Eyre," be classified as a Gothic text? How does the cinematography reinforce these literary elements and contribute to the overall tone/mood of the film?