A coincidence simply defined is a chain of events that seem to appear by accident yet are somehow connected.There are quite a few of these events in Jane's life that add to the Gothic element in this work and serve to illustrate the idea of fate between Jane and Rochester. First of all, Jane meets Rochester, coincidentally, while she is out on a walk. His horse "slipped on the sheet of ice" (Chap. 12), and neither one of them knows that Jane is his new governess nor Rochester is her new boss. She helps Rochester to recover from the fall from his horse. Coincidentally, Jane cannot sleep on the night that she believes Grace Poole is attempting to harm Rochester. She rushes into his room to find "the very sheets [of his bed] kindling" (Chap. 15). Once more she rescues him; this time from burning alive while he slept. Next, coincidentally, on their wedding day, Mason, Rochester's first wife's brother, appears to "declare an impediment" (Chap. 26) to their marriage. Jane discovers Rochester is married to a madwoman.The biggest coincidence in their relationship occurs , however, when Jane hears a cry, "Jane! Jane! Jane" (Chap.35). It is Rochester's voice from far away when Jane was nearly going to make the decision to accompany St. John. So, the purpose of these coincidences is to illustrate that Jane and Rochester are fated or meant to be together.
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