A character in Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
The taciturn Thornfield servant employed to guard and tend the mad Bertha Mason, whose drinking allows escapes.
Also known as: Mrs. Poole
Inside the story
Grace Poole is a taciturn servant at Thornfield Hall, employed to guard and tend Bertha Mason, who is kept apart from the household. Her drinking sometimes leaves her charge able to escape, making Grace’s duties part of the house’s guarded and uneasy life.
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