Jane Eyre 4 - Foreshadowing

"This was a demonic laugh- low, suppressed, and deep- uttered, as it seemed, at the very keyhole of my chamber door." (Bronte, 129)

This is not the first encounter Jane has had with things that go bump in the night. She has heard the laugh before, yet she always thinks up a logical explanation for the laugh or she blames it on the mysterious servant, Grace Poole. This dark and sinister laugh should have been a warning for Jane that her precious Mr. Rochester and Thornfield were not what they appeared. To the reader, these incidents in the night foreshadowed the unfortunate events that would befall Jane in the next few months. It is a shame that Jane didn't investigate these laughs and incidents; she could have saved herself a heap of heartache on her would-be wedding day.