- Overview
- Infographic
- Context
- Characters
- Summary
- Part Summaries
- Part 2
- Part 3
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Wide Sargasso Sea | Part Summaries
Timeline of Events
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Mid-1830s
Pierre is deemed incurable, and Annette becomes despondent.
Part 1 (The Burning of Coulibri) -
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One year later
Coulibri is burned by the former slaves. Pierre dies. Annette goes insane.
Part 1 (The Burning of Coulibri) -
A few months later
Antoinette begins convent school while Aunt Cora is in England and Annette is being cared for.
Part 1 (Antoinette's Schooling) -
A few years later
Antoinette and Rochester marry and go to Granbois for their honeymoon.
Part 2 (The Honeymoon and Rochester's Regret) -
A few weeks later
Rochester learns of Antoinette's family's history via a letter from Daniel Cosway.
Part 2 (The Letter) -
A few weeks later
Antoinette gives a potion to Rochester; it does not work, and he sleeps with Amélie.
Part 2 (Rochester's Rejection of Antoinette) -
A few weeks later
Rochester and Christophine argue over Antoinette, and he refuses to let his wife go.
Part 2 (Rochester's Rejection of Antoinette) -
A few years later
Antoinette escapes the attic with the intention of burning the house.
Part 3 (Grace's Watch)
Part Summaries Chart
| Part | Summary |
|---|---|
| Part 1 (The Burning of Coulibri) | As Wide Sargasso Sea opens, Antoinette, the protagonist and narrator, explains why her mother (Annette) and the family a... Read More |
| Part 1 (Antoinette's Schooling) | Six weeks have passed and Antoinette wakes up from her sickness and finds herself in Aunt Cora's house. Aunt Cora catche... Read More |
| Part 2 (The Honeymoon and Rochester's Regret) | Part 2 is narrated by Rochester, who when Part 2 opens, is married to Antoinette and has used her money to pay off his d... Read More |
| Part 2 (Meeting and Marriage) | Rochester recalls his meeting and courtship of Antoinette. He says he was playing a role and acting a part and is surpri... Read More |
| Part 2 (Sexual Longing) | Rochester awakens and goes to the dining room, which is laid out in an attractive way. He sees Antoinette and wonders, "... Read More |
| Part 2 (The Letter) | Amélie delivers a letter to Rochester who thinks nothing of it. Later he opens the letter, which is from Daniel Cosway, ... Read More |
| Part 2 (Rochester's Rejection of Antoinette) | With Antoinette away at Christophine's, Rochester receives a second letter from Daniel Cosway. He speaks to Amélie about... Read More |
| Part 2 (Help Me, Christophine) | Antoinette is once again the narrator. She rides off on her horse to Christophine's house. When she finds her, Antoinett... Read More |
| Part 2 (Poor Me) | Rochester looks out at the landscape, of which he says he will never see lovelier, and comments on the weather—the hurri... Read More |
| Part 2 (Leaving Jamaica) | The next morning Rochester and Antoinette are leaving and headed toward England. Antoinette shows no emotion and had not... Read More |
| Part 3 (Grace's Watch) | Grace Poole narrates the beginning of Part 3. While Rochester was in Jamaica, both his father and his brother died, and ... Read More |
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