Antoinette/Bertha may literally be the “madwoman in the attic”, but how can we interpret this ... “madness” in the context of Rhys’ retelling of Antoinette’s story in WSS?Jean Rhys who was a Creole found ... ’ and Bertha in ‘Jane Eyre’ are one and the same person. Bertha in ‘Jane Eyre’ is described as a woman