Topic > Jane Eyre by Emily Brontë - 569

“I was experiencing a severe ordeal: a hand of burning iron gripped my insides. Terrible moment: full of struggle, darkness, burning! No human being who ever lived could wish to be loved better than I have been loved; and he who thus loved me, I absolutely adored: and must renounce love and idol. One sad word encompassed my intolerable duty: "Go away!" (p321) When Jane Eyre, an orphaned teacher at Lowood, seeks work as a governess, she is accepted into Thornfield Hall, where she teaches in Mr Rochester's pupilage and beyond. time falls for its master. The two are almost married but Mr Rochester's secret is discovered and she decides to escape from Thornfield Hall. In Charlotte Bronte's novel, Jane Eyre, Jane is governed by her judgment while Mr. Rochester is governed by his emotions. This is evident when Rochester proposes, during their engagement, and after the secret is revealed. When Jane meets Rochester in the orchard, he pretends to send her away but after she confesses her attraction to him, he begs her to marry him. Even when Jane poured out her heart to Mr. Rochester, rea...