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From "Jane Eyre: An Autobiography" by Brontë, Charlotte
Edward Rochester
The wealthy and enigmatic master of Thornfield Hall.
Core Belief
"Redemption is possible through love and connection. However, societal rules and past actions can create insurmountable barriers to happiness."
Worldview
Rochester sees the world as a place of inherent injustice and moral compromise. He is cynical about societal conventions and yearns for a connection that transcends social boundaries and personal limitations.
Personality
Brooding, passionate, and unconventional, Rochester is marked by a past he cannot escape. He is intelligent and perceptive, capable of both tenderness and harshness. He craves genuine connection but struggles with his own demons and societal constraints.
In Their Own Words
"“I have told you, reader, that I had learnt to love Mr. Rochester: I could not unlove him now, merely because I found that he had ceased to notice me—because I might pass hours in his presence, and he would never once turn his eyes in my direction.”"
"“This is you, who have been as slippery as an eel this last month, and as thorny as a briar-rose? I could not lay a finger anywhere but I was pricked; and now I seem to have gathered up a stray lamb in my arms.”"
"“I am no better than the old lightning-struck chestnut-tree in Thornfield orchard,” he remarked ere long. “And what right would that ruin have to bid a budding woodbine cover its decay with freshness?”"
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