Of signs, sympathies and presentiments
Still unravelling the mystery on this one, and enjoy the playfulness and acuity with which we appear to 'pick up'...
Storm-beat shrub
Perfect Brontesque flora and climate, echoing the landscape of chill emotions this orphan needed to navigate to reach adulthood uncrushed,...
Deep-thrilling chord
Jane Eyre knows Rochester has been emotionally overloaded and hesitates to add any more weight to his burdened heart.
'I...
Of billows and surges
A finely tumultuous image for turbulent and mixed emotions.
'Till morning dawned I was tossed on the buoyant but unquiet...
What was I created for?
A widely asked question, surely. Here it is one of the key protagonists of Bronte's Shirley, the heroine Caroline. Curiously,...
Gold-ringed eyes
Jane Eyre's curious aquiline simile to describe the blinded eyes of the man she loves.
'The caged eagle,...
Who loves you best, whom you love best …
The sweet playfulness of Jane's relationship with Rochester, and, finally, the happy ending.
'That depends on circumstances, sir -...
Affluence of life and certainty of flow
How about that for a well-wishing phrase to fling into the world! May you enjoy both affluence of life and...
Hell and how to avoid it
Brontë's Jane Eyre plumbs depths of emotion both in the child and woman, but there is also a certain wry...
Of frantic birds and free human beings
A withering riposte to any attempt at ensnarement or wing-clipping. Mr. Rochester tries to bind Jane to him but soon...
Hill-sent echo
An inexplicable and even supernatural moment in the book that proves a turning point, snapping Jane out of her acquiescence...
Of love and kindness
Jane Eyre boils down to two powerful essential needs: to give and receive love amply, and to have the liberty...
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