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(Love and semantics) In Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, Mr Rochester is asking Jane why she looks troubled, and is wondering if she is nervous about their upcoming wedding. She responds:

'I think it is a glorious thing to have the hope of living with you, because I love you. No, sir, don't caress me now - let me talk undisturbed.'

What did Jane mean when he told Mr Rochester that she loved him?

She had both tender and sexual feelings for him
 
  4 votes, 57.1%

She had tender (“warm and fuzzy”) feelings for him
 
  3 votes, 42.9%

She had sexual feelings for him
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

She had some other kind of feelings for him
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

She was saying something about her feelings, but she was lying
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

She wasn’t saying anything at all about her feeling
 
  0 votes, 0.0%


Poll added by: Manny



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message 1: by Perkin (new)

Perkin I've always believed that Jane and Mr Rochester share a genuinely passionate love for each other so I actually had a little trouble answering because 'warm and fuzzy' didn't seem quite right.


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