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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.'
When Jane told Mr Rochester that she loved him, was she promising something or asking for some kind of promise from him?
'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.'
When Jane told Mr Rochester that she loved him, was she promising something or asking for some kind of promise from him?
Yes, she was promising something more complicated that doesn’t fit any of the above.
She wasn’t promising anything or asking for any kind of promise.
Yes, she was making a promise to him. For example, she was promising that his well-being was important to her, and that she would always, or for a long time, care about him.
As immediately above, but both sides must promise not to make the same offer to anyone else.
As immediately above, and she is also promising not to make the same offer to anyone else.
Yes, she was asking for a promise from him. For example, she wanted an assurance from him that her well-being was important to him, and that he would always, or for a long time, care about her.
As immediately above, but she also wants him to promise not to make the same offer to anyone else
Yes, she was offering a reciprocal arrangement. For example, she promises to care about him if he feels the same way about her, or something like that.
She was promising something, but she was lying.
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