"The caged eagle. whose gold-ringed eyes cruelty has extinguished might look as looked that sightless Samson" (439).
This is a important quote referring to Rochester on how he has changed throughout the novel. Rochester's change isn't just personal and emotional, but physical as well. Samson is a important biblical figure who was taken prisoner and then they blinded him to make him more helpless. Bronte was obviously connecting this to Rochester because he has basically lost all hope because of his attempted crime.
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Good explanation of the allusions. Who is speaking this quote, and why does that person call Rochester "Samson"?
ReplyDeleteJane is saying this as she looks at Rochester in the crippled state he is in. Samson is a biblical character in the bible and he was imprisoned and blinded. When Jane sees Rochester at Ferndean he is blinded, and is an amputee. Sorry for responding 5.5 years later.
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