Valentine's Day: 10 literary lessons in love

From 'Much Ado About Loving' by Jack Murnighan and Maura Kelly, 10 lessons in love from literary classics.

4. Jane Eyre

Charlotte Bronte classic Jane Eyre includes one of the most famous romantic twists in literature. The young, friendless Jane comes to work as a governess at the house of the wealthy Mr. Rochester, and the two fall in love. But on their wedding day it's revealed that he's still married – to a woman with a mental disorder whom he keeps hidden in the house. Rochester asks Jane to live with him as if they were married – telling her that in his heart she would truly be his wife – but Jane, who lives by principle, says she can't. Murnighan and Kelly say that sometimes you have to sacrifice values for love. If a situation is dangerous or you feel like you're betraying yourself, that's one thing. But they advise that you shouldn't let yourself get hung up on societal ideals that are proving an impediment to your happiness.

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