... through comments made concerning him, Rochester is presented as both a Byronic hero and as being no different from most conventional heroes. In Chapter 14 of Jane Eyre, Rochester is described by a fire, sitting in eerie silence, but his emotion and feelings are never defined as one clear picture (136). Through ... the Byronic hero comes, often contained a mysterious protagonist who seemed disconnected from the other characters in the story. Later, in chapter 27, Rochester is further described as a man of passion, a key trait of the Byronic hero. When Jane denies him a kiss, he exclaims, ...

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