“Pere Silas in Villette marshals his forces with considerable skill and subtlety. Although he claims to be momentarily taken aback by the young woman to whom his customary set of routine responses does not apply, he soon divines her weak… — Marianne Thormahlen Copy Share
“No heroine in Charlotte and Anne Bronte's fiction omits this duty, even in times of danger and perturbation of mind; but most of them also live through moments when the greatest mercy they can hope for is to be saved from utter despair. Jane Eyre in the coach on her flight from Thornfield, Caroline Helstone in the valley of the… — Marianne Thormählen Copy Share
“For a century and a half, people have wondered what factors - genetic and environmental - were especially significant in the evolution of the Bronte genius. Part of the answer lies, I believe, in the physical, emotional, intellectual and religious freedom accorded to the exceptional talents that developed in Haworth Parsonage. It was a freedom allied to an ethos of… — Marianne Thormählen Copy Share
“To Lucy Snowe, 'Romanism' is 'a great mixed image of gold and clay', and the latter quality is particularly evident in the bartering deals… — Marianne Thormählen Copy Share Image
“Such an attitude presupposes confidence in one's own power to search for and recognize the truth, as well as trust in the truth to be good when one finds it. Where the Brontes are concerned, these feelings are obviously rooted in Christian faith. For centuries, Christian thinkers have placed the heart of truth in God, maintaining that the unfettered and… — Marianne Thormählen Copy Share
“Pere Silas in Villette marshals his forces with considerable skill and subtlety. Although he claims to be momentarily taken aback by the young woman to whom his customary set of routine responses does not apply, he soon divines her weak spots and engineers his temptations accordingly. Lucy's passionate nature, frustrated and mortified in her loneliness and desperate for kindness and… — Marianne Thormahlen Copy Share
“It will be clear from instances like these that Jane and Helen withstand temptation not because they are 'good girls', to quote Winnifrith's designation… — Marianne Thormählen Copy Share Image
