What's with Mr. Rochester?
What are we supposed to make of Charlotte Bronte's Mr. Rochester? Some of us see him as another Bluebeard, hiding his wife away while romancing another woman, maybe even collecting women in that mansion of his. Others of us see him as a completely romantic figure---he was recently voted the most romantic character in literature, out-polling Rhett Butler and Mr. Darcy. Still others are completely flummoxed. He seems to be attracted to Jane, while he still romances Miss Ingram-