“On recognizing him, the fang of the snake, jealousy, was instantly broken; because at the same moment my love for Céline sank under an extinguisher. A woman who could betray me for such a rival was not worth contending for: she deserved only scorn; less, however, than I, who had been her dupe.” (146)
Here Mr. Rochester speaks about Céline being disloyal to him. He is telling Jane of the account where Céline cheated on him with another man. On one or two occasions, I too have felt this jealousy rush through my body like the venom of a snake bite. This quote reminded me of the time where my girlfriend left me for another guy. The jealousy rushes through your body so quickly at a sudden rush as if you are having a heart attack. Giving her everything she could ask for, only to throw it away for someone else is heart breaking. And the change of emotions for the girl is unbelievable. Just as Mr. Rochester described it; it is crazy how one minute you could love her and with one disloyal act, all that was there is gone. For Céline to trick him and do this behind his back was miserable, when she was aware of the love that Mr. Rochester had for her.
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