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Old 12-13-2019, 12:36 PM   #68
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Originally Posted by issybird View Post

I would say, though, that Rochester is a fail even by Victorian standards. Bigamy didn't pass muster even then.
Of course. But if he had been an upright, honest, moral character, there would have been no story, would there?

It's a well-known fact that flawed characters make far more interesting novels. Mary Sues and Gary Stus might make perfect neighbors and in-laws in real life, but in fiction they're exceedingly boring.
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