Antoinette And Her Unnamed Englishmen Husband Analysis

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I think both Antoinette and her unnamed Englishmen husband do not truly have a loving relationship; however I believe both are subject to such authoritative forces that control them, which shows that they not far from different from each other. Consequently, you can hit the lottery and get married to someone “good” for you although this is a love is rather “unnatural”. Antoinette and her husband are not compatible for each other because they both strangers to each other and thus it is difficult to adjust in an arranged marriage that brings them true happiness.
I also think that Daniel Cosway’s letter show how unnamed “Rochester” was overpowered to the point of being brought up into the whole arrangement. Rochester may have been part of the

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