“Laws and principles are not for the times when there is no temptation: they are for such moments as this, when body and soul rise in mutiny against their rigour ... If at my convenience I might break them, what would be their worth?”

English novelist of the Victorian era, Charlotte Brontë is best known for her groundbreaking 1847 novel *Jane Eyre*, which redefined Gothic romance and social realism. Her work often explored themes of individuality, morality, and the constraints of societal expectations on women.