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Jane Eyre first accepts Mr.Rochester's proposal. But on the day of their wedding Jane gets to know about Rochester's mad wife "Bertha Mason", who was locked in Thornfield. Then Jane Eyre runs away from Thornfield, because she thought that she was betrayed and taken for granted as she was just another governess.

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We really do not know a lot about the life of Jane Austen. We know she was engaged to Harris Bigg-Wither on one day and broke the engagement the next. We also know that he was a rather awkward man who was not particularly good looking and spoke poorly, but was very rich. Aside from that, we can only guess. My guess would be that she decided, as some of the important characters in her books did, that she did not want to marry without a good deal of affection.

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Jane Austen rejected a marriage proposal because she did not have strong romantic feelings for the suitor, or because she prioritized her independence and creative pursuits over marriage.

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She refuses because her heart still belongs to Mr. Rochester and she sees St. John as a brother nothing more.

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Even though Jane still loves Mr. Rochester, she turns down his offer after finding out he already has a wife because she knows over time the truth will make her bitter and unhappy. She does not wish to be a slave to sin and she wants to do what's right even if it breaks her heart.

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