to think MrRochester is actually a bit of a shit.

[SheelaNeGoldGig]

He is miserable, grumpy. He leads Jane on, puts her in danger, makes Blanche think he's going to propose to he. Cross dresses. Is a bigamist, imprisons his wife in the attic and an all round cad and bounder.

AIBU?

bruffin all the best people love the Jayston version :)

Very true cory. When you compare Jane to the second Mrs de W there's actually a big difference.

yy cory, and Rochester's physical maiming is necessary to redress the power balance b/n him and Jane.

Trouble is there are not that many of is old enough to remember the Jayston version.
There was also an excellent version of Rebecca at the time with Joanna David and Jeremy Brett

Tis on Amazon. Apparently there was a version of Villette as well but that is sadly lost in the mists of time...

Wuthering Heights is so incestuous that I can never remember how everyone is related and all the males have surnames for first names and all the characters are named after each other.
Did Heathcliff really dig up Cathy?

Heathcliffe didn't dig her up himself, I'm sure. But I'm certain he opened her coffin.

A pity, I'd like to see a film version of Villette