This drawing is from a letter Charlotte sent tot Ellen Nussey.
The person in the right is Ellen, the small figure at the left is Charlotte herself.......
Why did Charlotte Bronte thought she is ugly?
On her portraits
she is certainly not
Juliet Barker in her book: Richmond captured the beauty of her large hazel eyes and played down the size of her prominent nose and mouth, he reduces the squareness of her lower jaw.
Mary Taylor was later to comment the portrait:
'It must upset most people's notions of beauty
to be told that the portrait at the beginning is that of an ugly woman.
I do not altogether like the idea of publishing a flattered likeness.
I had rather the mouth and eyes had been nearer together
and shown the veritable square face and large disproportionate nose'
Of all the actresses playing Jane Eyre,
Ruth Wilson seems in my opinion
a look alike of
Charlotte Bronte
Oh, to truly know what she looked like...how wonderful that would be!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenIt's fun to see Ruth Wilson walking around in the movie, especially in the garden I think, it's so easy to imagine Charlotte when watching her...they sure picked the right actress for that one!
xo J~
There is actually a photograph of Charlotte Brontë, from 1854: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CharlotteBronte.jpg She doesn't look ugly to me. :)
BeantwoordenVerwijderenCharlotte certainly saw herself as ugly. She was not just comparing herself with those around her, when she looked in a mirror and made this assessment , but with the magnificent Angrian beauties that peopled her mind...hardly seems fair
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