Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain and little, I am soulless and heartless? You think wrong! - I have as much soul as you, - and full as much heart! And if God had gifted me with some beauty and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you! Unknown
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When William Shakespeare wrote the above words, he was addressing the issue of religious conversion. He was trying to show that everyone has a soul. That there is no division between rich or poor. That everyone deserves the same level of respect and compassion. He wanted his audience to know this, so they didn’t judge him for becoming a convert to Catholicism after his wife died.

Source: Jane Eyre

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