Jane is finally getting her wish to be married to Mr. Rochester, but when they reach the church, they cannot wed. Jane is blindsided by the fact he is in fact already married and his wife is still alive. Jane then became upset over this news and almost even planned to leave, which is notable because women of this time were not allowed to make such rash choices. Mr. Rochester is then the one pleading for love when that is also unheard of at this time. Still, Jane is so extremely headstrong that she leaves at the late of night. She then takes initiative to search for food and housing as she is by herself surviving as she did once before. She then finds refuge with Mr. St John with her new name, Jane Elliot.