"'I can never bear being dressed like a doll by Mr. Rochester, or sitting like a second Danae with the golden shower falling daily around me'" (273).
In Greek mythology Danae was the daughter of King Akrisios, who learned of a prophecy that his daughter's son would kill him. Her father locked her in a bronze room, but Zeus fell in love with her anyways and appeared to Danae in a golden shower. By saying she doesn't want to be a second Danae, Jane means that she does not want to sit idol in a "prison" to wait to be doted upon by Rochester. Danae was only freed from her prison because Zeus impregnated her and her father did not want to anger the gods by keeping her locked up. By giving Jane all these lavish gifts, Rochester implies that Jane's poverty and plainness are a prison. Jane doesn't agree, and believes that those traits help make her who she is, which is why she sould never bear being a second Danae.
"Danae" Theoi Greek Mythology: Exploring Mythology in Classical Literature and Art. N.p.. We. 5 Feb 2013. ,http://www.theoi.com/Heroine/Danae.html.
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