But what had befallen the night? The moon was not yet set, and we were all in shadow: I could scarcely see my master’s face, near as I was. And what ailed the chestnut tree? it writhed and groaned; while wind roared in the laurel walk, and came sweeping over us.
– Charlotte Bronte
Jane Eyre, Chapter 23. After Jane joyfully accepts Mr. Rochester’s marriage proposal, the weather takes a sudden turn for the worse and the chestnut tree writhes and groans in the wind. In this passage we see an example of pathetic fallacy, where nature and the elements combine to foreshadow painful times ahead for the couple’s relationship.