http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhus The Typhus epidemic occurred during the Great Irish Famine between 1846 and 1849 that then spread to England. "It killed people of all social classes, as lice were endemic and inescapable, but it hit particularly hard in the lower or "unwashed" social strata." This relates to Jane Eyre because Lowood was infected with Typhus. The song that could be in a contemporary remake of Jane Eyre s Love the Way you Lie because Mr. Rochester Lies to Jane about everything. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uelHwf8o7_U