I think love and friendship according to Bronte is both essential, as they affect human beings in every stage of life due to their lust and affection and also play with human emotion while they are being ingnored. When Bronte compares love and friendship 2gether, this denote the connection between the two elements in which people turn to friends, when love fades and people celebrate the glory of love while it is still sweet but moarn if love loses its faith. However, frienship starts to replace the painful feeling but often people do not realize its importance coz the 'wild-rose briar' is more beautiful than the 'holly tree' where nobody seems to notice its presence.