Character introduction

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Bessie: Uncle Jane Eyre's old maid is very kind to Jane Eyre.

Mrs. Reed: Jane Eyre's aunt, vicious and cruel to Jane Eyre, abandoned her to an orphanage.

John: The cousin of my uncle's family, grew up gambling, and committed suicide after losing his family.

Brockhurst: Chairman of the Charity School Board, cruel perverted hypocrite.

Lowood: Charity School, where Jane Eyre lived hard for 10 years.

Bill: The coachman who took Jane Eyre to the orphanage and took a picture of Mrs Reed's belongings for £2.

The day she entered the orphanage, the perverted Brockhurst punished Jane Eyre for standing on a stool and not allowing anyone to speak to her.

Helen: Jane Eyre's good friend in the orphanage. She is beautiful and kind, with beautiful curly black hair. Jane Eyre gave her food when she was punished for standing, and she fell ill and died early.

Dr. Rivers: The doctor of the orphanage, righteous and kind, is Jane Eyre's encourager and enlightener, teaching her "responsibility".

Johnson: Orphanage student.

Edwards: Orphanage student.

Skychard: The orphanage's female teacher.

George's Inn: The place where Bill drove Jane Eyre here, waiting to meet with the tutor's employer.

Thornfield: Manor, where Jane Eyre worked.

Mrs Fairfax: The housekeeper of Thornfield Manor.

Leah: The maid of Thornfield Manor.

Miss Adele: The adopted daughter of the man of Thornfield Manor, French.

Edward Rochester: Owner of Thornfield Manor.

Ballater: Mr. Edward Rochester's dog.

"You're quite an idea!" Mr. Edward Rochester said of Jane Eyre when they first met.

Grispool: Mrs. Fairfax said she was the maid who did needlework for the manor, but she was actually in charge of the mysterious woman in the tower.

Millcott: The place where Edward Rochester used to go to dances and other events, and later he commissioned a lawyer here to find Jane Eyre who had departed.

Blanche Ingram: A lover in Edward Rochester's indulgent life.

Sir George: A guest at the party at Thornfield Manor.

Ned: A guest at the party at Thornfield Manor.

Bossing: Blanche Ingram's uncle, a guest at a party at Thornfield Manor.

Mr. Mason: A man from Spanish Town, Jamaica, the older brother of the mysterious woman in the tower.

Baisha Mason: Edward Rochester's 19-year-old wife was married by his elders. She suffered from epilepsy and was imprisoned in a tower. Later, she set fire to Thornfield Manor, causing Edward Rochester to become blind and fall to his death.

After Edward Rochester proposed to Jane Eyre, a bolt of lightning split the branches of a chestnut tree.

Briggs: Edward Rochester and Jane Eyre travel to Genoa, the lawyer who appears when the priest presides over his or her wedding in the church.

Gotthead: The place name of Uncle Jane Eyre's house, which she returned to after leaving Thornfield Manor.

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Jane Eyre quotes

  • Edward Rochester: Hurry. We must have him off. I've tried so long to avoid exposure. I shall make very certain it doesn't come now.

  • Edward Rochester: You're my little friend, Jane, aren't you?

    Jane Eyre: I like to serve you, sir, in everything that's right.

    Edward Rochester: But if I asked you to do something you thought was wrong, what then?