character name | description |
Jane Eyre | The protagonist of the novel, Jane is an independent and determined young woman determined to make her way in a world that often seems against her. |
Edward Rochester | A wealthy man who owns Thornfield Hall, Edward falls in love with Jane despite his mysterious past and their differences in social class. |
St John Rivers | A clergyman and one of the Rivers siblings, St John is a friend of Jane's who proposes marriage although she does not feel the same way about him as he does for her. |
Adele Varens | An orphan found by Mr Rochester while traveling abroad, Adele is adopted by him and becomes a companion to Jane at Thornfield Hall. |
Bertha Mason | Mr Rochester’s first wife, Bertha was declared mad after she set fire to Thornfield Hall and eventually dies from a fall from its roof during an argument between herself and Mr Rochester that Jane witnesses from hiding behind a curtain wall in the attic where she has been locked away for some time before this event occurs. |
Helen Burns | One of Jane's closest friends at Lowood School, Helen is gentle but firm in her convictions about religion even when faced with punishments or mistreatment from teachers like Miss Scatcherd who disapprove of them unlike those students favored by headmaster Brocklehurst such as Blanche Ingram whose behavior Helen criticizes openly without fear or shame which ultimately leads to her death due to tuberculosis contracted during their stay there together under his authority . |
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