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John Reed -  John Reed is Jane’s cousin, Mrs. Reed’s son, and brother to Eliza and Georgiana.

Helen Burns -  Helen Burns is Jane’s close friend at the Lowood School.

Mr. Brocklehurst -  The cruel, hypocritical master of the Lowood School.

Maria Temple -  Maria Temple is a kind teacher at Lowood, who treats Jane and Helen with respect and compassion.

Miss Scatcherd: A sour and vicious teacher at Lowood.

Robert Leaven: The coachman at Gateshead.

Bertha Mason: The violently insane first wife of Edward Rochester.

Grace Poole -  Grace Poole is Bertha Mason’s keeper at Thornfield.

Adèle Varens: An excitable French child to whom Jane is governess at Thornfield.

Celine Varens -  Celine Varens is a French opera dancer with whom Rochester once had an affair.

Sophie -  Sophie is Adèle’s French nurse at Thornfield.

Richard Mason -  Richard Mason is Bertha’s brother.

Mrs. Alice Fairfax: An elderly widow and the housekeeper of Thornfield Manor.

Leah: The young, pretty and kind housemaid at Thornfield.

Blanche Ingram -  A socialite who despises Jane and hopes to marry Rochester for his money.

John Eyre -  John Eyre is Jane’s uncle.

Mr. Briggs -  John Eyre’s attorney, Mr. Briggs helps Richard Mason prevent Jane’s wedding to Rochester when he learns of the existence of Bertha Mason, Rochester’s wife.

Diana Rivers -  Diana Rivers is Jane’s cousin, and the sister of St. John and Mary.

Mary Rivers -  Mary Rivers is Jane’s cousin, the sister of St. John and Diana.

Rosamond Oliver: A beautiful, wealthy young woman, the patron of the village school where Jane teaches.

Mr. Oliver: Rosamond Oliver's father.

Alice Wood: Jane's maid when she is mistress of the girls' charity school in Morton.

Plot introduction

Jane Eyre is a first-person narrative of the title character. The novel goes through five distinct stages: Jane's childhood at Gateshead, where she is emotionally and physically abused by her aunt and cousins; her education at Lowood School, where she acquires...