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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...