| A | B |
|---|
| Edward Rochester | owner of Thornfield |
| St. John Rivers | missionary; Jane's cousin |
| Ferndean | retirement home of Rochester |
| Bertha Mason | Rochester's first wife |
| Grace Poole | Bertha's caretaker |
| Mrs. Fairfax | housekeeper at Thornfield |
| Richard Mason | Rochester's brother-in-law |
| Blanche Ingram | debutante in love with Rochester |
| Lowood | site of Jane's teaching career |
| Adele | Jane's student |
| Helen Burns | died of tuberculosis |
| Miss Temple | headmistress |
| Mr. Brocklehurst | minister; administrator |
| Lowood | charity school |
| John Reed | Jane's cousin & tormentor |
| Sarah Reed | Jane's evil aunt |
| Gateshead | Jane's home before Lowood |
| Jane Eyre | protagonist |
| antagonist | Sarah Reed |
| Bessie | Jane's nursemaid |
