jane eyre: notes

charlotte Bronte

who wrote jane eyre?

1816

when was Charlotte Bronte born?

currer bell

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charlotte Bronte wrote under the pseudonym _______ _____

1847

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published her most famous novel Jane Eyre in ______

governess

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Charlotte Bronte was a daughter of a minister who worked as a __________ (teacher to private pupils), both life circumstances that influenced her writing

gothic romance

a novel with a romantic theme

1. hero with a dark, mysterious past

2. a spooky/creepy setting

3. mystery

4. supernatural

Fill in the blank

a gothic romance is a a novel with a romantic theme that contains the following elements:

1. ___________

2. ___________

3. ___________

4. ___________

bildungsroman

a novel dealing with one person’s formative years or spiritual education (a “coming of age” novel)

jane eyre

protagonist of the novel, a governess at Thornfield Hall

edward rochester

the owner of Thornfield Hall and Byronic Hero of the novel

byronic hero

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edward rochester is the the owner of Thornfield Hall and _______ _____ of the novel

• Acceptance

• Religion

• Gender Dynamics (Male/Female Relationship) 

• Vice vs. Virtue (Passion vs. Principle) 

list the themes of the book.