Jane Eyre Character Analysis & Chronology

Help GCSE students track Jane Eyre’s development and understand how Charlotte Brontë presents the people who shape her journey.
This 8-page AQA GCSE English Literature resource focuses on character analysis and the chronology of what happens in Jane Eyre. It is a companion revision booklet, not a study guide.
Students explore six profiles:

• Jane Eyre
• Edward Rochester
• Bertha Mason
• St John Rivers
• Helen Burns
• The women who support Jane: Bessie, Miss Temple, Diana and Mary
  Each profile includes focused analysis, a three-stage chronology, key themes, a quotation bank and an exam insight. The chronology helps students follow each character’s role from early events to the novel’s ending, while the analysis encourages them to explain how characters change and what Brontë may be showing through them.
  The booklet supports revision, essay planning, quotation recall and classroom discussion. It also encourages students to consider contrasting interpretations, including the way Bertha is represented and the changing balance of power between Jane and Rochester.
  Suitable for: AQA GCSE English Literature 8702
  Format: 8-page PDF
  Resource type: Character analysis and chronology