Jane Eyre

Question 1

Victorian Era

Answer 1

The period of British history roughly corresponding to Queen Victoria’s reign, characterised by strict organising principles and expectations of gender and class.

Question 2

The Outsider

Answer 2

A person who does not belong to a particular circle, community, or group. This character is in some way different and therefore gains insights from standing on the edge of belonging.

Question 3

Bildungsroman

Answer 3

Also known as a ‘coming-of-age’ story, this is a common narrative structure in novels, exploring social, moral or psychological tensions.

Question 4

The Uncanny

Answer 4

Objects, people or things that are at once strange yet familiar, recognisable yet unrecognisable.

Question 5

The Sublime

Answer 5

Experiences that are not beautiful or enjoyable, but which are thrilling because they are terrifying or overwhelming.

Question 6

Byronic Hero

Answer 6

A person who is at once charismatic, mysterious and perceptive, and yet arrogant, lacking in self-control, darkly brooding, standing in counterpoint to conventional modes of behaviour.