1. The character of the story: Jane Eyre:
The orphaned protagonist of the story. When the novel begins, she is an isolated, powerless ten-year-old living with an aunt and cousins who dislike her. As the novel progresses, she grows in strength. She distinguishes herself at Lowood School because of her hard work and strong intellectual abilities. As a governess at Thornfield, she learns of the pleasures and pains of love through her relationship with Edward Rochester. After being deceived by him, she goes to Marsh End, where she regains her spiritual focus and discovers her own strength when she rejects St. John River’s marriage proposal. By novel’s end she has become a powerful, independent woman, blissfully married to the man she loves, Rochester.
Edward Rochester
Jane’s lover; a dark, passionate, brooding man. A traditional romantic hero, Rochester has lived a troubled wife. Married to an insane Creole woman, Bertha Mason, Rochester sought solace for several years in the arms of mistresses. Finally, he seeks to purify his life and wants Jane Eyre, the innocent governess he has hired to teach his foster daughter, Adèle Varens, to become his wife. The wedding falls through when she
learns of the existence of his wife. As penance for his transgressions, he is punished by the loss of an eye and a hand when Bertha sets fire to Thornfield. He finally gains happiness at the novel’s end when he is reunited with Jane. 2. The plot of the story:
Jane Eyre, is a poor orphan with a joyless life as a child in the opening chapters. Her wealthy aunt, the widowed Mrs. Reed, is bound by a deathbed promise to her husband to raise his orphaned niece, Jane. However, she and her children are unkind to Jane, never failing to emphasize how she is below them. Jane's plain, intelligent, and passionate nature, combined with her occasional \"visions\" or vivid dreams, certainly do not help to secure her relatives' affections. After a serious typhoid fever epidemic occurs simultaneously with Helen's death, the conditions in Lowood improve and Jane slowly finds her place in the institution, eventually becoming a teacher. When Miss Temple marries and moves away, Jane decides to change careers. She is desperate to see the world beyond Lowood and puts out an advertisement in the local paper, soon securing a position as governess in Thornfield Hall.
At first, life is very quiet with Jane teaching a young French girl, Adèle, and spending time with the old housekeeper, Mrs. Fairfax. But everything changes when the owner of the manor—brooding, Byronic,
fiery Edward Rochester—arrives. Though on rough footing at first, he and Jane slowly become acquainted with and grow to respect each other. Mr. Rochester creates an elaborate set-up by seemingly courting a proud local beauty named Miss Blanche Ingram until Jane cannot bear it any longer. Mr. Rochester then admits that his courtship of Miss Ingram was a ruse to arouse Jane's jealousy and that it is she whom he truly loves. His feelings are returned, and they become engaged despite their differences in social status, age, and experience. Jane is young and innocent at nineteen years old, while Rochester is nearly forty—worldly, and thoroughly disillusioned with life and religion. Jane is determined to stay modest, plain, and virtuous, and Rochester is almost equally determined to offer her expensive presents and finery. The former has the moral high ground, though, and the weeks before the wedding are spent mostly as she wishes.
Jane Eyre, is a poor orphan with a joyless life as a child in the opening chapters. Her wealthy aunt, the widowed Mrs. Reed, is bound by a deathbed promise to her husband to raise his orphaned niece, Jane. However, she and her children are unkind to Jane, never failing to emphasize how she is below them. Jane's plain, intelligent, and passionate nature, combined with her occasional \"visions\" or vivid dreams, certainly do not help to secure her relatives' affections. The wedding ceremony is interrupted by a lawyer, who declares that Mr.
Rochester is already married. His mad wife Bertha Mason, a Creole from Jamaica whom his family forced him to marry, resides in the attic of Thornfield Hall, and her presence explains all sorts of mysterious events that have taken place during Jane's stay in Thornfield. Mr. Rochester offers to take her abroad to live with him, but Jane is not willing to sacrifice her morals or self-respect for earthly pleasures, let alone accept the status of mistress, even though Rochester insists Jane will break his heart if she refuses him. Torn between her love for Rochester and her own integrity and religion, Jane flees Thornfield in the middle of the night, with very little money and nowhere to go. 3.New worlds bank
dawn [dɔːn] n. 黎明，拂晓
day [deɪ] n.（一）天，（一）日；白天 daylight [ˈdeɪlaɪt] n. 日光，白昼； 黎明 dead [ded] a. 死的；无生命的
deadline [ˈdedlaɪn] n.最后期限，截止日期 deaf [def] a. 聋的
deal [diːl] n. 量，数额；交易
dear [dɪə(r)] int.（表示惊愕）哎呀！唷！ a. 亲爱的；贵的 death [deθ] n. 死
debate [dɪˈbeɪt] n. & v.讨论，辩论 debt [det] n. 债务；欠款 decade [ˈdekeɪd] n. 十年期 December [dɪˈsembə(r)] n. 12月 decide [dɪˈsaɪd] v. 决定；下决心 decision [dɪˈsɪʒ(ə)n] n. 决定；决心 declare [dɪˈkleə(r)] vt. 声明；断言 decline [dɪˈklaɪn] v. 减少,下降,衰退,谢绝
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defeat [dɪˈfiːt] vt. 击败；战胜
defence (美defense) [di'fens] n. & v. 防御；防务 defend [dɪˈfend] vt. 防守；保卫 degree [dɪˈɡriː] n. 程度；度数；学位
delay [dɪˈleɪ] v.& n. 拖延，延误，延迟，延期；耽搁 delete [dɪˈliːt] v. 删去
deliberately [dɪˈlɪbərətlɪ] ad.故意,蓄意,存心
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