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[[File:Jane_Eyre.jpg|frame|"She had style, she had flair, she was there!"]]▼
| title = Jane Eyre
| original title = Jane Eyre: An Autobiography
| image = Jane_Eyre.jpg
| author = Charlotte Brontë
| central theme = [[Coming of Age Story]]
| elevator pitch = A young orphan woman survives the [[Boarding School of Horrors]] and becomes a governess, then she falls in love with her employer who has a dark secret who can compromise and endanger her.
| genre = Gothic Romance
| publication date = October 16, 1847
| source page exists = yes
| wiki URL = https://janeeyre.fandom.com/wiki/Jane_Eyre_Wiki
| wiki name = Jane Eyre Wiki
}}
Jane Eyre is an unloved orphan sent to a
▲''The'' archetypal Gothic romance novel by [[Charlotte Bronte]].
▲Jane Eyre is an unloved orphan sent to a grueling boarding school, Lowood, by her foster aunt who dislikes her fiery wit and sharp tongue (and the fact that her husband appeared to love his sister, Jane's mother, more than his own family). She's put through the wringer several times over there and emerges as a solemnly quiet person, but is just as free-spirited inside as she was before she went in. It is this spirit that causes her to long for adventure and new pastures, and she accepts a job as the governess of a young girl named Adèle, who lives with Mrs. Fairfax and the little-seen Mr. Edward Rochester at Thornfield Hall.
But it is not until after a chance encounter with Mr. Rochester that Jane's curiosity is sparked. Mr. Rochester's bluntness and moodiness, rather than turning her off, make her even more intrigued about him, and it appears that her initial curiosity is growing into something more.
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Then Mr. Rochester leaves Thornfield for several weeks, returning with a flock of rich gentlemen and women, and walking together with the comely but snobbish Blanche Ingram. Jane is distressed at the sight of Rochester with Ingram, mainly because she knows that he does not truly love the rich socialite. But it turns out that Mr. Rochester never intended to marry Ingram: he staged his courtship only to make Jane jealous and admit her feelings for him. He proposes to Jane, who readily accepts. But the shadows at Thornfield Hall are not going to let her win her love that easily, as Jane is about to find out on her wedding day.
'''Adaptations'''
It should go without saying that ''Jane Eyre'' has ''numerous'' [[Jane Eyre (film)|film adaptations]]. There was also a critically acclaimed musical adaptation in 2000 with songs by Paul Gordon. It even was the inspiration behind Daphne du Maurier's ''Rebecca'' and an [[External Retcon|external prequel]], ''Wide Sargasso Sea'', was written by Jean Rhys that focused on the [[Start of Darkness|primary "antagonist's" descent into madness]]. There is also an [[External Retcon|external sequel]], ''Jane Rochester'', by Kimberly A. Bennett. ''Rochester'', by J. L. Niemann, is erotica from Mr. Rochester's POV. ''Jane'', by April Lindner, sets the story in the modern day and asks: "What if Jane Eyre fell in love with a rock star?" ''Jenna Starborn'', by Sharon Shinn, is a science fiction retelling of the story which features "Jenna" (Jane) as a clone commissioned and then abandoned by Mrs. Reed.
=== Reader, I Used These Tropes: ===▼
The various versions of ''Jane Eyre'', according to Wikipedia at the end of 2022, are:
'''[[Jane Eyre (film)|Film]]'''
* [[Jane Eyre (1910 film)|''Jane Eyre'' (1910 film)]], starring Irma Taylor
* [[Jane Eyre (1921 film)|''Jane Eyre'' (1921 film)]], starring Mabel Ballin
* [[Jane Eyre (1934 film)|''Jane Eyre'' (1934 film)]], starring Virginia Bruce
* [[Jane Eyre (1943 film)|''Jane Eyre'' (1943 film)]], starring Joan Fontaine
* [[Jane Eyre (1970 film)|''Jane Eyre'' (1970 film)]], starring Susannah York
* [[Jane Eyre (1996 film)|''Jane Eyre'' (1996 film)]], starring Charlotte Gainsbourg
* [[Jane Eyre (1997 film)|''Jane Eyre'' (1997 film)]], starring Samantha Morton
* [[Jane Eyre (2011 film)|''Jane Eyre'' (2011 film)]], starring Mia Wasikowska
'''Live-Action TV'''
* [[Jane Eyre (1956 TV series)|''Jane Eyre'' (1956 TV series)]], starring Daphne Slater
* [[Jane Eyre (1963 TV series)]], starring Ann Bell
* [[Jane Eyre (1973 TV series)|''Jane Eyre'' (1973 miniseries)]], starring Sorcha Cusack
* [[Jane Eyre (1983 TV serial)|''Jane Eyre'' (1983 TV serial)]], starring Zelah Clarke
* [[Jane Eyre (2006 TV series)|''Jane Eyre'' (2006 miniseries)]], starring Ruth Wilson
'''Theatre and Opera'''
* [[Jane Eyre (musical)|''Jane Eyre'' (musical)]], 1995 musical with music by Paul Gordon
* [[Jane Eyre (Joubert)|''Jane Eyre'' (Joubert)]], 1997 opera by John Joubert with a libretto by Kenneth Birkin
* [[Jane Eyre (Berkeley)|''Jane Eyre'' (Berkeley)]], 2000 opera by Michael Berkeley with a libretto by David Malouf
* [[Jane Eyre (Karchin)|''Jane Eyre'' (Karchin)]], 2016 opera by Louis Karchin
* [[Adaptational Attractiveness]]: Both main characters are supposed to be unattractive, but most adaptations don't even make a stab at [[Hollywood Homely]]. It could be justified depending on your reading of the original story. Rochester might be considered more ugly than he is because he's old, while Jane might be overly critical of her own appearance.
* [[Alpha Bitch]]: Blanche Ingram.
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