Maria Temple The warm-hearted superintendent at Lowood who generously offers the girls bread and cheese when their breakfasts are inedible. An impressive scholar, a model of ladylike behavior and a compassionate person, Miss Temple is a positive role model for Jane. She cares for Jane and Helen, offering them seedcake in her room and providing Helen with a warm, private bed when she is dying.
Miss Miller Teacher for the youngest students at Lowood who greets Jane on her first night at the school.
Miss Scatcherd The history and grammar teacher at Lowood. She constantly humiliates and punishes Helen Burns.
Miss Smith A red-cheeked teacher at Lowood who is in charge of sewing instruction.
Madame Pierrot The likeable French teacher at Lowood who comes from Lisle, France.
Miss Gryce Jane's roommate and fellow teacher at Lowood.
Mrs. Alice Fairfax The housekeeper at Thornfield; Jane first thinks she is Thornfield's owner. She warmly welcomes Jane to Thornfield, providing a contrast to Jane's cold treatment at Gateshead, the Reed's house. Mrs. Fairfax doesn't approve of Jane and Rochester's marriage because of the differences in their ages and social classes. When she leaves Thornfield after Jane's mysterious disappearance, Rochester offers her a generous pension.
Blanche Ingram The beautiful and haughty society woman Rochester pretends to love. Her comments about the insipidness of governesses show the lack of respect that most governesses faced in the wealthy Victorian families where they worked. As a fortune-hunter, more interested in Rochester's money than his personality, Blanche is depicted as an unappealingly materialist model of femininity.
