Mr. St John Rivers is depicted as being in his mid-to-late 30s in the novel "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë.
Jane Eyre was around 18 years old when she went to work as a governess for Mr. Rochester at Thornfield Hall.
In "Jane Eyre," Mr. Brocklehurst is portrayed as a middle-aged man. His precise age is not explicitly mentioned in the novel.
No, Jane Eyre was 18 when she became a governess.
The novel "Jane Eyre" was written by Charlotte BrontΓ«. The motifs of an old manor, a Byronic hero, the madwoman in the attic, and the vampire are known as Gothic motifs or Gothic elements. These elements are commonly found in Gothic literature and help create an atmosphere of mystery, suspense, and supernatural elements in the story.
He's supposed to be way older then Jane, he's probably in his late thirties. It mentions that he is twenty years older than her - old enough to be her father - so when she went to work there, he would be 38.
When she's in thornfield shes a governess ( a private teacher)Jane becomes a teacher at Lowood and after a few years, leaves to become a governess at Thornfield. Later in the novel, she briefly returns to teaching whenever she fixes up an old schoolhouse with the help of the Rivers.
Mrs.Varens is "Adele". Jane Eyre's 10 year old student at Thornfield who happens to be Mr.Rochester's daughter as well.
Edward John Eyre died of old age in 1901.
40's
Edward John Eyre died on November 30, 1901 at the age of 86.
Probably early teens upwards
Emma is twenty-one years old at the beginning of Jane Austen's novel "Emma."