Mrs. Reed

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Mrs. Reed is Jane Eyre’s cruel and resentful aunt by marriage who raises her harshly at Gateshead Hall in Charlotte Brontë’s novel.

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Label Occurrences
Mrs. Reed canonical 4
Mr. Reed 2

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf aunt
fictional character
literary character
allows John Reed to bully Jane Eyre
appearsIn Jane Eyre
auntOf Jane Eyre
breaksPromiseAbout caring kindly for Jane Eyre
breaksPromiseTo Mrs. Reed self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mr. Reed
confesses concealing John Eyre’s letter
createdBy Charlotte Brontë
describesJaneAs a liar
diesIn Gateshead Hall
eventuallyFalls ill
familyName Reed
feels bitterness until death
firstAppearsIn the opening chapters of Jane Eyre
fullName Sarah Reed
guardianOf Jane Eyre
harborsFeelingToward resentment toward Jane Eyre
hasChild Eliza Reed
Georgiana Reed
John Reed
liesTo Mr. Brocklehurst about Jane Eyre
locks Jane Eyre in the red-room
nationality English
prefers her own children over Jane Eyre
publicationContext Jane Eyre
surface form: Jane Eyre (1847)
punishes Jane Eyre unjustly
refusesOfferFrom John Eyre to adopt Jane
residesAt Gateshead Hall
roleInNarrative antagonist in Jane’s childhood
sends Lowood School
surface form: Jane Eyre to Lowood School
settingPeriod early 19th century
socialClass upper-middle class
spouse Mrs. Reed self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mr. Reed
symbolizes cruelty of certain Victorian family structures
treats Jane Eyre cruelly
visitedBy Jane Eyre during her final illness
withholdsInformationAbout John Eyre
surface form: Jane’s uncle John Eyre
withholdsInformationFrom Jane Eyre

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Jane Eyre mainCharacter Mrs. Reed
Mrs. Reed spouse Mrs. Reed self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Mr. Reed
Mrs. Reed breaksPromiseTo Mrs. Reed self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Mr. Reed
Jane Eyre (1943 film) character Mrs. Reed
Jane Eyre (2011 film) character Mrs. Reed