Jane Eyre
Adèle Varens
Rochester's ward
A lively French girl who loves dresses and dancing and becomes Jane's first pupil at Thornfield.
Adèle is Rochester's ward, a little French girl who speaks in a stream of chatter and French phrases. She loves to sing, dance and show off in pretty clothes. She is the daughter of the French opera dancer Céline Varens.
She is sweet and good-natured, and the brightest presence in the dark halls of Thornfield. She takes to Jane at once and shows her what she can recite. Her talk of dresses is a contrast with the quiet world of Jane's lessons.
“Madame Eyre, look! I can recite the entire French verse for you today!”
In the story
Contains spoilers.
Adèle greets Jane as Madame Eyre and recites French verse for her. During the wedding preparations, someone tells Jane she will be the loveliest bride in all England, and Adèle shares in the excitement.
After the marriage, Jane visits Adèle at her boarding school and moves her to a gentler academy where she thrives. Adèle tells Jane that her schoolmistress says her drawing and French recitations have improved so much.
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