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The Bronte Sisters Charlotte had four sisters and one brother. After their mother’s death, Bront? and her sisters were sent to the Clergy Daughters’ School. The food was bad Discipline was harsh Disease was rampant Bronte’s two older sisters (Maria Elizabeth) died of tuberculosis. Biography Biography Bront? sisters’ novels Charlotte Bronte Was born of Irish ancestry in 1816 Marriage Bells In 1854 Charlotte married her fathers curate, Arthur Bell Nichols. The next year, she became pregnant, then ill. She died a month before her 39th birthday. THE NOVEL Jane Eyre was published in London in 1847. Jane Eyre Features of Charlotte Bronte’s Novels Romantic Influence The Romantic Movement Came into play in at the end of the 18th Century. Championed the rights of the individual over the demands of society. Believed that humans were inherently good Valued imagination over reason Inspired by nature Gothic Influence Jane Eyre displays some characteristics of the gothic novel: Imprisoned women A heroine who faces danger Supernatural interventions at crucial moments in the plot A romantic reconciliation Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights Gothic Ghosts * * They were born in Yorkshire. In 1820 Mr. Bront? moved his family to Haworth, a remote and gloomy village on the Yorkshire moors. During the following years at Haworth, they had a great deal of freedom to explore the surrounding countryside. After 1831 Charlotte went to Roe Head and worked there intermittently. In 1842 their aunt provided them with money to go to Brussels to study French. All the Bront?s wrote poetry secretly. In 1846 they published their first and only poetry Poems by the authors named Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell (the pseudonyms they choose preserved their own initials). However, their poetry was a failure, which led all three to begin work on novels. Emily and Anne had been more successful than Charlotte in getting their first novels accepted and published under the pseudonyms. In 1848 Charlo