# Miss Temple — Jane Eyre character guide

> Miss Temple in Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0007-v

## Snapshot

The grave, gracious superintendent of Lowood, who treats Jane as a person rather than a problem and quietly restores her name.

## Who they are

Miss Temple runs Lowood with a dignity that survives its harsh conditions, and when Jane is publicly branded a liar, she listens to the child's account and clears her before the school. She offers Jane the first adult kindness that does not come with humiliation attached, and her approval becomes a standard Jane carries into later life. In the novel's early arc she is proof that authority need not be cruel, giving Jane a memory of justice to measure the world against.

## In the story

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jane_eyre_se/chapters/v)

The tall, grave superintendent who welcomes Jane kindly and inquires about her background.

### [Chapter VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jane_eyre_se/chapters/vi)

Mentioned by Helen as a kind and gentle teacher who contrasts with Miss Scatcherd.

### [Chapter VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jane_eyre_se/chapters/vii)

Quietly supports Jane and attempts to reason with Mr. Brocklehurst about the hair.

### [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jane_eyre_se/chapters/viii)

Miss Temple writes to Mr. Lloyd, clears Jane's name, and provides a comforting tea with seed-cake.

### [Chapter IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jane_eyre_se/chapters/ix)

Devoted to caring for the sick students, rarely leaving the infirmary.

### [A New Servitude](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jane_eyre_se/chapters/x)

Miss Temple marries and leaves Lowood, taking with her the serene atmosphere that had influenced Jane.

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