# Jane Clayton — Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar character guide > Jane Clayton in Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar by Edgar Rice Burroughs. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Jane, Lady Greystoke, Only Lady Greystoke, the girl **First appearance:** 0000-i-belgian-and-arab ## Snapshot Lady Greystoke refuses to bend: captured by Arab raiders, she counts the days until her ape-man husband reads her trail like an open book. ## Who they are Jane Clayton is not the kind of prisoner who weeps in a tent; she is the kind who walks out of one, twice, past lions and searchers, because she believes Tarzan is omnipotent in his native world. Her certainty is her strength and her exposure — she has no plan but his arrival, and the jungle is patient. Her flight across the clearing, and the eyes watching from the tree above, sets the collision between Achmet Zek's greed and Tarzan's forgotten identity that drives the middle of the book. ## Relationships ### [Tarzan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_jewels_of_opar_se/characters/tarzan) _romantic_ Jane is Tarzan's devoted wife, and their bond is central to the story, marked by deep love and mutual protection. ### [Albert Werper](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_jewels_of_opar_se/characters/albert_werper) _rivalry_ Werper kidnaps and threatens Jane, viewing her as a pawn in his schemes against Tarzan. ### [La](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_jewels_of_opar_se/characters/la) _rivalry_ Jane and La are romantic rivals for Tarzan's affections, creating tension and conflict between them. ### [Numa](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_jewels_of_opar_se/characters/numa) _rivalry_ Jane often finds herself threatened by Numa, and Tarzan must protect her from the lion's attacks. ### [Achmet Zek](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_jewels_of_opar_se/characters/achmet_zek) _rivalry_ Achmet Zek captures and holds Jane as a hostage, using her to manipulate Tarzan. ### [Mohammed Beyd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_jewels_of_opar_se/characters/mohammed_beyd) _rivalry_ Mohammed Beyd is one of Jane's captors, treating her as a prisoner and bargaining chip. ### [Abdul Mourak](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_jewels_of_opar_se/characters/abdul_mourak) _rivalry_ Abdul Mourak is a guard and captor of Jane, contributing to her imprisonment and distress. ### [Tarzan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_jewels_of_opar_se/characters/tarzan) _romantic_ Jane is Tarzan's devoted wife, and their bond is central to the story, marked by deep love and mutual protection. ### [Albert Werper](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_jewels_of_opar_se/characters/albert_werper) _rivalry_ Werper kidnaps and threatens Jane, viewing her as a pawn in his schemes against Tarzan. ### [Tarzan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_jewels_of_opar_se/characters/tarzan) _romantic_ Jane is Tarzan's devoted wife, and their bond is central to the story, marked by deep love and mutual protection. ### [La](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_jewels_of_opar_se/characters/la) _rivalry_ Jane and La are romantic rivals for Tarzan's affections, creating tension and conflict between them. ### [La](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_jewels_of_opar_se/characters/la) _rivalry_ Jane and La are romantic rivals for Tarzan's affections, creating tension and conflict between them. ## In the story ### [I: Belgian and Arab](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_jewels_of_opar_se/chapters/i-belgian-and-arab) Tarzan's wife, described as very beautiful, who is the intended victim of the kidnapping scheme. ### [On the Road to Opar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_jewels_of_opar_se/chapters/ii-on-the-road-to-opar) Pleads with Tarzan not to risk returning to Opar, fearing the dangers of the dead city. ### [VI: The Arab Raid](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_jewels_of_opar_se/chapters/vi-the-arab-raid) Defends the bungalow with a rifle, is captured by the raiders, and taken north. ### [X: Achmet Zek Sees the Jewels](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_jewels_of_opar_se/chapters/x-achmet-zek-sees-the-jewels) Held captive by Achmet Zek, she endures the journey and hopes for rescue by Tarzan, trusting in his ability to find her. She is later discovered missing from the hut. ### [A Priestess but Yet a Woman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_jewels_of_opar_se/chapters/xiv-a-priestess-but-yet-a-woman) Mentioned as Lady Greystoke, waiting for Tarzan to rescue her from Achmet Zek. ### [The Flight of Werper](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_jewels_of_opar_se/chapters/xv-the-flight-of-werper) Jane escapes from the Arab village, cuts through a brush wall, climbs the palisade, and follows a game trail south, taking refuge in a tree from a stalking beast. ### [Tarzan Again Leads the Mangani](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_jewels_of_opar_se/chapters/xvi-tarzan-again-leads-the-mangani) Attempts to escape but is recaptured by Achmet Zek and bound in the hut. ### [The Deadly Peril of Jane Clayton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_jewels_of_opar_se/chapters/xvii-the-deadly-peril-of-jane-clayton) Rescued by a giant ape who she initially mistakes for Tarzan; faints upon discovering the ape's true identity. ### [XIX: Jane Clayton and the Beasts of the Jungle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_jewels_of_opar_se/chapters/xix-jane-clayton-and-the-beasts-of-the-jungle) Survives a night in a tree after witnessing Numa kill an ape; later escapes Numa by climbing another tree; observes Frecoult shoot Achmet Zek. ### [XX: Jane Clayton Again a Prisoner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_jewels_of_opar_se/chapters/xx-jane-clayton-again-a-prisoner) Deceived by Werper, she returns to the raiders' camp as a prisoner, unaware of his betrayal. ### [The Flight to the Jungle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_jewels_of_opar_se/chapters/xxi-the-flight-to-the-jungle) Rescued by Werper, hides in the jungle, shows courage and endurance. ### [Home](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_jewels_of_opar_se/chapters/xxiv-home) Rescued by Tarzan, reunited with the Waziri, and reflects on Werper's redeeming act. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_jewels_of_opar_se/characters/jane_clayton - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_jewels_of_opar_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_jewels_of_opar_se/characters