Jane Eyre and The Merchant of Venice is a 9-week virtual literature course for students ages 14-18, running from January 29, 2024 through May 31, 2024. Organized by Memoria Academy (MA), an auxiliary of Memoria Press and Highlands Latin School in Louisville, Kentucky, the course will be taught by Rose Cockerham on Mondays from 9:40-11:10 AM ET. By studying the 1847 Charlotte Brontë novel Jane Eyre, which follows the emotional journey of orphan Jane Eyre to finding love, and Shakespeare's 1596-1598 play The Merchant of Venice, course participants will analyze complex themes related to social injustice, human rights, faith, and redemption.
Jane Eyre and The Merchant of Venice
Grade Level: 9-12 (ages 14-18)Memoria Academy
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë is a first-person narration of the life of Jane, the eponymous heroine. Having been orphaned at a young age, Jane must live with her emotionally abusive aunt and bullying cousins. Eventually sent to Lowood school for orphaned girls, Jane is again mistreated by apathetic management at the institution until the abuses are discovered and benefactors help improve the school. Having overcome the difficulties of her childhood, Jane leaves Lowood to serve as a governess for a young French girl at Thornfield Hall. In her new post, Jane is employed by the mysterious and brooding Mr. Rochester. Thornfield Hall is as strange as its master, and Jane begins to notice odd noises and unexplained occurrences. Despite the strangeness of her new situation, Jane begins to develop a deep affection for Mr. Rochester. However, when Jane discovers the truth behind the mysteries of Thornfield Hall she seems destined to be forever separated from her beloved Rochester. Jane Eyre beautifully illustrates the power of the Christian faith to overcome hardship, the tenacity of holy love, the struggle to resist temptation, and the joy which comes through obedience, patience, and hope.
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