"Reader, I used these tropes":
- Adaptational Early Appearance: Grace Poole shows up upon the arrival of Jane on Thornfield Hall in the first part. In the novel, she appears after Jane finished her first day teaching Adele some lessons.
- Adaptation Name Change: The young girl who is an attendant in Jane's cottage in Morton is named Alice Wood. In this version, it was changed to Ruth.
- Adapted Out: Mary, one of the servants in Thornfield Hall and Rosamund Oliver are not present in this version. They would later show up in 1983 version.
- Ahem: Mrs. Fairfax does this to bring a conversation after she sees Jane and Mr. Rochester being quiet in the drawing room.
- Big Friendly Dog: Pilot in this version is an enormous Irish Wolfhound and is sometimes seen being friendly when given treats.
- Chekhov's Gun: The ring on Mr. Rochester's right hand, which made Jane figure out that Mr. Rochester disguised as a gypsy.
- Composite Character: Jane mentioned about two female servants at Thornfield Hall in the book, Leah and Mary. In this version, only Leah is present and takes up the roles of both near the end of the last part.
- Disabled in the Adaptation: Julia Severn, one of the students who was punished by Mr. Brocklehurst for having a curly hair is infected with typhus fever in this version. In the novel, it doesn't mention that she became sick.
- Doomed New Clothes: Jane receives an old wedding veil which was worn by Mr. Rochester's mother and grandmother. In the next scene, said wedding veil was torn by Bertha.
- Feet-First Introduction: The two gentlemen show up in Jane and Mr. Rochester's wedding are first seen on their feet. Later they are revealed to be Mr. Mason and Mr. Briggs who are attempting to stop the wedding.
- Hope Sprouts Eternal: As Jane leaves Lowood to work as a governess, a bunch of flowers are seen in the gardens of the school.
- Gilligan Cut: Adele complains to Jane that Mr. Rochester ignores her and says she doesn't want to be friends with him anymore. In the next scene, she happily accepts the gifts from Mr. Rochester.
- Gleeful and Grumpy Pairing: Jane and Mr. Rochester have this in dynamic. The former is patient, sensible and perpetually amused while the latter is grumpy, brooding and sarcastic.
- Go Out with a Smile: Helen spends her last day smiling and comforting Jane before dying from consumption.
- Guyliner: Mr. Rochester is seen wearing eyeliner in some scenes happening outside.
- I Kiss Your Hand: Mr. Rochester does this to Jane during their engagement period in the fourth part and after they reunited in the last part.
- Lap Pillow: In Part Four, Jane offers to let Mr. Rochester lie on her lap after their proposal.
- Leaning on the Furniture: Jane sometimes is shown leaning near one of the upper panels of the four-posted bed in her room.
- Lighter and Softer: This version is lighter and there are more comedic moments compare to other adaptations but retains the faithfulness to its source material.
- Long Last Look: Near the end of Part Two, after Jane leaves Mr. Rochester's room, she looks back at the staircase where she heard a strange laugh.
- Minimalist Cast: Part Two only features Jane, Mr. Rochester, Mrs. Fairfax, Adele, Leah and Sophie.
- Mirror Scare: Upon looking at the mirror in Mr. Reed's room, Jane sees a reflection of her dead uncle in the bed.
- Narrating the Obvious: This version has tendency to narrate the events viewers are already seeing a lot, with characters stopping for a moment until the narration is finished.
- Noisy Shut-Up: Mr. Rochester does this when his guests are wondering about the noise they heard on the third floor. After that, he makes an excuse about it calmly.Mr. Rochester: LADIES KEEP OFF OR I SHALL WAX DANGEROUS!
[everyone stops talking] - Off-into-the-Distance Ending:
- Near the end of Part Four, Jane walks on the road through the moors and then the credits roll over.
- The last scene of Part Five ends with Jane and Mr. Rochester leaving Ferndean in horse carriage, possibly going to church for their second wedding.
- Perpetual Smiler:
- Jane is often seen smiling, though sometimes she is shown being sad or upset in some occasions.
- Helen seems fond of doing this, even when she's dying from consumption.
- Previously on…: Part Two and Three opens some scenes from previous episodes featuring Jane and Mr. Rochester.
- Public Domain Soundtrack: This version uses "Introduction and Allegro for Strings Op. 47" during the opening and ending sequence.
- Reality Has No Soundtrack: Besides the opening, ending-sequence and some piano tunes, this version lacks background music.
- "The Reason You Suck" Speech: When the typhus fever was struck in Lowood, the two gentlemen told Mr. Brocklehurst that the poor conditions of his school made many students become ill and they should form a committee to help rebuild it. Mr. Brocklehurst showed his anger afterwards.
- Red Is Heroic: Jane wears a red outfit with light brown cloak when she travels in Ferndean and reunites with Mr. Rochester there.
- Say My Name: Mr. Rochester shouts "JAAANE!" as Jane decides to leave him from their failed marriage.
- Sealed with a Kiss: Near the end of the last part, Jane and Mr. Rochester shared The Big Damn Kiss after their second wedding proposal and then leaving together in the next scene.
- Sherlock Scan: Jane managed to find out that Mr. Rochester is a gypsy easily through looking at his ring on the right hand and his voice.
- Shout-Out: In the first part, Miss Temple mentions the Sargasso Sea during her class. It was a reference to Wide Sargasso Sea, a prequel of the novel written by Jean Rhys.
- Smooch of Victory: Jane kisses St. John on his cheek after he told her that she inherited a fortune from their uncle John and revealed that they're cousins.
- Spit-Trail Kiss: Jane and Mr. Rochester shared one of these when they reunited in Ferndean.
- Stunned Silence: Mr. Rochester has this reaction after Jane found out that he disguised himself as a gypsy.
- Textile Work Is Feminine:
- The Reed sisters are seen doing a cross-stitch of the phrase "God is Love". Considering how they ignore Jane a lot, what they made is senseless for them.
- Jane is sewing a purse even when she's in the middle of the party.
- Throw the Book at Them: John Reed knocks young Jane by throwing a book on her head.
- Took a Level in Cheerfulness: Jane herself started out as gloomy and miserable when she was a child. After the Time Skip, she is often seen smiling and relaxed.
- Truer to the Text: This version follows the novel's plot with some minor changes.
- Twirl of Love: A non-romantic version. When Jane returns to Thornfield Hall, she lifts Adele into the air and whirls around.
- Verbal Tic: Mr. Rochester in this version constantly utters "hmmm"'s and "hmph"'s whenever he is thinking or being uncertain.
- Visible Boom Mic: It shows up at least three times, like near the end of Part Three where Jane talks to dying Mrs. Reed.
- Walk and Talk: Part Two shows Jane and Mr. Rochester having a conversation about Adele while walking outside Thornfield Hall.
- Window Watcher: Jane does this in the upstairs window, watching Mr. Rochester riding on his horse and Blanche saying goodbye to him.
