1) Describe the social code of Victorian England. What expectations were placed on people depending on their gender and class?
The Victorian age presented a time when groups were separated by gender, as well as class.
http://engl379-sp11-egle.wikispaces.umb.edu/file/view/davidoff+munby.pdf


2) who were some famous authors who were being published in the late 1700s through the late 1800s?
Charles Dickens, Charles Darwin, Mary Ann Evans, Jane Austen, Edgar Allen Poe, and many more.

http://www.nettlesworth.durham.sch.uk/time/victorian/vpeople.html

3) what new ideas were changing the way human perceived the world?
The victorian age witnessed rapid change and developments in almost every aspect of life. knowledge was powerful, and people began to question the role Britain in the world.
http://www.english.uwosh.edu/roth/VictorianEngland.htm


4) What was the critical reception to your novel (Jane Eyre or Wuthering Heights)? 
The critical reception of Jane Eyre varied. Some people admired the power and freshness of the novel, while other people thought the novel was superficial and vulgar.
http://www.enotes.com/charlotte-bronte-criticism/bronte-charlotte-1816-1855


5) Describe the role and place of women in victorian society.
Women were expected to stay at home. They always had to be their best looking and were an accessory to their husbands.
http://wardariheath.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/gender-roles-in-the-victorian-times/


6)  Describe the presence or lack of social mobility between different classes of people (rich, poor, etc).
The upper and middle classes were highly involved in economics and politics, while the lower or working class was generally shut out. As the classes began to improve, lower classes still got treated badly no matter what.
http://www.victorianweb.org/history/Class.html