Their influential use of strong female characters was revolutionary for their time. ... In Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte builds Heathcliff's Byronic character by describing the appearance and movement of his eyes. ... The Byronic characters of Heathcliff and Rochester display many similar qualities. ... Second, while both of these men have mysterious pasts, Heathcliff's day-to-day motivations remain a mystery, while Emiliy Bronte allows readers of Jane Eyre to experience the inner-workings of Rochester's Byronic character throughout the novel. And third, the fact that Heath...

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Her use of the "dark element" of the ghost, the many nightmares by characters, allusions to the devil, and the many references to the dead all include themes associated with the gothic novel. ... Even Heathcliff was stunned that a ghost would appear to the usual rational Lockwood which indicates that maybe his incident was more than just an ordinary dream. ... The terrifying dreams, the appearances of Cathy as a ghost, her haunting of Heathcliff after her death, the suggestion of Heathcliff as a horrible figure that possesses black magic, the frequent occurrences of bad weather, and the visi...

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