Emily Bronte's novel, "Wuthering Heights," covers all of the requisite themes necessary to earn its place in the Gothic genre: villainous behavior, helpless heroine, and horrific weather all in a decrepit, haunted setting. ... Bronte encourages the reader to see Heathcliff as a victim seeking justice and a romantic hero seeking true love. ... What Bronte gives us, however, keeping with the Gothic genre, is a cruel, heartless tyrant, consumed with hate, on a mission to destroy everyone who has ever crossed his path, including Cathy. ... " (Page 173) Here is where Bronte truly emphasi...

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