Flawed Perfection: The Bronte's Use of The Byronic Hero Few writers capture the essence of the human condition like the Bronte sisters, Emily and Charlotte. ... In Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte employs similar physical descriptions to construct the Byronic identity of Rochester. However, where Emily Bronte uses vivid descriptions of eyes to convey the inward workings of Heathcliff (which identify him as a Byronic character) Charlotte Bronte relies on telling descriptions of Rochester's hands to construct his Byronic identity. ... Wood's allegations, Charlotte Bronte describes ...

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Tragic events such as Charlotte and Emily Bronte's mother dying before either child had reached the age of five, followed barely three years later by the passing of their two eldest siblings, Maria and Elizabeth, shaped both Bronte sisters' lives drastically. ... The most obvious example of a childhood experience coming out in a Bronte writing is Charlotte's representation of the Lowood School in Jane Eyre compared to her experiences at Cowan Bridge. ... (Bloom, 61) This left Charlotte as the eldest Bronte sibling without a mother causing a lot of the maternal responsibilities t...

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In the story, Withering Heightes, by Charlotte Bronte, the characters weave together to provide a picture of the culture of 1947, as influenced by the economic system of the time. As critics before have noted, Withering Heightes is steeply infused with a dramatic sense of class and place. There...

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