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 Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte builds Heathcliff's Byronic character by describing the appearance and movement of his eyes. ... Emily Bronte describes his eyes as "wide, and wet at last, [his eyes] flashed fiercely on her- (Bronte 124). ... (add quote from "rejection-) By using physically vivid descriptions of Heathcliff's eyes, Emily Bronte identifies Heathcliff as a Byronic individual. ... However, where Emil...

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Charlotte and Emily Bronte shared some very interesting, and dreadful experiences throughout their childhood together. ... Rochester and Heathcliff are described by the Bronte's as near perfect models of a Byronic hero. ... Emily Bronte goes as far as describing Heathcliff as both, "a gift of God," and, "as dark almost as if it came from the devil," (Bronte, E 77). ... Since the original publishing of both Bronte novels, critics have argued about which male family member was the influence for the Bronte sisters' Byronic heroes. Raymond Williams' description o...

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A Gothic Theme in Wuthering Heights Emily Bronte's novel, Wuthering Heights can be categorized as a gothic novel for many reasons. ... Lockwood wakes up and dismisses the whole event as a nightmare, but Bronte leaves it to the reader to decide how "real" the event really was. ... Bronte uses these gothic undertones throughout her novel. ... The gothic novel was very popular during this time and Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights fits into this category well. ...

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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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