Emily Bronte's famous
novel “Wuthering Heights” is a good mixture of gothic elements. The gothic
novel is a genre of literature that combines elements of both horror and
romance. In a gothic novel, the atmosphere is gloom, terror, and mystery. In
the novel, Wuthering Heights, we encounter an atmosphere that is gloomy and
lonely. For example, in the ancient manor Wuthering heights and the moors
everything seems to be gloomy and mysterious.
The gothic novel is often
set in a ruined castle or abandoned house. The setting of Wuthering Heights is
also a ruined castle that is full of terror and mystery. In a gothic novel, the
protagonist is usually villein. We find a villain protagonist in withering
Heights whose name is Heathcliff; Heathcliff is the perfect gothic
villain. He is dark, handsome,
mysterious, and rotten to the core. No
one really knows where Heathcliff came from. Heathcliff is also a tragic
figure. He is not considered suitable to marry Catherine because he is not “a
gentleman” Although he has the makings of a romantic hero, he is the villain of
the story. He ultimately destroys the woman that he loves. And he becomes
avenger for taking revenge on Linton's family and Hindley for the sake of his
insane love. Greed, revenge, jealousy, ghosts, insane love, and mysterious
death all gothic things are found in Emily Bronte’s novel Wuthering Heights.
Like all Gothic romances, Wuthering
Heights has elements of the supernatural.
Supernatural events happen at the beginning of the novel and continue
until the very end. like the ghost of
Catherine, barking dogs in the wuthering heights, Yorkshire moors, Tragic death
of Heathcliff all stand for the supernatural existence in Wuthering Heights.
It is a dark and stormy
night when Mr. Lockwood is forced to spend the night at Wuthering Heights. And while sleeping his hands are grabbed by the
ghost of Catherine This terrifying nightmare of Lockwood tells us the
supernatural existence in wuthering heights.
Wuthering Heights is the
ancient manor of the Earns haws. It is
situated on the Yorkshire moors. The
moors and the house are dark, desolate, and lonely. The very name of the house suggests stormy
and violent weather. The ancient house and its gloomy surroundings help to give
the story its gothic feel.
Wuthering Heights is also
a Gothic romance because even after the death of Catherine, Heathcliff calls
the soul of Catherine to come and live around him. This horror romance between Catherine
and Heathcliff demonstrates the idea that their love is alive even after death.
To sum up, we could say
that Emily Bronte's novel Wuthering Heights is a perfect gothic genre because
it is a novel that is full of Gothic elements.
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