Emily Bronte famous novel
“Wuthering Heights” is a well mixture of
gothic elements. Gothic novel is a genre of literature that combines elements
of both horror and romance. In gothic novel the atmosphere is gloom, terror and
mystery. In the novel, Wuthering Heights, we encounter a atmosphere which is
gloomy and lonely. For example, the ancient manor Wuthering heights and the
moors everything seems to be gloomy and mysterious.
Gothic novel is often set on a
ruined castle or abandoned house. The setting of Wuthering heights is also a
ruined castle which is full of terror and mystery. In gothic novel the
protagonist is usually villein. We find a villain protagonist in withering
Heights which 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 ultimate destroys the woman that he loves. And he
becomes avenger for taking revenge on Linton family and Hindley for the sake of
his insane love. Greed, revenge, jealousy, ghosts, insane love, 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 in 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 stands 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 Cathrine 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 story its gothic feel.
Wuthering Heights is also a Gothic romance because even after death of Catherine, Heathcliff calls the soul of
Cathrine to come and living around him. This horror romance between Cathrine
and Heathcliff demonstrates the idea that their love is alive even after death.
To sum up, we could say that
Emily Bronte novel wuthering Heights is a perfect gothic genre because it is a
novel which is full of Gothic elements.
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