Character Analysis of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights

Character Analysis of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights

In Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, each character is a unique and

plays an important role in tying the story together. All characters

are related to one another in their own special way. They overlap and

interconnect their faith and destinies to make an outstanding plot and

theme and turn Emily Bronte's novel to be a true masterpiece of World

Literature.

The most important character, which possesses the readers' attention

throughout the whole story, is Heathcliff. His strong, charismatic,

and bitter character combined with handsome appearance makes some

sympathize with him, other to hate him, but certainly does not leave

anyone indifferent.

Overall, Heathcliff's life could not be considered happy and salutary

in any sense. From early childhood a status of a gypsy orphan did not

grant him any trumps in life, yet placed him into a disadvantageous

position. He was very fortunate that Mr. Earnshaw was kind hearted and

brought him to Wuthering Heights where he joined the family. From the

first days of his presence at the Heights he encountered a multitude

of both bad and good emotions. From one side it was the emerging

conflict with Hindley, on the other hand the developing love with

Catherine.

After many years as Heathcliff was living at the Heights he grew up to

be a passionate, somewhat uncivilized and uneducated young man, but

with a strong will and a unique personage. As he grew up the childhood

friendship with Catherine transformed into a sincere love that burned

in their young hearts. He was so used and dedicated to her that his

objective in life was to love he...

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...wood, who was a wealthy traveler and rented a room at the

Grange, never took a part in the story and was only a spectator. When

Nelly started telling him the story of the two families, he soon got

extremely interested and could not let her go until she told him

everything. He even visited Wuthering Heights and met some of the

people from the story.

The famous saying that from a true love to a great hatred is only a

step, might sound illusionary, however, Bronte proves that to be very

realistic. She shows how the treason of immense love might cause

chaos, death and destruction. We see how the collision of the two

extreme feelings of love and hate obliterate lives of the novel

characters. When love is doomed, when faith is lost comes tremendous

vengeance that overwhelms everything around, leaving no space for

life.