Emily Bronte, sister to Charlotte Bronte (author of Jane Eyre, which I personally hated) and another sister, Anne. All three sisters were writers who excelled in literature. They wrote together as a family, then later under individual male-interpreted pen names. Several considered her the "female Shakespeare." Was she the female-Shakespeare? Could she have been? How do we decide?
Bronte set the atmosphere of the first few chapters using her characters. The butler is dark, depressive and yet, humorous. Mr. Lockwood, a misanthrope (a hatred of people), is secluded and yet enjoyed making Heathcliff uncomfortable. He had secretly liked a woman who openly liked him back; his love turned to hate and she, convinced that she'd made a mistake, fled with her mother. He humiliated her. Some might ask why. It's a mode of self protection; if nobody loves you, nobody can hurt you.
Heathcliff, the main male protagonist, could be considered an anti-hero. He's selfish; his deceased son's wife hates him; he treats his dogs harshly, kicking one, saying "she's not kept as a pet." This is similar to how he treats people.
Mr Lockwood pushed Heathcliff into maxillary convulsions, a condition when someone grinds their teeth in anger to keep from crying, after Heathcliff found him in the room where Catherine's books were after her ghost scares Mr Lockwood into a nightmare.
Mr Lockwood pushed Heathcliff into maxillary convulsions, a condition when someone grinds their teeth in anger to keep from crying, after Heathcliff found him in the room where Catherine's books were after her ghost scares Mr Lockwood into a nightmare.
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