How Does Emily Bronte Relevant In The Victorian Era?

As a writer Emily Bronte retold the classic story of Romeo and Juliet, only this time the story sets in England around the time of the early 1800’s and the two lovers were in it for a long game. Wuthering Heights is about how two lovers fight over their social statuses that links to the post Romance Era with the new bound Victorian Era.

In the beginning of the novel Emily Bronte links the Romantic Era by showing an interest and concern in the outcasts of society (the poor, tramps, beggars etc.). Evidence to support this,” … but did it never strike you that if Heathcliff and I married, we should be beggars? whereas, if I marry Linton I can aid Heathcliff to rise, and place him out of my brother's power” (86). This quote proves that Catherine

This is what most writers did back in the Victorian literature era. Evidence to support this is,” Whatever he may pretend, he wishes to provoke Edgar to desperation: he says he has married me on purpose to obtain power over him; and he sha'n't obtain it--I'll die first! I just hope, I pray, that he may forget his diabolical prudence and kill me! The single pleasure I can imagine is to die, or to see him dead!” (163). Isabella Linton (Edgar’s sister, Heathcliff’s wife) vented to Nelly Dean (servant/housekeeper of Wuthering Heights) that there was a problem of her marrying Heathcliff just so she could gain power over her brother. This quote proves that in Wuthering Heights the characters reflect in their daily life, problems, and interests. This is how the novel links to the Victorian

Well Nelly Dean definitely does express her feelings about Heathcliff. Evidence to support this is,” Your master is a true scoundrel!' I replied. 'But he shall answer for it. He needn't have raised that tale: it shall all be laid bare!” (163). Nelly Dean calls Heathcliff this funny but yet stupid word since he locked up Cathy (Catherine’s daughter) so that she could be married to Linton (Heathcliff’s son). While reading this novel you can tell that Emily Bronte tries to tell the story of people who live in the life of hard work (Victorian Era Literature Characteristics). For example, if you look at Heathcliff back when he didn’t have a lot of money the Earnshaw’s and the Linton’s all looked down on him. That is why he did all those terrible things just so he could be successful later on in the story. Evidence to support this is,” I get levers and mattocks to demolish the two houses, and train myself to be capable of working like Hercules, and when everything is ready and in my power, I find the will to lift a slate off either roof has vanished! My old enemies have not beaten me” (355). This proves the fact that Emily Bronte tries to tell the story of people who live in the life of hard work. This is how Wuthering Heights links to the Romance and Victorian