... Wuthering Heights, her sister Charlotte Bronte describes the protagonist, Heathcliff, to have "a passion such as might boil and glow in the bad essence of some evil genius;- (C. Bronte 65). This portrayal of Heathcliff denotes diabolism. However, many critics feel that instead of taking the role of a tyrant Heathcliff is in fact the victim in the novel. Heathcliff's "story is a long list ... about Heathcliff's mistreatment and revenge is neglecting the entire meaning of the novel (Champion 52). Without Heathcliff as the central figure of Wuthering Heights, the novel lacks a meaningful t...

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