... Bronte builds Heathcliff's Byronic character by describing the appearance and movement of his eyes. In the first paragraph of Wuthering Heights, Lockwood describes Heathcliff's eyes as, "black,"" and "withdrawn suspiciously under their brows- (Bronte 3). Early on in the novel, this description provides the reader with vital, introductory information about Heathcliff "that he is a dark, and mysterious ... construct Rochester's Byronic identity) in Jane Eyre stands in contrast to Emily Bronte's use of eyes (as a tool for constructing the Byronic identity of Heathcliff) in Wuthering Height...

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