... character in the novel, the mystery behind him and the desire to understand his motives is what keeps us as the readers intrigued. When Heathcliff first arrived at Wuthering Heights Nelly described him as a "Dirty boy, swarthy and with unintelligible speech" a complete contrast to the refined well-spoken children of Earnshaws. Even from the start ... plans for power and revenge begin to unravel. His pitiless nature enables him to take advantage of Hindleys deteriorating state and gain power and control of the Heights. His perpetual contempt for both Edgar and Hindley is so strong that h...

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... devilish character known as a Byronic hero. In Charlotte's "Jane Eyre" the part of Byronic hero is played by Rochester and in "Wuthering Heights," Emily's literary work, Heathcliff is nearly the definition of the Byronic hero. At one point in "Jane Eyre," Blanche Ingram even references ... the same age. Helen's death left Jane; much like Charlotte's sister's deaths left Charlotte, many more responsibilities with no mothering figure to lean on. This example shows that in all aspects of the Bronte sister's writings there are influences from their actual lives. One Byronic characteristic Ro...

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... -reliant, pursuing his own ends according to his self-generated moral code against any opposition, human or supernatural. And he exerts an attraction on other characters that is more compelling because it involves their terror at his obliviousness to ordinary human concerns and values. •Norton, 522). ... fruition of their passions. Heathcliff's struggle is more outward and hurts more people along the way; his behavior terrifies those around him. Rochester on the other hand hurts only Jane, and hardly seems to take pleasure in deliberately hurting others. Rochester's hidden secret is alw...

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... we would find these same sort of Byronic characters as the leads for these shows. We can also find them in classic literature such as Moby Dick (Capt. Ahab) and Wuthering Heights (Heathcliff); current literature such as Clive Cussler's hero Dirk Pitt and even in comic books such as Batman and Nightwing. For instance, in the comic books, Batman is a classic example ... doesn't commit to any of them. He does all sorts of dangerous stunts (while never getting too hurt) and at the end, can be found alone in his home working on some antique car. Byron seems to have taken the classic Renaissa...

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