Discuss the importance of setting in ?Wuthering Heights?:Examine the use of buildings, landscape, weather and the elements to reflect the nature and experiences of the main characters

In the novel ?Wuthering Heights?, there is a feeling that the characters do not live completely free lives, and don?t have as much control over their lives as they should. It seems that instead of the houses and scenery being changed to fit the characters personalities, the scenery is in control of their lives and they are moulded and changed to fit it. This makes the majority of the novel very bitter and gloomy because of the large amounts of bad weather, and the fact that the main house (Wuthering Heights, where most of the story takes place) is generally a grim place. Because of this there is some thought that whenever the characters do anything ?bad?, that they are not acting on their own accord, so it would be unfair to judge them on those things. i.e. its not Heathcliff?s fault that he lusts for revenge, because the settings are affecting his actions and making him do so.

Because of the anger and rivalry that surrounds the characters in the book, Emily Bronte uses the char...