How Is Heathcliff A Hero

Explore the Presentation of Heroism in Macbeth and Wuthering Heights
In this essay I am going to explore how Shakespeare presents Macbeth as a Hero and how Emily Bronte presents Heathcliff as a Hero in Wuthering Heights. From looking at both texts I noticed that both characters are tragic heroes which are typically describes as “A hero who suffers from a tragic flaw that eventually causes his downfall” Firstly I am going to start off this essay by analysing Heathcliff and my impressions as a reader of him. I am going to interpret the aspects of Heathcliff’s character that I can infer from chapters one to ten in Wuthering heights by Emily Bronte. The initial chapters of the novel set the scene of the gothic genre and the tone of the novel
When interpreted this way the reader feels compassion for Heathcliff and wills him to do right. Even though this is right at the beginning of the novel the reader has mixed emotions to him and can see that he is a twisted character that needs to be unravelled to see who his true character is. Another reference to his neglect is ‘gaunt thorns all stretching their limbs one was as if craving alms of sin’ this is symbolizing Heathcliff’s longing for warmth and love, he is like the tree’s being beaten and pushed down by the cold harsh wind making him
He also refers to the severity of his sins when he says “Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood … making the green one red” (60; 63) This means that he could not wash the blood from his hands no matter how hard he tried and they are engraved clearly on his skin for all to see; Macbeth is disgusted with himself and he really is bursting with self hatred at this moment in time which again reflects on the raw emotions and humanity he