I think it helps to recognize that Emily Bronte doesn't think she's depicting a positive romantic relationship. It's a horror story where sexual passion is the monster.
I've never been able to read WH as a ~good ~romance! It's a horror story full of destruction. And IMHO, Nelly Dean is the most interesting character. Also Lockwood! Because he is hilarious.
The Brontes really do write some messed up relationships. Even Anne! (Who in that comic is the one with ~sense.) In one of her books, the hero horse-whips another dude into a coma because he is jealous of him. And he still gets the girl. XD
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Date: 2013-11-15 04:02 pm (UTC)I think it helps to recognize that Emily Bronte doesn't think she's depicting a positive romantic relationship. It's a horror story where sexual passion is the monster.
I've never been able to read WH as a ~good ~romance! It's a horror story full of destruction. And IMHO, Nelly Dean is the most interesting character. Also Lockwood! Because he is hilarious.
The Brontes really do write some messed up relationships. Even Anne! (Who in that comic is the one with ~sense.) In one of her books, the hero horse-whips another dude into a coma because he is jealous of him. And he still gets the girl. XD