Emily Bronte and Wuthering Heights

July 30, 1818

December 19, 1848

Charlotte, Emily, and Anne

• This portrait was discovered after Charlotte’s death in 1855.

• Branwell Brontë painted the portrait.

• Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell

The Parsonage

• Patrick Brontë and his wife, Maria Branwell Brontë, moved here early in their marriage.

• Maria died when Emily Brontë was only three years old.

• It was in this parsonage that the four surviving children--Charlotte, Emily, Anne, and Branwell lived and created those wonderful stories.

St. Michael’s Church

• Patrick Brontë was curate of this church for all of his life.

• Emily and Charlotte are buried in the church.

• Anne died while on vacation and is not buried here.

Haworth, Yorkshire

• Haworth is located in northern England in the county of Yorkshire.

• It is characterized by rolling hills covered with heath.

• The weather is very changeable.

Yorkshire Moors

• Emily Brontë loved the area around the moors and spent a great deal of time exploring these moors.

• Heathcliff and Young Catherine do the same in Wuthering Heights.

Yorkshire Moors

• This slide shows what is now Brontë falls. In the book it is referred to as Pennistone Cragg.

Top Withens

• This is believed to be the setting for Wuthering Heights.

• It is a short three-mile hike from the parsonage through the Yorkshire Moors.

Charlotte Brontë

• Charlotte Brontë was Emily’s older sister.

• 1816-1855• wrote Jane Eyre and

other novels.

Topics leading to themes in Wuthering Heights

• Family history and family relationships and/or sibling rivalry

• Romantic or ill-fated love

• Revenge

• Nature vs. Civilization (Culture)

• Education