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Colvin, Kathryn
Brontë studies : journal of the Brontë Society, 10/2021, Letnik: 46, Številka: 4Journal Article
Though the notion that comparisons might be drawn between Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights (1847) and William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (1597) may seem readily apparent, surprisingly little academic inquiry has been conducted into the subject. This article surveys the many parallels between the two works, then explores in greater depth their similar presentations of the interplay between sexuality and death: the eroticized graves of Catherine and Juliet, Heathcliff and Romeo's passionate exhumation attempts, and in both couples the conception of a transcendent alternative heaven figured in terms not of proximity to God, but to each other.
