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In the Novel Wuthering Heights one can easily see how Heathcliff could be labeled as the Byronic Hero of the story. Certain characteristics distinguish him from the other characters. Heathcliff can be labeled the Byronic Hero due to his personality traits to his isolation from society overall. Heathcliff portrays a very dark character. In the beginning of the novel Heathcliff is said to be a “dark-skinned gypsy in aspect, in dress and manners a gentleman”. This bring many of the readers to question his mysterious ways. This description of Heathcliff shows the confusion between whether he should be classified as a gentleman or a gypsy. In this part of the novel Emily Bronte reveals two different sides of Heathcliff, or so she makes it seem. Another characteristic trait highly associated with a Byronic Hero is that the character can be very manipulative. Due to the fact that Heathcliff winds up in Wuthering Heights as one of the Earnshaw children there was always his the difference in race. This racial difference always caused him to be looked down on by others. Once Heathcliff develops a harsh relationship with Hindley he becomes very antisocial but later on in the novel he uses it to his advantage. He uses his childhood experiences to his advantage and learns how to use it to become very
