oying a month of fine weather at the sea-coast, I was thrown into the company of a most fascinating creature, a real goddess, in my eyes, as long as she took no notice of me." (Bronte: 48) Lockwood describes how his interest in her catches her attention, but then leads to confusion, as he does not return her glances directly, or follow up on the possibility of romance. As the novel will reveal in its course, this behaviour on the part of Lockwood makes him as far as possible in character from Heathcliff, who is torn by another worldly passion and desire for Catherine. He is not as Lockwood perceives him at all, but rather a very brutal man who gives vent to all his passions, whether positive or negative, with an intensity matched only by the brutality and intensity of the landscape itself.We learn information about Heathcliff from Lockwood. It is the kind of common view of many with regard to Heathcliff. For example Lockwood, describing Heathcliff notes that "He is a dark skinned gypsy, in aspect, in dress, and manners a gentleman, that is as much a gentleman as many a country squire." (Bronte: 47) There is an air of condescension in his description of this rural man, as well as a fascination and romanticization of the life of people in the rural countryside. This novel, as it develops will dispense with this romantic view of the "homely, northern farmer with a stubborn countenance, and stalwart limbs..." who "by instinct" has a reserve which "springs from an aversion to showy displays of feelings." (Bronte: 47)However, in observing the way in which he is treated by Heathcliff, Cathy, Joseph and Earnshaw, the author introduces a mixture of comedy and horror to the proceedings. The behaviour of the inmates of the house towards Lockwood is unkind and strange; their attitudes towards one another are even more peculiar. Lockwood has an interesting style of narrative voice. He is able to talk about the different behaviours of the characters ...
