novels the setting not only shows the dread and horror but also depicts the deterioration

of the world. The setting shows that there was a once thriving world. At one time the setting was something valued and esteemed. Now, all that lasts is the decaying shell of a once thriving abode. These things can be seen in the setting in Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights. The element of mood in a gothic novel has been described as, "gloomy, dark, terror, death, revenge, hate, mystery, horror." In Wuthering Heights, the two most convincing elements of mood are loss of life and retribution.

Wuthering Heights takes place in England in the 19th century and takes place in two locations throughout the book. One of the two locations is Wuthering Heights a manor house built on a...