PSYCHOLOGICAL DRAMATISM AND INTERPERSONAL CONFLICT IN EMILY BRONTË’S FICTION
Authors: Rashidova Feruza Rasulovna
Published: October 27, 2025 • Vol. 16 Issue 7 • Views: 36
This article presents a comprehensive analysis of the phenomenon of psychological dramatism in Emily Brontë’s novel Wuthering Heights, through aesthetic, semantic, and contextual frameworks. Particular attention is given to the inner conflicts embodied by the characters of Cathy and Heathcliff, focusing on the ontological tension between humanity and animal instinct, and the clash between individual desires and social norms. The author explores the symbolic interplay between nature and characters’ psychological states, identifying it as a tool that amplifies emotional depth within Brontë’s psychologism. Furthermore, Gothic poetics— such as dark spaces, ghosts, and a mysterious atmosphere—are interpreted as visual and symbolic extensions of psychological dramatism. Brontë’s stylistic approach is comparatively analyzed alongside the works of Charlotte Brontë, George Eliot, and Anton Chekhov, demonstrating her innovative contribution to Victorian literature’s portrayal of the unconscious and the instinctive layers of the human psyche. The novel is ultimately interpreted as a milestone in the development of literary-psychological thinking.