Set in England on the Yorkshire Moors in the 19th century, Emily Brontë's novel is the story of lovers who try to withstand the separation of social classes and keep their love alive. The main characters, Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff grew up on a middle class English countryside cottage called . Heathcliff was the servant and Catherine the daughter of the owner of . As children, Heathcliff and Catherine were the best of friends, a friendship which turned to love with the coming of age. Catherine married a man of the upper class society ....