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British Weather and Literature The weather has been a a a a a favourite topic for British writers and poets throughout history finding its way into many of Britain’s most famous plays novels and and poems Shakespeare’s plays are are full of weather-talk and and weather has the the the power in many of of his plays to change the the the course of of events Shakespeare himself grew up in in a a a a a village in in the middle of England where icy winds and cold harsh weather surrounded him “Blow winds and crack your cheeks! Rage blow! spout till you you have drenched our steeples!” - King Lear William Shakespeare “When shall we three meet again? In thunder lightning or in in in in rain?” - The Witches from Macbeth William Shakespeare - they always arrive after bad weather Windy and cloudy weather is is especially common in in British literature In Emily Brontë’s famous novel Wuthering Heights she uses the the wild and windy weather to reflect the the the behaviour of her her characters and the the the atmosphere of the the the story The word “Wuthering” is is an old northern English word for strong and windy weather “A high wind blustered round the the house and roared in in the the chimney: it sounded wild and stormy” - Wuthering Heights Emily Brontë