Bronte sisters’ artistic heritage is not very big, but for the past two centuries, researchers have been affected by the depth and originality of all their works. Their writings are very emotional, extremely honest, and a bit mysterious.
In her poems, Emily Bronte makes the readers ponder over usual notions of good and evil, love and hate. Emily Bronte makes the reader look at these categories completely differently; she relentlessly mixes seemingly unshakable elements and simultaneously shocks the readers with her impartiality. She proves that life is broader than any definitions.
Each poem, including Spellbound written by Emily Bronte is a chain of puzzles, the answers to which every reader should find by himself/herself. It is worth stressing that the general meaning of the text is made up of these answers; that is why there are so many interpretations of each poem. Spellbound is a short poem that consists of three stanzas, but Emily Bronte managed to create a very powerful atmosphere through rhyming patterns, repetitions, and extremely vivid description. It is thought that Spellbound describes an imaginary world, Gondal, created by Emily and her sisters. The atmosphere of the poem is very bleak, so the reader feels some dismal and somber emotions. The beginning of the poem shows the reader that the darkness is surrounding the speaker; the cold wind is blowing. It seems that there is no hope. The first stanza describes extreme weather conditions. The other person would go away, but Emily Bronte emphasizes that it is impossible for the woman to leave this dreadful place. The author notes that the tyrant spell has bound her, and the reader understands that the spell is really horrible. This spell has taken such a hold upon the poor woman that at the end of every stanza, she explains that she cannot go; the last one tells “I will not, cannot go”.
Maybe, it is a magic world that symbolizes a deep human soul. The next stanza continues to depict dreadful weather conditions; the author says that clouds are beyond and above her. In every stanza, Emily Bronte uses the nature as the metaphor to explicate her deep sensations by being spellbound. This inhabited place is very lonely, and thus, no one would wish to stay here, no one except this woman. The storm tries to make the woman move, but she seems to take control over it. She says that nothing drear will make her move. The weather is always used to reflect the mood of a person. This poem is charged with the particular emotional duality of the human condition. Obviously, this repetition creates some tension in the reader’s mind. No one knows what makes a poor woman stay here and struggle with weather conditions — it may be love, responsibility or some other forces, which lure and captivate the woman.
The very structure of the poem, its stylistic devices and visual tools are sophisticated enough. It is difficult to say whether Emily Bronte has created such a harmonious text specifically or unconsciously. The theme of fate is clearly seen by creating a mysterious, mystical atmosphere. The description of the nature is extremely important in this poem. It does not only represent the background of events, but also expresses the inner experiences of the character. It is used to represent her exorbitant and wild feelings. Emily Bronte does make the wind blow and the thunder rumble; the poem splashes the reader with cold, but at the same time, with unique romanticism.
In conclusion, it should be said that Spellbound is the poem about the powers that cannot be controlled by the human. Spellbound is a very contradictory and mysterious poem; it can be called intense and heavy. Emily Bronte drops the reader into the magic world full of freighting and inauspicious scenes. Undoubtedly, this poem is the mystery, and every reader will find his/her own key how to explain it.