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    he has suffered pain and rejection. When Mr. Earnshaw brings him to Wuthering Heights‚ he is viewed as a thing rather than a child. Mrs. Earnshaw was ready to fling it out the doors‚ while Nelly put it on the landing of the stairs hoping that it would be gone the next day. Hindley had a deep sibling rivalry for the child. Without having done anything to deserve rejection‚ Heathcliff is made to feel like an outsider. Following the death of Mr. Earnshaw‚ Heathcliff suffers cruel mistreatment at the

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    Wuthering Heights In A Nutshell Published in 1847‚ Wuthering Heights was the only novel Emily Brontë published‚ and she died the year after it came out. It is the story of Heathcliff‚ a dark outsider who falls in love with the feisty Catherine and rages and revenges against every obstacle that prevents him from being with her. Wuthering Heights is violent even by today’s standards and is not only full of references to demons‚ imps of Satan‚ and ghouls‚ but also depicts some pretty disturbing scenes

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    as “an agent of disruption1”‚ as Carol Senef notes‚ emphasises upon the motives behind his dictatorial actions later throughout the novel‚ especially against Catherine (Linton -second generation) and Isabella. Heathcliff’s actions “mirrors the violence of Hindley Earnshaw’s Patri-lineal regimen”2‚ and serves as ‘justice’ against Cathy (Earnshaw Linton –first generation) actions to wed Edgar over himself‚ heralding the beginning of Heathcliff’s tyrannical dictatorship. Edgar Linton on the other hand

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    characters of Wuthering Heights is not without reasons. Nurture of characters‚ plays a large part among these causes. Though not exactly bred‚ some characters are influenced to be violent throughout their childhoods. Significant examples include Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff‚ who are both influenced by Hindley’s poor role modeling‚ causing the former to adopt both verbal & physical violence towards her beloved‚ and the former to take his revenge with treachery and violence. Some of them are indulged

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    insane‚ causing them to drown in their own past. Heathcliff and Catherine in Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte‚ and Macbeth in The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare died as a result of not being able to deal with their haunting past. Heathcliff‚ from Wuthering Heights‚ didn’t have an easy past. He’s an orphan that was brought to Wuthering Heights by Mr. Earnshaw. Although Heathcliff was accepted by Mr. Earnshaw and Catherine‚ Hindley always disliked him. After Mr. Earnshaw’s death‚ Hindley

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    at Thrush cross Grange‚ the bizarre stories of the house ’s family‚ the Linton ’s‚ and of the Earns haws of Wuthering Heights. Her narrative weaves the four parts of the novel‚ all dealing with the fate of the two families‚ into the core story of Catherine and Heathcliff. The two lovers manipulate various members of both families simply to inspire and torment each other in life and death. Heathcliff dominates the novel. Ruthless and tyrannical‚ he represents a new kind of man‚ free of all restraints

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    Not only does he show his strength through Hindley‚ but also by following his personal goal of a life with Catherine. From the very beginning he showed great courage‚ resoluteness‚ and love. Few have the capability to be victimized and find secret delight in his persecutor sinking into a life of intemperance which will undoubtedly cause his own death. Heathcliff’s hatred erupts when Catherine marries Edgar. She betrays him and now he wants revenge on Edgar and Hindley. His wickedness is entirely inappropriate

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    business life’ Novelists Thomas Hardy and Emily Brontë present us with two strong and independent females Tess Durbeyfield and Catherine Earnshaw. These women are far from the idealistic view of nineteenth century females; Tess‚ intelligent and strikingly attractive‚ strives to uphold the values expected of her but outside forces beyond her control determine her fate. Catherine on the other hand begins her life free-spirited‚ rebellious and of a wild nature. However‚ her inner desire craves social ambition

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    Brontë’s only novel‚ Heathcliff undergoes a spiritual reassessment of himself and apprehends that the love he feels for Catherine surmounts his hunger for revenge against all those‚ and their children‚ who hindered him from being with her. Heathcliff‚ an orphan boy brought to Wuthering Heights by the owner‚ Mr. Earnshaw‚ grew up playing in the moors together with his step-sister Catherine

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    is  over  confident  of  himself.  Emily  Bronte  exemplifies  the  personality  of  narcissism  within  her  book‚  ​ Wuthering  Heights‚  ​ through  the  feelings  of  greed‚  vanity‚  and  conceit  that  the  characters  of  Heathcliff‚  Catherine  Earnshaw‚  and  Edgar  Linton  exteriorize  to  strengthen  the  plot‚  which  will  end  up  being  a  factor  to  their  destruction.  Everyone  is  a  narcissism  to  a  certain  degree‚  which  is  healthy.  It  becomes  a  problem  when  one  loses 

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