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    written by Emily Bronte‚ displays many occurrences of betrayal between the characters. The plot in the novel is based off of a love relationship between an orphan‚ Heathcliff‚ and Mr. Earnshaw’s daughter‚ Catherine. Mr. Earnshaw brought Heathcliff to live at Wuthering Heights and he fell in love with his daughter Catherine. Heathcliff and Catherine grew inseparable and their love for each other never went away. However‚ their feelings of love for each other could not overcome the painful emotions

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    With the death of Mr. Earnshaw who treated him as his own child‚ Heathcliff became an outsider. Growing up at Wuthering Heights‚ Heathcliff was separated from the family‚ reduced to the status of a servant‚ and forced to become a farm hand. His only passion in life was his love for Catherine. When Catherine comes back to the Heights as a changed woman‚ Heathcliff is further isolated. He was not considered “fit” to join parties. Heathcliff becomes a divided man. Should revenge be committed for the cruel

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    throughout the book. However‚ there are some that were more prominent. Revenge and social classes surround the novel. It shows how the two main characters‚ Heathcliff and Catherine‚ were brought together and had this strong connection between them‚ but the division of society separated them from happiness. Revenge acts like a stimulus for Heathcliff throughout the plotline and builds up the story so it is not some let down love story. The novel opens up with a man‚ Lockwood‚ who rented a home in Thrushcross

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    protagonist‚ Heathcliff is classified as a Byronic Hero. The term Byronic hero originated from the writings of lord Byron that describe an idealized but flawed character. A Byronic Hero lacks a heroic virtue and possesses many dark qualities such as being isolated from society; moody by nature or having emotional/ intelligent capacities that surpasses the average man and mysterious origins. Heathcliff is considered a Byronic Hero‚ for he possesses these characteristics. Heathcliff‚ as a Byronic

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    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 to be violent‚ and Hindley is certainly one of them. With Mr Earnshaw’s ignorance and also after his death‚ Hindley employs constant‚ both verbal and physical maltreatment towards Heathcliff. Yet the reason of which would be further

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    would degrade me to marry Heathcliff now…” (74) missing the last part of her speech where she confesses her love for him. Catherine is in love with Heathcliff but her intention is to marry Edgar‚ alleging that he is handsome‚ wealthy‚ respectable and because he loves her. She is conscious of Heathcliff’s lack of proper education and manners and states that “I shall like to be the greatest woman of the neighbourhood‚ and I shall be proud of having such a husband.”(72) Heathcliff would not make her a proud

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    unplanned. Hindley trying to kill Heathcliff shows that an ordinary man can commit be driven to spite his enemy . Heathcliff marrying Isabella to get revenge shows that some people plan their life around getting vengeance. Lastly‚ Heathcliff dying and his life work of keeping the estates from who the belong to fails displays that revenge can happen even if not planned. Revenge is clearly depicted throughout this novel‚ such as when Hindley attempts to murder his foe‚ Heathcliff . Hindley declares to Isabella

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    between Heathcliff‚ which represents the id‚ and Edgar‚ which represents superego. Her struggle between these two opposing forces and inability to choose between them is what ultimately lead her into delirium. The id in Freud’s model of the psyche is related to the man’s instinctive attitude and desires. According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs‚ people seek to meet their physiological and safety needs before moving on to fulfill their desire for love and belonging. As a child‚ Heathcliff was far

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    How does Emily Brontë make us sympathize with Heathcliff? Heathcliff is a ruthless character. No obstacle ever gets in his way when it comes to exacting revenge on several other characters in the novel‚ be it Hindley or Edgar Linton. He will kill or torture young and old to pay back those who have hurt him and deprived him of his love for Catherine. However‚ among all these atrocities‚ we still feel great sympathy for him. This is mainly due to the many techniques employed by Brontë and the effect

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    genuinely enjoyed the journey Emily Bronte took me through‚ and I would suggest this book to a friend. The story begins in 1801 when a man from London‚ Lockwood‚ begins renting a manor house‚ Thrushcross Grange‚ from the wealthy cruel man Heathcliff. Heathcliff precedes in an antiquated nearby manor house called Wuthering Heights. Once Lockwood’s curiosity peeks he asks his housemaid‚ Nelly Dean‚ to him the story of the large manor four miles away‚ and the miserly mid-aged man living there; while

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