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    Wuthering Heights‚ one of the main characters‚ Heathcliff‚ makes this transition from the beginning of the story to end. At first ‚ he is sympathetically portrayed as a boy who was shoved into the Earnshaw family‚ then he becomes this innocent boy who has this never ending love for Catherine Earnshaw‚ and finally he transforms into this extremely revengeful man who will stop at nothing to try and undo all the wrong things that were done to him. Heathcliff goes from being the victim of the story‚ to

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    showing the weak side of Heathcliffe. Bronte gives more mystery to the chapter when Lockwood spots Catherines name carved into the window ledge ’Catherine Earnshaw‚ here and there varied to Catherine Heathcliff‚ and again to Catherine Linton’ hinting to the reader that she has been torn between Heathcliff and another lover‚ explaining why the room is kept secret as it was her room‚ Bronte once again adding more excitement and mystery to the novel on who Catherine Earnshaw really

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    betrayal. In the play Macbeth‚ betrayal played a huge role in the relationship between Lady Macbeth and Macbeth. Lady Macbeth became very controlling and was never loyal to her husband. Catherine‚ from the story Wuthering Heights‚ was very jealous of Heathcliff but she never had the chance to get him since she thought it would be a good idea to marry someone who‚ at the time‚ was very controlling to her. If someone is being very controlling than it should not go unnoticed. Between men and women‚ power

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    In Emil Brontë’s novel "Wuthering Heights" the two main residences‚ Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange‚ are both grand‚ wealthy houses lying near the wild‚ Yorkshire moors‚ "completely removed from the stir of society" (pg1). Besides these similarities though‚ they are almost exact opposites. Wuthering Heights is associated with passion‚ nature and the elemental whereas Thrushcross Grange epitomises civilisation‚ peace and order. The characteristics of both abodes are also evident in their

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    Wuthering Heights vs. Thrushcross Grange In Wuthering Heights‚ Emily Bronte presents two main houses where all the important events happen: Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange. These two houses are on the Yorkshire moors and are positioned in opposition of each other. These two residences do have some similarities but they are extremely different in many ways. Both houses are set on the moors but the surrounding of each one is very different. Wuthering Heights is settled on the top of a

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    Who or what does Heathcliff represent in Wuthering Heights? Is he a force of evil or a victim of it and how important is the role of class in the novel‚ particularly as it relates to Heathcliff and his life? The ’moral ambiguity‚ glamour and degradation that is Heathcliff’ (same as below) forms the ultimate focus for the novel Wuthering Heights‚ beginning as Heathcliff is brought into the Earnshaw family‚ with his evil machinations completely driving the story and his death marking the conclusion

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    2011. M.12 Coimisiún na Scrúduithe Stáit State Examinations Commission LEAVING CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION‚ 2011 English - Higher Level - Paper 2 Total Marks: 200 Thursday‚ 9th June – Afternoon‚ 2.00 – 5.20 Candidates must attempt the following: ONE question from SECTION I – The Single Text  ONE question from SECTION II – The Comparative Study  ONE question on the Unseen Poem from SECTION III – Poetry  ONE question on Prescribed Poetry from SECTION III – Poetry N.B. Candidates must answer

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    Heathcliff and Isabella Linton Isabella: Edgar’s younger sister. Weak and spoilt as a child‚ she becomes infatuated by Heathcliff‚ seeing him as a romantic hero. He despises her and uses her purely as a tool in his revenge. She is a contrast both physically and spiritually to Catherine. Heathcliff: Catherine’s love and the anti-hero of the story. The book essentially follows his story from first appearance at Wuthering Heights to his death there. He is badly treated by Hindley and his love for Catherine

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    Is Heathcliff a monster‚ or just misunderstood? Heathcliff. He is character that perplexes many with his enigmatic ways. With many film adaptations he is played in near enough the same as how he is in Bronte’s book – as a monster. But what is a monster? Is it that he is a vicious murderer? Is it someone with no sympathy for others? Or is it someone without a care in the world? Arguably Heathcliff is all of these and more.. Throughout Wuthering Heights‚ it can be seen that Heathcliff is a social

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    I have to be in heaven; and if the wicked man in there had not brought Heathcliff so low‚ I shouldn’t have thought of it. It would degrade me to marry Heathcliff now; so he shall never know how I love him; and that‚ not because he’s handsome‚ Nelly‚ but because he’s more myself than I am (86). Catherine admits to Ellen that she loves Heathcliff but cannot think of marrying him because he has been degraded by Hindley. Heathcliff hears this speech‚ and he leaves Wuthering Heights‚ not to return for

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