There are several opposing characters in Emily Bronte’s "Wuthering Heights". The best example is that of Heathcliff and Edgar. Their childhood‚ appearances‚ and relationship with Catherine are complete opposites. The two men had very different childhoods. Heathcliff was born into squalor and wandered the streets of Liverpool until Mr. Earnshaw took him home to his family. He was dirty and his clothes were ragged. "He seemed a sullen‚ patient child‚ hardened perhaps to ill-treatment." As a farmhand
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Explore how Heathcliff is portrayed by Bronte in Volume 1 of Wuthering Heights Bronte centres the novel on Heathcliff’s story. One of the first things Lockwood‚ the narrator‚ mentions is how he beholds Heathcliff’s “black eyes withdraw so suspiciously under their brows”. Straight away the audience pick up on his mysteriousness as the gothic protagonist. The past is hidden deep inside the darkness of his eyes and is reflected in his physical appearance. One very confusing aspect of Heathcliff’s
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Hamlet - a villain and a hero. Hamlet comes across as both a hero and a villain throughout ‘Hamlet’ at different intervals. His loyalty‚ morality‚ honesty and popularity are certainly heroic traits however one can’t deny his villainous ways in his dealings with Ophelia‚ his killing of Polonius and most importantly his delaying of killing Claudius. Hamlet is full of faults yet full of honourable intentions. His negative qualities are slim compared to his heroic qualities therefore I believe Hamlet
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Villain or heroine? Clytemnestra‚ one of the most misunderstood characters in all of the Oresteia. By most she is looked at as a terrible monster of a woman who killed her husband to take another man as her lover and then banished her children‚ but if her story is actually looked back on she might have every justifiable reason to have kicked Agamemnon to the curb. Not only does Agamemnon kill her daughter just so he can go to war –talk about daddy problems-‚ but they begin much before that when
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Jackson: Hero or Villain? The years between 1829 and 1837 have been called "Age of Jacksonian Democracy" as well as "The Era of the Common Man." However‚ these titles were not necessarily correct as America was far from a democracy; women could not vote and were still inferior to men‚ free blacks were still considered below white citizens‚ and slavery was growing in the south. Jackson was a highly controversial president‚ for good reason due to his massacre of thousands‚ but was actually a great
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meeting of Catherine and Heathcliff is much anticipated‚ as if a history among both characters existed. As described by Ellen‚ when Catherine arrived after five weeks of living in Thrushcross Grange‚ she was a completely different person. She was no longer that young‚ reckless‚ and mischievous girl that once existed; instead‚ she was now well-mannered and lady like. As Catherine was greeted by everyone‚ she looked around‚ searching for the only person missing‚ Heathcliff. As a result she asked in
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Honor Among Descendants and Villains By TheOcRayne15 Part Three M.J also known as Mary Jane Kile is a Werewolf. She’s living in National City and currently taking a run before the full moon. She was taking a run before her big interview at Catco and the plan to bring down Supergirl‚ her alien cousin has brought too much turmoil to this world. In the days before the plan‚ when it came to Supergirl‚ she gave her a pass. M.J in Wolf form saw Supergirl only mame not kill her uncle which was
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There are a few thing that make these murders more horrific in our eyes‚ the ability by these individuals to sustain his or her trust with the use of their charms and lack of a distinctive motive. In the play Othello‚ Iago is the villain that many have considered the most vicious and ruthless of all Shakespeare’s plays. What makes Iago one of the most sadistic characters is that like the killers mentioned he uses his charm to manipulate and hide his true self. His characters lack
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Is Stanley Kowalski simply a tragic villain? A Streetcar Named Desire‚ written by Tennessee Williams in 1947 is a play that is perceived with the variance between a man and his sister-in-law. Stanley Kowalski immediately captures the attention of the audience through Williams’ excellent portrayal of the intensely strong willed character‚ furthermore Williams forms Stanley into an exceedingly masculine character who will always have his way or no way and makes his opinions vey clear to those around
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only if it is seen from the right view point. Iago in Othello is often referred to a Machiavellian villain since he has every thing that is required to be one. A Machiavellian villain has to be intelligent in working throughout his mastered plan‚ like Iago did from the beginning by playing with people’s minds. It also requires to be boastful as in revealing plans in soliloquies. A Machiavellian villain must also have a great judge of character and use the weakness and strengths of the victims to achieve
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