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    well spoiled girl. At her stay with the Linton’s Catherine learned about the value for money and social status. She realized that as much as she loved Heathcliff she would never marry him because he had no money or title‚ so instead she married Edgar Linton. An ill treated Heathcliff was devastated and ran away

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    shown in the Romantic period that it was written. The character that was most influenced in the novel was Heathcliff‚ the byronic hero‚ by the injustices he faced as a child and growing up. He seeks revenge against Hindley at first and later Edgar Linton because of the treatment he receives from the both. Heathcliff is not only affected by the characters in the novel but also the setting which is Thrushcross Grange and Wuthering Heights; moreover‚ both places give off a different mood and a change

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    Nothing Good Emerges When Love and Revenge Take Over Revenge: to exact punishment or expiation for a wrong on behalf of‚ especially in a resentful or vindictive spirit‚ typically related with vengeance. In Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights‚ revenge is the most visible theme‚ especially when it comes to Heathcliff. Revenge is a strong and powerful emotion that can quickly change someone’s life. It can take over and lead a person to do things they never would have before. There are countless reasons

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    Neither Isabella nor Catherine are forced into marrying‚ Heathcliff or Linton‚ respectively. Although they make their own choices‚ they realize‚ very soon‚ that they have entered a place where they will never be happy. For Isabella‚ it is Heathcliff’s harsh treatment towards her. Whereas for Catherine‚ it is the self realization ‚ that her love for Heathcliff‚ is stronger‚ than her love for Linton‚ and that she can not live without Heathcliff Isabella doesn’t adjust in Wuthering Heights after

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    brother Hindley. Catherine loves Heathcliff so intensely that she claims they are the same person but does not marry him because Hindley has degraded him after their father’s death so her desire for social advancement motivates her to marry Edgar Linton instead‚ a neighbour from Thrushcross Grange and he is handsome and rich‚ another reason for Catherine marrying him. She is quite passionate about Heathcliff though‚ and does not want to give him up. She becomes ill when Heathcliff and Edgar fight

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    Heights. Wuthering Heights is written by Emily Jane Brontë and narrated by Ellen Dean (Nelly)‚ a servant of both Catherine Earnshaw and her daughter‚ Catherine Linton. Emily Brontë must have thought she was the most convenient of characters to narrate this novel as Nelly was alive through each generation of both the Earnshaw and Linton families. Had someone like Catherine Earnshaw narrated the novel‚ it might have finished at her death or would have switched narration. Also‚ this could have made

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    Brooding‚ mysterious‚ and relentlessly vengeful‚ Heathcliff is perhaps the most memorable and compelling character of Emily Bronte’s novel Wuthering Heights‚ a story of love‚ loss‚ and revenge. His fire‚ his passion for vengeance‚ and his cruelty towards others all grow out of his past experiences. However wickedly unforgiving he may seem‚ throughout the plot‚ Heathcliff gains several justifications for his vengeful actions‚ making him a sympathetic character to the reader. Arguably‚ Heathcliff is

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    In the story “Wuthering Heights”‚ almost all of the characters were seeking for justice in their own way. However‚ the character who stood out most was Heathcliff. He was treated horribly for ages and came looking for revenge/justice to Wuthering Heights. Heathcliff was most hated by Hindley throughout his entire childhood and even some adulthood. Although the majority of Heathcliff’s hatred went to Hindley‚ Heathcliff still developed hatred towards Edgar for having Catherine choose him over himself

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    Wuthering Heights is the only novel written by the Victorian writer‚ Emily Bronte besides her poems. It is one of the most passionate and heartfelt novels. It is also‚ considered highly original and deeply tragic. This novel is about the relation between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff‚ the orphan boy brought to Wuthering Heights‚ and his tyrannical revenge excited on everybody for the rage and humiliation he suffers throughout his life. The novel is based on a group of flashbacks which are organized

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    lust‚ infatuation and need. Cathy shows very well that she does not truly love Heathcliff. Love is when two people would do anything to be together no matter what size‚ color‚ social status or imperfection. “I’ve no more business to marry Edgar Linton than 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” (pg. 73) Catherine says she would

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