Their character traits are alike. There are contrasts between them‚ too. Nelly once said that‚ "Cathy was the most winning thing that ever brought sunshine into a desolate house - a real beauty in face - with the Earnshaw’s handsome dark eyes." But Heathcliff said that‚ "Those two‚ who have left the room‚ are the only objects which retain a distinct material appearance to me; and that appearance cause me pin‚ amounting to agony. About her‚ I won’t speak; and I don’t desire to think; but I earnestly wish
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1801 in England‚ a man named Lockwood rents a manor house near the Wuthering Heights where he learns the story of mysterious Heathcliff and the other denizens of the Heights‚ present and past. The story begins in the past at the beginning of Heathcliff’s time in Wuthering Heights as an orphan boy for Mr. Earnshaw. The story unravels‚ and Mr. Earnshaw dies leaving Heathcliff vengeful against the remaining family‚ but filled with the passionate yet frowned upon love for Earnshaw’s daughter‚ Catherine
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ROMANTIC LOVE IN WUTHERING HEIGHTS Romantic love takes many forms in Wuthering Heights: the grand passion of Heathcliff and Catherine‚ the insipid sentimental languishing of Lockwood‚ the coupleism of Hindley and Frances‚ the tame indulgence of Edgar‚ the romantic infatuation of Isabella‚ the puppy love of Cathy and Linton‚ and the flirtatious sexual attraction of Cathy and Hareton. These lovers‚ with the possible exception of Hareton and Cathy‚ are ultimately self-centered and ignore the needs
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until neither of the families can get rid of him. Hindley begins to feel a form of rivalry with Heathcliff right from the start. He does not understand why his father has gone through the trouble of finding a son out on the streets when he had one at home waiting for him. Hindley is marked with the aura that his father does not love him and that he is not good enough for his father ever since Heathcliff showed up. Hindley begins to make Heathcliff’s life miserable‚ as to mark his territory and belittle
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For example‚ no one knows for sure where Heathcliff came from or how he lived before he came to Wuthering Heights as a child. We immediately learn that Heathcliff is different‚ and may perceive a mysterious persona about him. Which proves correct later in the book‚ because no other character’s sorrow can compare to his‚ except maybe Catherine’s. Heathcliff had an obsession. To him‚ Catherine was life. He did not want to live without her. Heathcliff came to Wuthering Heights as a child and grew
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streets. Mr. Earnshaw names him Heathcliff and begins to raise him like his own son. This causes tension in the family. Mr. Earnshaw begins to favor the stranger over his own son. This causes Hindley to become jealous of Heathcliff. As Hindley ’s hate for Heathcliff grew stronger‚ Catherine ’s love for him grew even stronger. This causes life at Wuthering Heights to be unbearable. The family turns against Hindley and sends him away to school and Heathcliff takes the place as the son of the
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“wondrous constancy to old attachments.” (W.H p.65) Throughout life Catherine experiences three types of suffering – emotional‚ physical and mental. As a female she was powerless in law to change her situation to any great effect‚ likewise her ally Heathcliff would have limited power to help her due to his illegitimacy. Catherine’s attempts to ease her suffering would be by coercion and manipulation of people around her‚ failing that‚ her only recourse would be to remove herself physically from the source
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or other feelings often‚ frequently parallel to their current residence. These characters’ moods often change‚ evolving to more closely resemble the abode in which they reside; being especially evident in the characters Heathcliff‚ Catherine‚ Edgar Linton‚ and Isabella. Heathcliff is a dark and malevolent character that is deeply resembles the wind-blown and overcast manor house‚ Wuthering Heights. He is also perhaps one of the most disappointing characters in the book‚ at least where fulfilling
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disgust at Cathy’s behaviour in chapters 9 and 10 of Wuthering Heights.’ To what extent do you agree with this statement? (40 marks) Chapters 9 and 10 see Catherine Earnshaw confess her love for Heathcliff but ultimately agree to marry Edgar Linton for the betterment of her social status. Heathcliff is also transformed after three years‚ and it is obvious that both he and Catherine are still very much in love. Whether Catherine’s behaviour in these chapters can be viewed as anything but disgusting
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Heights" by Bronte Throughout the novel characters are prejudged by their race‚ class‚ or education. When Heathcliff is first introduced he is described as a dark skinned boy with dark hair‚ and because of this people are prejudiced against him. He is called a ‘gypsy’ numerous times‚ and the Lintons treat him badly and send him away from their house because of his appearance. Heathcliff also quickly dislikes his son because of his light skin and hair. Class is also an issue. There was a class hierarchy
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