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    inevitably would be miserable. His misery would prevent his progressing and thriving as he might otherwise have done. However‚ one cannot ignore that indulgence in passion can bring destruction. That destruction is evident within in Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights‚ whose plot Professor Patricia Spacks describes‚ “Passion‚ that ambiguously valued state of feeling‚

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    In the novel Wuthering Heights‚ Emily Bronte‚ shows how different aspects of themes are presented for a reader’s consideration. Some of the important themes in Wuthering Heights are‚ revenge‚ spiritual feelings between main characters‚ obsession‚ selfishness‚ and responsibility.  Bronte mainly focuses on the spiritual feelings of her characters. The difference between the feeling that Catherine has for Heathcliff and the one she feels for Edgar is that Heathcliff is part of her nature‚ he is like

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    the ancient manor of Wuthering Heights‚ four miles away from the Grange. In this wild‚ stormy countryside‚ Lockwood asks his housekeeper‚ Nelly Dean‚ to tell him the story of Heathcliff and the strange denizens of Wuthering Heights. Nelly consents‚ and Lockwood writes down his recollections of her tale in his diary; these written recollections form the main part of Wuthering Heights. Nelly remembers her childhood. As a young girl‚ she works as a servant at Wuthering Heights for the owner of the

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    Have you ever known what it felt like to truly love someone? There is lust‚ infatuation‚ puppy-love but have you ever known true love? In “Wuthering Heights” Catherine and Heathcliff think they have found true love‚ but other may conclude they just have a crude mix of affection‚ 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

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    Wuthering Heights In Emily Bronte’s novel Wuthering Heights she depicts the balance of good and evil and does this so through her characters and their relationships with one another. Emily accomplishes this through her multitude of biblical allusions that depict the disolant road that older Catherine trots down‚ while Heathcliff and Edgar bash skulls for the hand of Catherine more than once. Each of these complex relationships take place with different intentions. One has selfish intentions while

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    Love in Wuthering Heights

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    Imagine a love in which you share the soul of another‚ where life itself wouldn’t be worth living without this person. What would end a love like that‚ or is that love forever? In Emily Brontë’s novel‚ Wuthering Heights‚ she portrays love as never ending. In the book Catherine and Heathcliff love is eternal‚ not even ended by death itself. She shows this throughout the novel‚ by showing time and death couldn’t dull their love‚ how they see the other person as themselves‚ and how their love for each

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    Violence 1: Mr. Lockwood has a bad introduction to Wuthering Heights when the dogs attack him. Heathcliff warns him that they are not pets‚ but when Heathcliff leaves the room‚ Mr. Lockwood makes faces at them. When the dogs attack‚ Heathcliff does not hurry to help him. It is the maid who finally comes to his aid. Mr. Lockwood is not used to such treatment‚ and he tells Heathcliff that if he’d been bitten‚ he would have responded by hitting the dog. After just a few moments in the house‚ Mr. Lockwood

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    “Terror made me cruel”(30). In Emily Bronte’s novel of Gothic fiction‚ Wuthering Heights‚ Bronte presents an almost convoluted idea of a supernatural role which would begin to play a significant part in aiding readers to unravel and appreciate the delicate plot of her story. Beginning in chapter three with the dreams explained by Mr. Lockwood‚ and dispersing amongst the remainder of the book through to the the end‚ the concepts of ghosts and the supernatural provide us with pivotal information that

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    Revenge Introduction Define revenge Conclusion Body Con’s Pro’s The people he takes revenge Did he succeed? Kills Hindley Catherine Hareton raised by Nelly Thrushcross Grange and Wuthering Heights he gambles Topic: Heathcliffs whole aim in the novel is to gain revenge. Does he succeed? Discuss Revenge is to inflict hurt or harm on someone for an injury or wrong done to oneself. Heathcliff seeks revenge for everything he has been

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    Wuthering Heights‚ by Emily Bronte‚ is set in the detached Yorkshire moors during the early nineteenth century and depicts the lives of two contrasting families. Because Wuthering Heights was written during the Romanticism movement‚ many characteristics of the movement are reflected by the novel. The characters’ reasons for becoming isolated are universal and can be connected to situations found in modern music. Bronte reveals universal aspects of the human condition by highlighting the manner in

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