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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‚ 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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    Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights written by Emily Bronte. Bronte takes you on a bunch of adventures throughout this book. The book starts out with Heathcliff on the side of the road as a orphan. The Earnshaws adopted him but the other kids got very jealous of the attention he was getting from the parents. After a little bit‚ Catherine starts to bond with heathcliff and they grow close together. In the middle‚ Catherine decides to marry Edgar for his money and leave Heathcliff heartbroken

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    wolf in sheep’s clothing”‚ allusions are everywhere. Whether the allusions are mythological‚ Biblical‚ or Shakespearean‚ one cannot expect to read any piece of literature‚ especially not Wuthering Heights‚ by Emily Bronte‚ without finding quite a few references to other pieces of work. The novel‚ Wuthering Heights‚ written by Ellis Bell‚ aka Emily Bronte‚ is overflowing with references to other famous works. Although this novel was written quite a few years ago‚ Bronte alluded to pieces of work even

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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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    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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    ‘Women are depicted as dangerous creatures that are set on destroying the masculine world they are trapped in’. Discuss. In Emily Bronte’s classic novel ‘Wuthering Heights’‚ the lead female characters; Catherine and Isabella‚ are in many instances depicted as cruel‚ partially powerless prisoners to whomever’s company they’re amongst. However‚ we may argue that‚ due to such entrapment‚ Bronte presents these strong females as spiteful and ‘malevolent’ with the intention of demonstrating the strain

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    Childhood in Wuthering Heights. Childhood is a key theme in Wuthering Heights as most of the characters’ behaviours and characteristics are shaped by events from their past. Before Heathcliff was taken in to the Earnshaw family by their father‚ Hindley and Cathy had a perfect‚ idyllic childhood. Before Hindley’s father leaves for Liverpool‚ he uses the possessive determiner‚ “my bonny man” in referral to Hindley. The common noun “man” gives connotations of flattery and respect which both father

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    Tthe representation of home in Wuthering Heights. The ideology of the mid-nineteenth century limited the role of Victorian women to the domestic sphere. The Victorian construction of the domestic ideal saw the woman as devoted‚ busy and diligent mother‚ bearing‚ raising and educating her children. Anchored to the home and providing a secure‚ cosy space for a husband‚ as a haven from his public life in the outside world‚ the woman and home became the ‘expression of British Victorian morality..

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