Wuthering Heights Quote Analysis

In the book, A Tale Of Two Cities, Dickens starts with the famous quote, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...” (Dickens, Chapter 1). The book takes place in two areas, London, England and Paris, France. The people of France, specifically the peasants, were suffering through starvation, high taxes, and overall neglect from the government. Meanwhile England is beginning to shift into the Industrial Revolution, which can be considered one of the country’s highest point in history. They were able to mass produce and thus strive with the money the earn from their products. In comparison, France was in crippling debt from the wars they had managed to involve themselves in.

   "My love for Heathcliff resembles the eternal rocks beneath: a source of little visible delight, but necessary. Nelly, I am Heathcliff" (81)" These words, uttered by Catherine, in the novel Wuthering Heights are for me the starting point in my investigation into the themes of love and obsession in the novel. Catherine has just told her housekeeper that she has made up her mind to marry Edgar Linton, although she is well aware that her love for him is bound to change as time passes. That she is obsessed by her love for Heathcliff she confirms in the above quotation and by saying that she will never, ever be separated from him. Why does she not marry him then? Well, she has

Young Cathy not only disobeys her father, Edgar, and runs away to Wuthering Heights, but she is also displays as a strong woman who is able to make her own decisions. When she ran off to Wuthering Heights another love triangle in the novel was formed. Young Cathy ended up falling in love with Hareton but ended up deciding to marry Linton even though she knew she did not love him. Her decision was based mainly on Heathcliff revenge since he was holding her hostage while her father, Edgar, was sick and dying. This is when she said “'I'll marry him within this hour, if I may go to Thrushcross Grange afterward” (Bronte, Emily, pg. 251). When young Cathy made this decision to marry Linton she showed her intelligence by finding a way to go see her father and displayed her willpower and strength by marrying someone she knew she would never truly

This was said by the first United States president George Washington to his niece Harriot Washington. This was said October 30, 1791 the meaning of this quote is that it is better to just tell the truth the first time rather than lying because lying is just a snowball effect. You lie once and then you have to lie again and again and many more times until you get in trouble. In the end it is always better to just tell the truth the first time and do not lie.

“I have such faith in Linton’s love that I believe I might kill him and he wouldn’t wish to retaliate.” -Catherine Earnshaw In the novel Wuthering Heights Catherine Earnshaw takes for granted Edgar Linton’s love; Edgar Linton deserves sympathy from the readers. Edgar loved Catherine more than anything, making her think that no matter what she did to him “he wouldn’t wish to retaliate.”

In Wuthering Heights, dogs are greatly included as a theme within the novel. They represent the different characters and the circumstances the characters are in, usually signifying how restricted and confined their lifestyles are, never leaving their four mile oasis between Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange and rejecting outside influences on their lives. Dogs represent these limits by portraying characters and their personalities, their situations, and how they think of others. In Chapter 1 is the first example of this theme to give a sense of how secluded the residents of Wuthering Heights are from society. Inside the house of Wuthering Heights, Lockwood tries to pet the dogs in the living room which results in them attacking him.

Heathcliff is introduced in Nelly's narration as a seven-year-old Liverpool foundling (probably an Irish famine immigrant) brought back to Wuthering Heights by Mr. Earnshaw. His presence in Wuthering Heights overthrows the prevailing habits of the Earnshaw family, members of the family soon become involved in turmoil and fighting and family relationships become spiteful and hateful. Even on his first night, he is the reason Mr. Earnshaw breaks the toys he had bought for his children. "From the very beginning he bred bad feelings in the house". Heathcliff usurps the affections of Mr. Earnshaw to the exclusion of young Hindley-: "The young master had learnt to regard his father as an oppressor rather than a

The first theme is that of displacement. After reading a majority of Wuthering Height there is a lot involving people who have been displaced. Our first example of this would be when Mr.Earnshaw brings back Heathcliff to Wuthering Heights “The master tried to explain the matter; but he was really half dead with fatigue, and all that I could make out, amongst her scolding, was a tale of his seeing it starving, and houseless, and as good as dumb, in the streets of Liverpool, where he picked it up and inquired for its owner." (Bronte, p.38) From this quote we can see that Heathcliff is out of placed due to the fact that he is very dirty, and ragged, where as the Earnshaws are fair-skinned and well-groomed.

In Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, nobility in action is difficult to obtain, because of this, Heathcliff is viewed largely as a manipulative tyrant among outside peers and observers. He was not, however, a totally evil man throughout the novel as, although his execution is morally grey, his ultimate motivations could be considered noble, or even selfless. He acted solely for the benefit of others he loved in his life; improving himself for Catherine, comforting Catherine in her last moments, and preparing his son’s future to be financially effortless. Brontë wrote Heathcliff to act questionably due to the love he felt for his immediate family to show motive is paramount in action, and although Heathcliff’s execution may be dark, his motives and person are partisan.

1) 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; and that, not because he's handsome, Nelly, but because he's more myself than I am (86). Catherine admits to Ellen that she loves Heathcliff but cannot think of marrying him because he has been degraded by Hindley. Heathcliff hears this speech, and he leaves Wuthering Heights, not to return for three years.

In the book, Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens, a boy named Pip makes his rise and fall through society as he wastes away with what he was given. He experiences these things because he was uneducated about the risks and struggles he might endure. A symbol on my cake is poverty and its represented by a plain white lower tier. When he had nothing, he could only make do with what he had as a poor child. Having no decor on the lower tier of the cake shows that there wasn’t much that he could put on if he tried. “I took the opportunity of being alone in the courtyard to look at my coarse hands and my common boots. My opinion of those accessories was not favorable…I determined to ask Joe why he had ever taught me to call those picture cards

It is no secret that everyone in life experiences suffering, however according to Wuthering Heights, it is up to you to decide how to deal with it. An impactful example of this shows the difference between letting your past control you and moving on in saying, “Linton, on the contrary, displayed the true courage of a loyal and faithful soul: he trusted God; and God comforted him. One hoped, and the other despaired: they chose their own lots, and were righteously doomed to endure them” (Bronte 185). With this quote, human nature is shown, you can either wallow in pity and destroy everything around you after a bad past, or move on and become a better person, but no matter what you choose you have to deal with the consequences of choosing the path

The quote depicts Catherine at a fork in the road when it comes to her future suitors. Heathcliff is her true love, but not a logical choice, while Edgar is a rich, attractive, and kind young man. Catherine is certain that she is perfect for Heathcliff, she has the impression that she knows everything about him, and they are one of the same persons. The thoughts of Heathcliff are forever swirling through her mind, as a result of that, her own future husband is jealous of him. Even though they are step siblings, she believes that they should still pursue their relationship. Marrying Edgar is Catherine’s upcoming scheme, allowing her marriage to be beneficial to Heathcliff. She recognizes that her interest in Heathcliff is not simple, although

Heathcliff’s accusation above is mind blowing. From the youngest of ages, Heathcliff longed to have what Edgar Linton had. This translates to the future when Heathcliff wishes to acquire Catherine, who he loves deeply, and Thrushcross Grange from Mr. Linton

While at Thrushcross Grange, she grows infatuated with Edgar, despite her love for Heathcliff. Edgar came from an upper class family as well and took care of her when she was in a dog accident. This leads to her acceptance of Edgar Linton’s marriage proposal despite her statements regarding her love for Heathcliff. Heathcliff overhears unfortunate passages of Catherine's discourse and disappears for a period during which he mysteriously makes his fortune and changes irrevocably from the person he was. Vengeance consumes him, and Heathcliff attempts to destroy the lives of those who wronged him, (as well as their children). Ultimately, Heathcliff’s bitterly executed vengeance is effaced by a love between Hareton and Cathy that mirrors Heathcliff’s own love for Catherine. Hareton is Catherine’s nephew and Cathy is Catherine’s daughter, which makes the two first cousins.