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    to rub the wrists of the ghost Catherine against a broken windowpane in an effort to free himself from her grasp. Hindley torments Heathcliff, as Heathcliff will later torment Hareton. And although he has no affection for her, Heathcliff marries Isabella and then treats her so badly that she asks Nelly whether he is a devil. Sadism is also a recurring thematic element. Heathcliff tries to strangle Isabella's dog, and Hareton hangs a litter

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    Catherine Earnshaw Essay

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    As represented in Catherine Earnshaw’s early characterization, the social and cultural ideals of the time period are heavily reinforced through Catherine’s defiant individualism and love for the initially lowly Heathcliff, which contrasts with the civility and propriety of the people around her. Despite being set solely in the Yorkshire Moors in England, the delicate social hierarchy of class is clearly seen in the residents of both Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange, in which Wuthering Heights

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    Wuthering Heights Thesis

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    At the center of Wuthering Heights lies a tragic vision of decay and detachment which depends completely on the severances Emily Bronte has created between characters, estates, and social statuses. Bronte reveals societal flaws that had never before been recognized during her time and creates a raw vision of Victorian life; one in which the differences between characters and their social standings outweigh their true beliefs and desires when it comes to who they choose to be, who they choose to surround

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    AP English IV Research Paper Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte and Romeo in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare share similar all consuming, infatuous relationships that negatively impact their lives. Both couples are used by the authors to express the destructive nature of obsessive relationships and how they can determine one's fate. In both stories, love drives the characters into madness and death. In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo’s obsession with Juliet ultimately leads to his demise

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    In Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, Catherine Earnshaw is in love with Heathcliff, a poor orphan who has become her foster brother. Their inseparable bond helps them survive the harshness and cruelty of their lives. However, wealthy Edgar Linton is in love with her as well, and Catherine must choose between them. Cathy sacrifices her future with Heathcliff so that she can marry Edgar Linton. This reveals that she is selfish enough to want a comfortable life at the expense of her "true love", but

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    The behavior of Heathcliff is really bad at times and it can be judged reasonably because he was kind of adopted by Mr.Earnshaw and his kids didn’t get their presents they asked for because he picked up Heathcliff. Heathcliff was treated as Mr.Earnshaw’s favorite of the three children. The behavior that is showed at the first part of the book by Heathcliff before Nelly starts telling Lockwood Heathcliff’s past. At the start of the book Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, it shows Lockwood going

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    An interesting incident in the story takes place in Wuthering Heights, Heathcliff’s former home, when he returns with his new wife, Isabella Linton. He causes her great discomfort by leaving her alone in the house for a long period of time to the point of her describing him as “ingenious and unresting in seeking to gain [her] abhorrence” (Bronte 144). Heathcliff is only emotionally attached

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    In this passage of Wuthering Heights, Brontë expresses the moment of Heathcliff's reaction to Catherine Linton's death. In this particular passage, Emily Brontë utilizes syntax to illustrate Heathcliff's obsessive love for the late Catherine Linton. Brontë expresses Heathcliff's deep, hidden emotions through the use of syntax. In the beginning, few questions are asked by Heathcliff, such as if "she died like a saint," to convey his curiosity about his true love's death (Brontë 164). Then after Nelly

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    The concept of revenge has prevailed as an integral component of literature, exemplified in Paradise Lost written by John Milton among other works. In Paradise Lost, Satan acts as the main proponent of revenge. The actions of his character create the basis for a Miltonic ideal of revenge, later modified by Emily Brontë and Mary Shelley. Wuthering Heights written by Brontë presents Heathcliff as a modernization of Satan. The characters share the experience of evolving from their lives as outcasts

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    Heathcliff Character Analysis “Wuthering Heights centers around the story of Heathcliff”. A bad man, yet, good at heart, he is cruel. At first, there is sympathy for this distraught character, later, we understand he is a monster, but even a broken heart can change a man. In the streets of Liverpool is where he stayed, a young homeless orphan, but what makes him distinct is that he is a gypsy, which is what shows his dark-colored skin, he was also a thief, which is what most gypsies are. After

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