Ralph Fiennes

In the story Wurthering Heights by Emily Bronte there are several reasons why Healthcliff would want Cathy under his control. One of the reasons is so he can force her to marry his son. Also, Edgar wants to keep his daughter, Cathy, away from Healthcliff because he knows how evil Healthcliff can become. Also, Healthcliff was the one that his wife was cheating on him with. In conclusion, they both justify how they think each other is right there reasons why. Healthcliff wants to keep

“I thought, though everybody hated and despised each other, they could not avoid loving me,” admits bedridden Catherine Linton, desperate for company in her cooped-up chamber at Thrushcross Grange (Brontë 173-174). Characterized by her wild childhood excursions and rude, unladylike comportment, Catherine reigns as the most impetuous and attention-seeking female figure in the love story of Wuthering Heights. Chronicled from the perspective of her maid, Nelly, this complex novel radiates around Catherine’s

In many books, the settings and characters often relate to each other. Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë exemplifies this concept perfectly in the way the houses compare to the main characters. Wuthering Heights is the story of love and revenge between its characters. In Brontë’s Wuthering Heights, settings are reflected in the temperaments of these main characters: Heathcliff, Edgar Linton, and Catherine Earnshaw. First, in the novel Wuthering Heights, the character Heathcliff reflects the house

Since its publication, Wuthering Heights has intrigued its readers; a love story gone wrong, twisted by vengeance and heartbreak. Many important factors of the novel are displayed in the portion of the novel narrated by Ellen. The passage in Wuthering Heights in which Catherine Linton’s funeral is described is vital in explaining important relationships in the novel, particularly the relationship between Heathcliff and Edgar Linton. Catherine’s locket represents her heart. This symbol is fairly

An Interpretation of Wuthering Heights What effect does the secluded setting have on how you interpret the story? Does it add to the story, or take away from it? I think that the fact that Wuthering Heights is so secluded leaves an eery mood with the reader, especially after reading the first few chapters. It definitely adds to the mood of the story in a way that nothing else could. I think that the setting was one of the things that really drew me into the story at the start, and made me, as the

In Wuthering Heights, Brontë presents Linton Heathcliff as arguably one of the most unlikeable, unsympathetic characters of the novel: he is often described as 'peevish', is constantly unwell ('faint-hearted creature') and resorts to fits of coughing when he doesn't get his way. He plays a key role in Heathcliff's revenge plot – marrying Cathy to award Heathcliff control of both Thrushcross Grange and the Heights (although this eventually fails) – and reveals its futility in the mean time. The

The novel Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte tells a story of a man named Heathcliff, who spends his whole life fueled by jealousy, revenge, and love. As a young boy, he and a girl named Catherine spend a lot of their time together. Heathcliff falls in love with Catherine and wants to pursue a marriage with her, however Catherine has other plans. Catherine is in love with a man named Edgar, but for all the wrong reasons. Thus begins the story of Heathcliff’s revenge. Heathcliff was brought to Wuthering

The story “Wuthering Heights”, written by Emily Bronte, is a capitalist look at the issue of class and the clash between good and bad in human nature. To start, there is dialectic society that Mr. Heathcliff is supposedly forced to use capitalistic techniques in order to gain more power, “But Mr. Heathcliff forms a singular contrast to his abode and style of living. He is a dark-skinned gypsy in aspect, in dress and manners a gentleman, that is, as much a gentleman as many a country squire"(Bronte

Painted Faces Even though Ralph is a young teenage boy he still possesses the characteristics of a grown man. He shows us courage, responsibility, strength, hard work, and most importantly leadership. One nautical day everything changed for Ralph and his schoolmates after becoming stranded on an uninhabited island out in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The boys claim they were shot down, but no one knows for sure what had happened. Somehow everyone survives the plane crash except for the

something special to offer. By working together, members of a team feel a strong sense of belonging and deep commitment to each other and their goal. This is seen in the book Lord of the flies where each character brings something good to the group: Ralphs leadership, Jacks hunting skills, Simons logical thinking and Piggys innovativness. Piggy is made fun of throughout the whole beginning of the book but once he starts bringing upon these innovative ideas forward he starts to gain abit of confidence