4-8 1. Who is Nelly Dean? 2. What do the gifts that Hindley and Catherine ask their father to bring them reveal about their characters? 3. What are Heathcliff’s origins? 4. Why does Hindley despise Heathcliff? 5. Characterize Catherine. 6. Compare and contrast Catherine’s and Heathcliff’s reactions to the Lintons at Thrushcross Grange. 7. Why did Edgar get applesauce dumped on him? 8. Catherine is pained by Hindley’s punishment of Heathcliff‚ yet she continues to
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Neither Isabella nor Catherine are forced into marrying‚ Heathcliff or Linton‚ respectively. Although they make their own choices‚ they realize‚ very soon‚ that they have entered a place where they will never be happy. For Isabella‚ it is Heathcliff’s harsh treatment towards her. Whereas for Catherine‚ it is the self realization ‚ that her love for Heathcliff‚ is stronger‚ than her love for Linton‚ and that she can not live without Heathcliff Isabella doesn’t adjust in Wuthering Heights after
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Question: How‚ and to what effects‚ does Bronte use different settings in Wuthering Heights? In the book Wuthering Heights‚ the author‚ Bronte‚ has created three different main settings. They are Wuthering Heights‚ Thrushcross Grange and the moors. The whole story mainly took place in these three places. In Wuthering Heights‚ the atmosphere is always dark and gloomy. Also‚ it is quite uncivilised. On the other hand‚ Thrushcross Grange is bright and welcoming‚ and is full of peace and calmness
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Attribute: | How the character shows it: | Textual Support: | Conflicting emotions by polar tendencies or moodiness | Heathcliff shows this when he was excited for Catherine to come home‚ then he was upset | “With that he dashed head foremost out of the room‚ amid the merriment of the master and mistress‚ and to the serious disturbance of Catherine; who could not comprehend how her remarks should have produced such an exhibition of bad temper.” (pg. 49) | Self-destructive | Heathcliff would take the pain
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symbolised by his degrading treatment by all those who are considered as “normal”. The “unreclaimed creature” is immediately dehumanised through his descriptions as “it”‚ and is immediately victimised by all the other characters within the stories. Catherine “spits” at him and Hindley often strikes him. But I think it is Heathcliff’s “dark” skin tone arguably scares his companions into acting in such a way. Like other dark figures such as Othello in Shakespeares “Othello” Heathcliff posses the capability
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Heathcliff (his landlord) in Wuthering Heights. There‚ he also meets Hareton Earnshaw‚ Cathy Linton‚ Joseph and Zillah. The strange behaviour of the inhabitants and his nightmare‚ make him feel curiosity about them. Back in Thrushcross Grange‚ he asks his servant‚ Nelly‚ to tell the story of Heathcliff’s life. From chapter 4 (Vol.1) to chapter 17 (Vol.2)‚ Nelly narrates the story of the first generation – Catherine Earnshaw‚ her brother Hindley and her sister-in-law Isabella – This story
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4). The best example is Heathcliff. He spends most of his life seeking revenge by ruining other people lives. Isabel asks "Is Mr. Heathcliff a man? If so‚ is he mad? And if not‚ is he the devil?"(p. 137). He is one of the causes of the death of Catherine‚ Hindley‚ Isabella and Linton. He is
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chains.” - Jean-Jacques Rousseau Many readers enjoy ‘Wuthering Heights’ as a form of escapism‚ a flight from reality into the seclusion and eerie mists of the Yorkshire moors‚ where the supernatural seems commonplace and the searing passion between Catherine and Heathcliff absolute. Yet Wuthering Heights reaches much further than its atmospheric setting‚ exploring the complexities of family relationships and Victorian society’s restrictions; similarly‚ in ‘A Room with a View’‚ E.M. Forster expands the
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By choosing a social status Catherine betrays Heathcliff and pursues Edgar Linton. This decision has an echoing effect throughout the book. As Heathcliff returns to Wuthering Heights he brings only vengeful tactics with him. Seeking to oppress Edgar‚ Heathcliff mentally and physically
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him. ‘H. and I are going to rebel’ yet again‚ the reader becomes curious to find out what action Heathcliff and the as of yet unknown Catherine took and what‚ if any‚ repercussions came about as a result. Had the story been told chronologically‚ the linear progression of events would not have had the same air of mystery- had it been clear early on that Catherine was able to truthfully say ‘I am Heathcliff’‚ Heathcliff’s obsession with her would not have puzzled or interested the reader in the same
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