the pseudonym Ellis Bell‚ it is perhaps one of the most passionately original novels in the English language. The narrative tells the tale of the all-encompassing‚ passionate‚ yet thwarted love between dark‚ brooding Heathcliff and hot-blooded Catherine Earnshaw and how their unresolved passion eventually destroyed them and the people around them. Now considered a classic of English literature‚ ‘Wuthering Heights’ was met with mixed reviews by critics when it was first published‚ mainly because of the
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world. The Earnshaw family comes together with nature when the Lintons are a symbol for the culture. A representative member of the Earnshaw family is Catherine. She is beautiful and charming‚ but she is never as civilized as she pretends to be. In her heart she is always a wild girl playing on the moors with Heathcliff. She regards it as her right to be loved by all‚ and has an unruly temper. Heathcliff usually calls her Cathy and‚ very interesting‚ Edgar usually calls her Catherine. Heathcliff
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and is forced to shelter for the night in a peculiar chamber which has been barren for many years. He then discovers the history of the tempestuous events that took place years before- the intense passion and longing‚ between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw. William Wyler’s 1939 film adaptation of the text‚ presents the novel through tension-evoking cinematography and carefully selected music to convey the Gothic atmosphere. This‚ along with the film being set at a more ‘alluring time period‚
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the creature off‚ I pulled its wrist on the broken pane and rubbed it to and fro till the blood ran down and soaked the bed”(30). Here Lockwood explains his encounter with the ghost of ghost of Catherine Linton‚ which Lockwood regards to as a creature. It is that this quote and the appearance of Catherine Linton’s ghost that renders a partial explanation for the cruelty that Heathcliff may have inflicted upon all of the characters. If readers can believe in supernatural creatures such as ghosts‚
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also called weak and gutless. However‚ the Linton family was able to succeed in taming the vicious nature of Catherine Earnshaw. Although she came from a family that has no similar characteristics of the Linton’s‚ she formed an amicable relationship with the Linton’s. After a few weeks‚ Catherine became a refined beauty that held the same air of an aristocrat. The transformation that Catherine underwent solidifies that a change of location has the ability to change a person. Across the grassy moors
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uses impetuous characters to convey themes of economic and social tension‚ discrimination‚ and death. Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff were intimate friends since childhood until she becomes injured at Thrushcross Grange and needs to stay for months to recuperate. Upon her return‚ Heathcliff can no longer recognize Catherine as she is more refined and will soon marry Edgar Linton. After Catherine dies‚ leaving behind an infant daughter‚ Heathcliff continues to retaliate for his mistreatment and loss
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spiraling of his life due to his isolation. The more he obsessed over Catherine Earnshaw‚ the less he cared for others. He truly loves her and even resorts to asking her to “haunt [him] always—take any form—drive [him] mad” (158) after her death. He “cannot live without [his] soul” (158)‚ which implies that he is already dead‚ in mind‚ and has no need for any possessions or other people. Heathcliff is satisfied with only having Catherine. In addition‚ Heathcliff’s emotional capacities exceed the capacities
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and relationship with Catherine are complete opposites. The two men had very different childhoods. Heathcliff was born into squalor and wandered the streets of Liverpool until Mr. Earnshaw took him home to his family. He was dirty and his clothes were ragged. "He seemed a sullen‚ patient child‚ hardened perhaps to ill-treatment." As a farmhand‚ he did the work of servants. He was harassed by Hindley constantly‚ yet he never shed a tear. The first time Heathcliff and Catherine laid eyes on Edgar he
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On Heathcliff’s Revenge I. Introduction Emily Bronte is a genius in the history of English literature. In her short life‚ she completed a novel and 193 poems. Wuthering Heights is her only novel and is regarded as one of the most fascinating and most singular English novels; it is the complete embodiment of an intensive individual apprehension of the nature of man and life. The novel is a faithful portrayal of life‚ a fierce criticism of society‚ and a penetrating exploration of humanity. It
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ENGL 1005H Love and Hate (Winter 2014) Midterm Exam Date: Feb. 25th‚ 2014 Time: 9:00 AM (Section 09) Sarah Thickett 0551120 By then the scent of roses given off by her body had traveled a long‚ long way. All the way to town‚ where the rebel forces and the federal troops were engaged in a fierce battle. One man stood head and shoulders above the others for his valor; it was the rebel who Gertrudis had seen in the plaza in Piedras Negras the week before. A pink cloud floated toward him
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