Catherine Earnshaw

Born as the child of Catherine and Edgar Linton into an isolated society and suffering the loss of both her father and mother, Cathy is forced to face the tyranny that is Heathcliff, which ultimately becomes a battle between good and evil. From Heathcliff’s frequent use of violence to the manipulation of his son Linton to turn against Cathy, he seeks revenge on those who he believes to have wronged him and those whom would keep from him his beloved Catherine. Heathcliff’s carries his hatred…

love and the reason behind them. Catherine Earnshaw, a young woman considered to be from the middle class due to her father´s land. Heathcliff, however, reflected the lower class with no background nor a name or money or a good look. Edgar, unlike Heathcliff, was from the upper class. He had a well-known family name to rely on and land which he owned, in addition of all that, he had good looks, too. Catherine choose to marry Edgar. As a result to Catherine Earnshaw´s choice, Heathcliff…

waking Mr. Earnshaw. The people were compared to mice 'We all kept as mute as mice a full half-hour' (Wuthering Heights, Chapter 5, P.38). The last two similes I found were on page 40 where we are able to witness the pure beauty of Miss Cathy when her eyes are describes as diamonds. 'and her eyes sparkled as bright as diamonds' (Wuthering Heights, P.40). Finally the last one I discovered was in Chapter 18 where this comparison aids in the creation of an image of the growth of Catherine within…

her company and having someone to wait on him, he mostly wanted Catherine coming to fulfill his father 's wishes. Linton is afraid of Heathcliff and is willing to watch and let someone else (Catherine) get hurt and protect himself. Nelly is right about him; he has {{wrong}} motives. 22. Pg. 200 Nelly attempts to belittle Linton as he wants to force Catherine to marry him. She asks a rhetorical question since she thinks that Catherine is too good for him. Nelly does not believe that she would…

the opening line: “No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy, would have supposed her born to be an heroine” (Austen, 5). Catherine Morland, much like Catherine Earnshaw, was isolated from society and never received proper instructions on how to navigate through it. As Catherine traverses through society, she meets and falls in love with Henry Tilney, a seemingly perfect gentleman. Without deeper inquisition, the romance between Catherine and Henry may seem wholly innocent and…

For example, Nelly Dean and Joseph play a vital role in the upbringing of the Earnshaw family’s children (Tytler 45). Nelly Dean acts as a housekeeper and Mr. Earnshaw’s confidant (Tytler 45). Since servants like Nelly Dean and Joseph are trusted with maintaining the higher class families’ estates and personal matters, they often insert their opinions. Some characters, such as Mr. Earnshaw, see great value in a servant’s opinion and rely on it. Other characters in Wuthering Heights…

Destructive love can affect more than just the couple that started it. In the story of “Macbeth,” the destructive love between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth not only destroyed them but it also destroyed King Duncan and his family including his sons who witnessed their father's death. As Donalbain and Malcolm are sitting in the courtyard after their father's death had been discovered they discuss what might happen to them Donalbain says to Malcolm “ Hid in an auger hole, may rush, and seize us? Lets…

return, fell in love with him thanks to her fascination with the Heathcliff’s richly endowed Byronic qualities. Heathcliff, even though he despised her, married her as a mean of revenge. Moreover, he kept Cathy, the only daughter of his beloved Catherine, and Nelly at the Wuthering Heights until he successfully forced Cathy to agree to get married with his son Linton (who suffered from weakness, sickness and was likely to die soon) to become a landowner of not only Wuthering Heights but also…

grew up with each other, as siblings which can be considered incest. The destructiveness of Catherine and Heathcliff’s relationship contains equilibrium in the second generation with both Hareton and Cathy. Some scholars believe these conflicts, the intensity, and drama arises from Wuthering Heights. Though, I Agree with Goodlett and believe the intensity arises from the bond between Heathcliff and Catherine, which comes in conflict with the other characters as well. Heathcliff’s and Catherine’s…

relationship between Catherine and Heathcliff. Brontë suggests gothic complexity through transgressing normal the limits of love and life . 3.2.1. The Setting and Weather Wuthering Heights does contain some elements of the Gothic conventions; however, there are many deviations and innovations made by the writer. As it is previously mentioned in chapter one , early Gothic novels typically take the setting of a dark manor or a haunted castle , whereas the setting in Wuthering Heights is the…