Catherine Earnshaw

How does Heathcliff 's character develop from chapters one through to eight? The novel teases the reader into thinking that Heathcliff is more than what he seems; that his cruelty is merely an expression of his frustrated love for Cathrine Earnshaw or that his sinister behaviours serve to conceal the heart of a romantic hero. Throughout these chapters, we get the impression that as Heathcliff gets older, he loses his innocence and that the love for Cathrine isn 't as pure and is presented in a…

Heathcliff’s revenge on Hindley came with no obstructions because Hindley Earnshaw was a drunk and had issues with gambling. Likewise, how Hindley deprived Heathcliff from an education, Heathcliff deprived Hareton, Hindley’s son, from an education by promising him that “the curate should have his –teeth dashed down his –throat…

Heathcliff and Catherine have and the things they have to go through but also in the way Isabella loves Heathcliff and he makes her suffer for the actions of her brother. In addition, it is a cruel passion because even though both Catherine and Heathcliff love each other Catherine is married and they still see each other which eventually leads her to her death because she is torn between two lovers. Finally, the cruel obsession can be seen when Catherine dies he asks for Catherine to haunt him…

Before Catherine 's relationship with Edgar was defined as more than a friendship they had a fight that displayed her wicked temper and exposed her haughty personality (73). Nelly observes that Edgar is careful not to upset Catherine and that Isabella avoids her (118). It 's residents did their best to appease her, but the Grange could not handle her boldness and passion. Catherine begins throwing fits, “It was enough to try the temper of a saint, such senseless, wicked rages!” (118). Catherine…

spirit of Cathy, calling out to her love, Heathcliff. Unnerved, Mr. Lockwood tells his tale to Ellen, the housekeeper, who then recounts the story of the ill-fated lovers. Heathcliff, an orphan boy, is taken in by the father of Cathy and Hindley Earnshaw while on a business trip to Liverpool. Cathy has formed a strong bond with the filthy, young charge; however, Hindley resents…

Wuthering Heights is a book written by Emily Bronte. The book talks about the dysfunctional years of the Earnshaws and the Lintons, who live in Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange respectively. Both are located in the moor, are extremely wealthy, and are, “…completely removed from the stir of society,” (Wuthering Heights, pg. 1). These houses could not be further from being alike however. The characteristics, as well as the characters and the level of class, show the differences very…

Timothy Eng AP English 12 Salomone Pd. 4 12/20/16 WH Essay: “Cruelty towards others is always also cruelty towards ourselves” (Paul Tillich) Cruelty functions in literature as a multilayered device, endearing or alienating characters that are the target or perpetrator, respectively. The perpetrators reduce the targets’ humanity to no more than property, which usually entails feeling indifferent or taking pleasure at the suffering of others. In Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights, cruelty…

“Loving you was the most exquisite form of self-destruction” (David Jones). Destructive love is caused by many aspects of a relationship. Those aspects are women get control in the relationship, jealousy leads to betrayal, love becomes an addiction, destructive power, and men try to regain control. The theme of self-destructive love within relationships in Shakespeare's Macbeth and Bronte's Wuthering Heights are presented through sexism, jealousy, and betrayal. Women who have sovereignty are…

Heathcliff 's relationship with Catherine I is Bronte 's first example of a failed connection due to lack of understanding. Though their love for one another seems to be strong, both Cathy I and Heathcliff eclipse the other’s true identity with their own perceived version of it. Heathcliff believes that Cathy I’s real self is exactly the person whom he thinks she is, and misinterprets whom he thinks she is as what he wants. By forcing Cathy I into the walls of his perception of her, Heathcliff…

Wuthering Heights, a novel written by Emily Brontë, illustrates the drama of the Earnshaw and Linton families over two generations. Heathcliff, a formerly abused orphan from Liverpool, influences many of the key events described in Wuthering Heights. His undying love for Catherine Earnshaw drives the plot of the novel accompanied with his prior history of abuse lead Heathcliff to commit acts, such as abusing his own relatives and forcing a marriage between his niece and son. In Emily Brontë’s…