Catherine of Aragon

and Hindley. Heathcliff, a mischievous man, seeks revenge on Edgar Linton after Catherine died of an illness. He also wanted to pursue revenge on Hindley and young Catherine for giving Heathcliff troubles in his life. Hindley, Catherine's brother, seeks revenge on Heathcliff for becoming the favorite child of Mr. Earnshaw. The novel takes place during the 1770s, when Nelly begins to tell her extensive story about Catherine and Heathcliff’s love and their lives apart. Brontë is showing that…

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 Wuthering Heights, Heathcliff’s otherwise unreasonable actions are driven by his love for Catherine Earnshaw, his history of abuse, and desire for revenge upon Hindley and even Catherine. Heathcliff’s love for Catherine drives him into…

and Mrs. Earnshaw pass away, he soon begins to fall in love with Catherine. “But it was one of their chief amusements to run away to the moors in the morning and remain there all day, and the after punishment grew mere thing to laugh at.” (46) As shown here why Heathcliff fell in love with Catherine and Catherine most likely falling in love with him. Although as said earlier Heathcliff didn’t feel that he was good enough or worthy of her…

The differences between Hareton Earnshaw and Linton Heathcliff’s childhoods are that Hareton grew up as a lonely orphan subjected to Heathcliff’s severe abuse from an early age, whereas Linton’s loving mother raised him through his childhood in a nice, pampered lifestyle. In Wuthering Heights, by Emily Brontë, Hareton is more pitiable than Linton since he was raised as a pawn of Heathcliff’s revenge and his naivety of this maltreatment ruined his life. Hareton’s ignorance of Heathcliff’s…

Wuthering Heights takes multiple forms, and is a central value in which characters hold dear to their lives. Two characters in particular that demonstrate romantic love and how it can lead to issues such as dysfunctional relationships are Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw. The relationship that the two protagonists hold is both extremely flawed and unsustainable…

“Well-behaved women seldom make history.”- Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History. A few women who change history are Cleopatra, Queen Elizabeth I, Susan B Anthony, and Michelle Obama. Without these women our society might not be the way it is now. Here’s the story about four brave women who changed history not only with their appearances, but with their actions. Cleopatra was born in 69 B.C. She became the queen of Egypt in 51 B.C. when she was only 18 years old.…

was inflicted by Heathcliff, but the way each of them dealt with him was strikingly different. Isabella 's peak of tragedy was when she married Heathcliff, became an abused wife, and began to realize she made a mistake marrying Heathcliff. After Catherine Earnshaw died, Heathcliff cried and this brought great happiness to Isabella. (footnote what Isabella said before nelly 's quote). When Isabella told Nelly how delighted she was to see Heathcliff suffer, Nelly said “one might suppose you had…

ease in books, as seen when Catherine Earnshaw falls ill and all he can do is withdraw to his library and…

In two classic examples of Victorian era literature, Wuthering Heights and North and South, the theme of isolation has been particularly prevalent. Not only are the settings of each novel physically secluded, but the characters themselves have been inwardly isolated. In North & South, Margaret Hale’s father’s sudden decision to leave the Church prompted her move to the industrial North, making Margaret alone in her opinions and her way of living. Wuthering Heights, on the other hand, has an…

Explore how Brontë uses the theme of social class in Wuthering Heights Social class is represents a barrier between Cathy and Heathcliff, indicating the distance between them due to their contrasting statuses in society. Cathy 's 'pristine white dress ' embodies this barrier when Heathcliff worries that her ’dress had gained no embellishment from its contact ' with him showing his fear she no longer wants to interact with him due to his low social standing . Consequently, Cathy’s high…