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    character : CATHERINE EARNSHAW Catherine, as we know,is a very important character in wuthering heights. She is who creates the conflict throughout the book, amd also between Edgar and Headcliff. Even though,we never meet her because she died many years before the story that is narrated begins,we can distinguish two sides to Catherine,these ‘’two Catherines’’ are very different: One of them is Heathcliff’s Catherine, a wild, wilful and passionate person;the other is Edgar’s Catherine,despites he…

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    he returns to Wuthering Heights as a rich man) however when he is a young boy (before he ran away) and first adopted by Mr. Earnshaw he is quite silent and keeps to himself. His change in personality was most likely due to how he was treated by Catherine and her older brother Hindley. Heathcliff is an orphan taken off the streets by Mr. Earnshaw and brought into the Earnshaw household at Wuthering Heights. In the novel Heathcliff is first described as a “dark skinned gypsy in…

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    One of the most important themes within Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre, are nature. Within both of these texts the Bronte sister’s use vivid imagery to describe the nature around them. In Wuthering Heights, the nature surrounding both estates is seen as mysterious, and a place where both Heathcliff and Cathy are able to explore the outdoors. In Jane Eyre, Jane is able to see freedom within nature, because she is often confined to being indoors, as well as not being allowed to have her own…

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    Catholic household of Henry VIII of England and Catherine of Aragon on February 18th, 1516. She is the only child of this marriage to survive infancy, and thus she is treated with great reverence from a young age. Mary is raised as a devout Catholic by her mother Catherine, and is extensively tutored in a diverse array of subjects. Mary’s diverse tutelage is due in part to her mother 's misfortune in not being able to produce a male heir. Catherine realizes that this is a problem, and believes…

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    betrayal were used to search by Heathcliff to receive justice. Heathcliff had a great deal of abuse and isolation forthe majority of his life due to his angry step-brother Hindley and his step-sister Catherine. They would insult him, and Hindley would physically hurt him. Once they all got older, Catherine grew less abusive and more caring while Hindley grew more hateful. His response to the injustice Hindey would cause him was fury and vengeance, and this fury he felt is what caused him to…

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    Wuthering Heights

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    The love between Heathcliff and Catherine, the protagonist of “Wuthering Heights” a novel written by Emily Bronte, has grown to be complicated. This passage used from chapter seven, allows the reader to have a clear idea of how the relationship between this two has developed into a livid relationship. There are many devices in this passage that serve the reader understand the development of the relation. For example, the 1st person point of view used to clarify the argument, the strong diction…

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    Before Catherine had any idea about social classes, she and Heathcliff spent a lot of time together. When she understood what social classes were, she gradually began to treat Heathcliff poorly, and Heathcliff was offended by her actions. Although Catherine saw Heathcliff differently than before, she still loved him deeply. Edgar loved Catherine as well, but he was everything that Heathcliff was not, and he was wealthy. Catherine had to decide on who she wanted to marry…

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    Mr Earnshaw Quotes

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    When Mr. Earnshaw is dying he becomes incredibly irritable, especially towards those who mistreat Heathcliff. He felt “painfully jealous lest a word should be spoken amiss to [Heathcliff]; seeming to have gotten into his head the notion that, because he liked Heathcliff, all hated, and longed to do him an ill-turn” (Brontë, 41). Mr. Earnshaw is very fond of Heathcliff, often spoiling him and treating him more like a son than he treated Hindley, his actual son. The fact that Mr. Earnshaw adores…

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    Henry Vii's Achievements

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    sole significant achievement of Henry VII’s – making the crown of England dynasty or making the country itself better. On 21st April 1509 Henry VII sadly passed away, leaving the crown to his youngest son, Henry VIII. Henry VIII then later married Catherine of Aragon on 11th June and after had their coronation on 24th June 1509 at Westminster Abby. Henry VII’s sole achievement was to pass the throne onto his son, which he did manage to pass the throne smoothly as everything happened at perfect…

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    Anne Boleyn’s final words were said on May 19th, 1536 as she stood before the block to a crowd of on-lookers. Her words were written by Tudor chronicler Edward Hall and will be known throughout time as the powerful words of the first queen to ever be publicly executed. Anne stated calmly, “Good Christian people, I am come hither to die, for according to the law, and by the law I am judged to die, and therefore I will speak nothing against it. I am come hither to accuse no man, nor to speak…

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