Heathcliff

houses. Heathcliff and Edgar are considered to be opposites of each other. Even as a child, Heathcliff is described as a, “Vulgar young ruffian,” (Heights, pg. 62). He is dark in nature and has an atmosphere about him that is haunting almost. Edgar is a pleasant child who is very well educated and high in class and stature. The two characters are probably the most contrasting in the novel and show the contrasts in the two estates. Characters other than Heathcliff and Edgar also show the…

Freud’s notion of the uncanny is undoubtedly evident in Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights. The romance between Catherine and Heathcliff can most certainly be described as uncanny as they have an unquestionable love for one another yet they betray each other’s souls by choosing to marry others. However, both characters selfishly continue their relationship, ignoring their marriages which is sufficient evidence to suggest how much of an inseparable bond they share. The appearance of Catherine as a…

Victor, and his obsession with creating a monster. In Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte, two neighboring families grow together by love and death, causing them all to suffer. These gothic elements are caused by the pursuit to regain justice. Heathcliff and the creature are plagued with revenge, ruthlessly killing their enemy’s families, bringing about their demise. Revenge comes about in Frankenstein when the monster is created and continues to grow. Neglected by his father, he was left…

true colors to her family and childhood friend Heathcliff. It is Catherine’s choice of Edgar Linton over Heathcliff that causes years of discourse and pain even after her death, all because of Heathcliff has no title. She then marries Edgar despite not genuinely loving him. It’s the act of lying about her true feelings that ends up killing her. Heathcliff is the antagonist of the story, he is described as a cruel demon and an inhuman devil, but Heathcliff is also a victim. He is tormented by the…

He took Catherine’s heart and hand in marriage and she told Nelly “It would degrade me to marry Heathcliff..” (Bronte 81). Catherine’s choice to do that ruined more than just Heathcliff’s…

and Heathcliff learn to love each other greatly; however, Catherine’s pride soon clouds the path to happiness with him while Heathcliff’s thirst for revenge clouds his happiness. Catherine and Heathcliff, while both infatuated with each other, cannot set aside their pride to be happy with each other. Pride destroys relationships. Obsessive love can lead to the destruction to happiness. Very early on in the novel, Catherine’s pride clouds her decision. She recognizes that she loves Heathcliff…

Robert Kiely saw Wuthering Heights as romanticism or Gothic romanticism ; because of characteristics of Heathcliff and Catherine, Kiely sees the conversion in novel turn into something like poetry, he called it antithesis or dynamic antagonism , moreover the challenge between Edgar and Heathcliff look romantic, also Heathcliff and Catherine were driven by strong emotions like (envy , ambition, pride, passion, lust, curiosity and intellectual), Catherine in her marriage…

Who would have thought a woman with so many tragedies and disadvantages in her life could use it to her advantage and write such a beautiful novel, Wuthering Heights, that teaches so many lessons by following Heathcliff, one of the main characters? Emily Bronte was an extremely talented woman without even a formal college degree who didn’t let even the biggest challenges in life bring her down. She would be the one to set an example for women authors to come (“Brontes”). Emily Bronte was born…

The past of Heathcliff is practically his sole motivation. His past was full of abuse, and he simply reiterates this abuse onto his own victims. Heathcliff allows his resentment for the past to drive his future, which negatively affects his characters and the activities which he does in the novel. Before Heathcliff became apart of the Earnshaw family, he was an orphan likely of gypsy origins. When Mr. Earnshaw brings him home, just having darker skin causes resentment from others. Catherine…

mirror between Heathcliff and…