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    Heathcliff's Motivation

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    so needed for Heathcliff, that the revenge continues for 2 generations. His whole life becomes based off of trying to make others feel bad, that eventually it backfires. The thought of getting revenge on the characters starts as soon as the novel starts with a backflash on the childhood of Heathcliff and Hindley. Heathcliff was an orphan and Hindley disliked that he got more attention from Mr.Earnshaw…

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    ghosts, love, deception, and death. The novel shows how characters change throughout the course out the story. The character Heathcliff starts out in the beginning of the story as a reserved boy who has no money, name, or family. Mr. Earnshaw brought him to live at Wuthering Heights and that is where his insatiable love for Cathy begins. It is almost as if right when Heathcliff and Cathy saw each other they were put under spell. He then grows up being loved by Mr. Earnshaw and causing mischief…

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    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…

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    Catherine Jarnshaw Essay

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    I’ve marked everyday,” said Heathcliff. “Yes—very foolish: as if I took notice!” replied Catherine (Brontë 64). Catherine assumes that Heathcliff does not care about how many times she is with the Lintons. Catherine’s narcissistic tendency of craving attention is her most prominent narcissistic character trait. Pairing with her narcissistic…

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    what we call love today. Heathcliff was filled with a lot of mix emotions when it came to how he acted toward…

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    Heathcliff’s revenge and his naivety of this maltreatment ruined his life. Hareton’s ignorance of Heathcliff’s deliberate animosity is pitiful because Hareton genuinely believes that Heathcliff is a good man. Heathcliff exploited this trust by denying Hareton education and forcing him to work as a servant. Heathcliff admits multiple times to using Hareton for revenge:…

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    Heights, Heathcliff spends his days trying to achieve justice. He was mistreated by Hindley and Edgar for the majority of his life. Throughout his life at Thrushcross Grange, he thinks of ways to make sure that Hindley and Edgar get what is coming to them. When Heathcliff was brought by Mr. Earnshaw, it was apparent that Earnshaw preferred Heathcliff over his own son. Hindley realized that and began to feel hatred and jealousy towards Heathcliff. Hindley began to bully and even abuse Heathcliff…

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    Heathcliff Demonic

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    Sometimes people may feel like they are an outsider, and they do not have any Earth worth. Emily Bronte shows her emotion through the character Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights. Heathcliff proves to be an arrogant character. He seeks revenge to make himself feel better from his past. His appearance reflects on how grimy and self- centered he is to his peers. Heathcliff is viewed as a demonic character because of his manipulation, cruelty, and selfishness. It is Heathcliff’s manipulative actions…

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    slpit,amusing and tender personality. Catherine makes a comparison between the type of love that she professes for Heathcliff and…

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    Character Comparison: Younger Heathcliff vs. Older Heathcliff Wuthering Heights is a novel written by Emily Brontë, published in the year 1847. Wuthering Heights – a farmhouse – is the location of where the novel is set, along with the property of the Lintons, Thrushcross Grange. The main themes in the novel are jealousy (caused by love) and vengeance. There is an ongoing feud between two families, the Earnshaws and the Lintons over the inheritance of property. In Wuthering Heights, one of the…

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