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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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    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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    Wuthering Heights explores a variety of kinds of love, the main focus being Heathcliff and Catherine 's heated passion for each other, which is terribly destructive because of their intense connection. Catherine and Heathcliff’s relationship can be viewed to consist of conventional love rather than affected love in a contemporary society because conventional love is described as genuine, caring and forgiving, which are attributes displayed by both characters. However, the novel is set in the…

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    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…

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    from a greasy skinned, nearly toothless man. He grinned at me, causing his mischievous, dirty gray eyes to crinkle around the corners. I returned the stare with almost black eyes full of bitter hatred. I hated everyone, everyone except my beautiful Catherine, and sometimes I had to stop myself from hating her. My only drive was revenge; my body was always stiff, my head always pounding. I brushed sticky crumbs off the sticky table. “Shut The Box.” I said in a low, rough voice. I was an excellent…

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    Thomas More was born in London in 1477 or 1488. Both his parents came from an upwardly mobile merchant 's class. His father, John, became a judge and chose the legal profession for his son. Very little is known of Thomas 's mother, Agnes, who died sometime before 1507. More began his education at St Anthony 's, a leading London school. Then he was sent to serve as a page at Lambeth Palace, the household of John Morton, the archbishop of Canterbury. Morton 's patronage enabled More to spend…

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    She did become a good companion to the children, as she was available to them for advice when they had problems. For instance, when Catherine bursted into the home and exclaimed that, “I want to know what I should do. Today, Edgar Linton has asked me to marry him, and I’ve given him an answer” (Brontë 79), she made Catherine go through everything she loves about Edgar to ensure she is making the right choice of choosing him over her other lover, Heathcliff. Nelly also sympathized…

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    Hindley 's abuse and mistreatment and Catherine´s coercion. There are several limits that Heathcliff tries to overcome to rise above his status as a homeless orphan and later a slave with no education. Hindley´s abuse and degradation, Catherine´s actions and feelings towards him and the oppression he feels from society. Heathcliff has a strong sense of will that motivates him to take his revenge against Hindley for the way he treated him and to get back at Catherine for her betrayal.…

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