Nelly

Two Generations "Miss Cathy shrieked and stretched out her arms, as soon as she caught her father’s face looking from the window… I took a peep in to see after Linton. He was asleep in a corner, wrapped in a war, fur-lined cloak, as if it had been winter – a pale, delicate, effeminate boy, who might have been taken for my master’s younger brother…" (Brontë 206). Explanation: 1. Ruffian Sentence: “Catherine shall linger no longer to argue with the low ruffian – I have humored her enough” (Brontë…

going…a wild, wick slip she was” (33). Nelly, the narrator of this scene, describes Catherine Sr.’s spirits as a type of physical nature rather than human. The “high-water mark” suggests a storm or flood – physically referring to water going beyond its boundaries and emotionally referring to an outflow of emotion. Nelly portrays Catherine Sr. as a storm. The constant talking or singing also highlights her constant flow of emotion and her high energy levels. Nelly conveys the wildness and…

image! The most ordinary faces of men and women- my own features- mock me with a resemblances. The entire world is a dreadful collection of memoranda that she did exist, and that I have lost her” (Page 295). Situation: This is said by Heathcliff to Nelly about Catherine. Importance: Heathcliff sees Catherine everywhere he looks and it is a constant reminder of the fact that he no longer has her. Analysis: Catherine has just died and Heathcliff feels as though he can not escape her death and…

introduced, however for this synopsis the most noteworthy people are the following. Heathcliff, a vengeful, bitter, orphan, who is more than meets the eye. Lockwood, a curious man who is intrigued by the unknown and is often in denial because of it. Nelly Dean, a servant of many, is the keeper of all that goes on in Wuthering Heights. Hindley is a drunk who is Heathcliff’s sole enemy. Catherine is the self-destructive soulmate of Heathcliff. These characters are the foundation of the illustrious…

LOVE AND HATE The theme of destructive love within relationships in Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Bronte’s Wuthering heights is presented through sexism, jealousy, and betrayal. There will be love and hate from both the men and women in these stories. Both stories will show what people will do for power. The play Macbeth focused on sexism, betrayal, and control of power. Lady macbeth gained control over macbeth by telling him that he was not a man, and that he could not provide for his family.…

Although Lockwood is above Nelly in social class, she has more wisdom than her upper-class master as she has the most knowledge into the characters. This becomes evident in the beginning as Lockwood comments that Heathcliff is a 'capital fellow ', contrasting Nelly 's observation that 'from the beginning he bred bad feeling in that house ' , proving that Lockwood is not as knowledgeable as he appears to be . Brontë 's decision to make Nelly the primary narrator is considered to be…

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 revenge is not the key to find success in life. Heathcliff wants to get back at Edgar Linton for taking the love of…

rocks beneath: a source of little visible delight, but necessary’” (74). She recognizes her love for Heathcliff is greater than her love for Edgar, yet she still marries Edgar. Catherine even calls herself Heathcliff because she loves him that much. “‘Nelly, I am Heathcliff! He’s always, always in my mind: not as a pleasure, any more than I am always pleasure to myself, but as my own being’” (75). Catherine expresses obsessive love for Heathcliff as comparing herself to him and not as her own…

things that caused the most controversy was towards the end of the video when Nelly swiped a credit card in between the butt cheeks of a woman. This was the tipping point for most female viewers and led to protests against Nelly due to him being perceived as a misogynist. However, he attempted to defend himself by saying: “It was the girl’s idea. She’s okay with that, [so] how am I disrespecting her?” (Nelly, 2011). Nelly raises a good question because, if these women actively participate in…

subdued as the materialistic side to her personality begins to assert itself. For example, Catherine aspires to be “the greatest lady in the neighbourhood.” For the first time in the novel, Catherine worries about how others see her and confesses to Nelly that it would degrade her to marry Heathcliff. The duality of Catherine's character is thus a result of a crisis point in her marriage to Edgar. She not only physically removes herself from her soulmate, Heathcliff, but she also emotionally…