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Nineteenth Century Literature Criticism Chelsea House Publishers
1,334 wordsThere are many themes to Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights. However, the most dominant theme is that of revenge. This is especially true in the second half of the book when Heathcliff's malicious plan of revenge comes to life. Many believe Heathcliff to be inhuman, some even describe him as sadistic and demonic. "Heathcliff's revenge may involve a pathological condition of hatred, but it is not at bottom merely neurotic. It has a moral force. " (Kettle 121) Still, those who sympathize with Heathc...
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Struggle Between Good Wuthering Heights And Thrushcross Grange
1,579 wordsSince the dawn of human thought, man has sought to define the relationships between all things surrounding him. He categorizes every living creature, labels every natural element and names every phenomenon. He then connects each object to another with a line and draws the line back to himself. This way, he feels omnipotent, confidently grasping the essence of his world in his hands. Such behavior seems to have peaked in the nineteenth century when many intellectuals around the world were pre-occ...
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Wuthering Heights And Thrushcross Grange Love For Catherine
736 wordsHeathcliff, determined to see Catherine, vows not to leave her to Edgar's 'duty and humanity'. His scorn at these words reflects the opposing temperaments of the inhabitants of the two houses, Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange. The former is an untamed world of deep passions and visceral emotions, while the cultivated Thrushcross Grange temperament is characteristically languid and conventional. Nelly is of neither a Wuthering Heights nor a Thrushcross Grange temperament. Her normality in...
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Nineteenth Century Literature Criticism Chelsea House Publishers
1,332 wordsThere Justified Revenge Justified Revenge There are many themes to Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights. However, the most dominant theme is that of revenge. This is especially true in the second half of the book when Heathcliff's malicious plan of revenge comes to life. Many believe Heathcliff to be inhuman, some even describe him as sadistic and demonic. Heathcliff's revenge may involve a pathological condition of hatred, but it is not at bottom merely neurotic. It has a moral force. (Kettle 121) ...
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Love For Catherine Wuthering Heights
725 wordsMany people think that Heathcliff was an extremely violent and cold-hearted man, but they did not see his true personality. Heathcliff is a loving and caring person, but hides this from everyone but Catherine. Catherine is the only person he truly cared about, and shares his true personality with. When he is around other people he hides his feelings behind a mask of no emotion, but when his love is betrayed his mask breaks, and he can no longer hide his emotions. When Heathcliff first comes to W...
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