This essay summarises the role of main characters in the story. ... Two principal complex characters form the basis of the story line. ... Heathcliff is not blood related to any of the characters in Wuthering Heights. ... Apart from Heathcliff and Catherine, the main characters in the novel are made up of Lintons and Earnshaws, who have completely different characteristics. ... Complex characters. ...
This hatred is brought on by the treatment Heathcliff receives from the Lintons as well as Edgar Linton's marriage to Catherine, Heathcliff's soul mate. ... In the Classic Novel "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Bronte, the characters Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw display a classic example of this powerful emotion. "Wuthering Heights" examines a passionate and overwhelming love between its central characters, Cathy and Heathcliff. ... Heathcliff can't believe his ears. ... Heathcliff does not want her soul to rest. ...
In volume 1, Heathcliff's love for Catherine is deemed impossible by the Lintons and the Earnshaws, and thwarted by Catherine's perverse decision to marry Edgar Linton in order to enrich Heathcliff. ... In volume 2, a second generation of characters who bear the psychological imprint of their parents, become puppets in the hands of a tormented puppeteer who manipulates their lives to revenge the frustration and blight of his own life. ... The primary agents of the story "Catherine Earnshaw, Heathcliff, and Cathy Linton "not only experience and articulate their histories in ...
In William Shakespeare's brilliant tragedy Romeo and Juliet, the title characters Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet redeem the mistakes of their families and end a centuries-old feud between their families. ... Earnshaw is around to protect Heathcliff. ... Once Heathcliff grows older, and Hindley is out of the picture, Heathcliff "takes care" of his own son, Hareton Earnshaw. ... In Charles Dickens's newspaper serial Tale of Two Cities, the character of Charles Darnay struggles to redeem his family for the horrible acts of his uncle, the Marquis St. ... Characters in each o...
This parallelism extends also to the characters; the first generation of characters is comparable to the second generation. ... These two characters are different in numerous aspects of their personalities and lifestyles. ... Catherine Earnshaw was an intensely emotional character. ... The differences in the emotional character of Catherine and Cathy could be explained in the fact that Cathy did not experience a relationship like the torrential love affair Catherine had with Heathcliff. ... Much of Catherine's character was based on emotions while Cathy is much more restrained. ...
Each character in the novel has the ability to portray an entire group of people. Heathcliff represents the working class hero come good. ... Bronte presents this with her marriage to Edgar Linton, denying her genuine, but concealed, feelings for Heathcliff. ... No major characters are missing. ... How the characters look, what the setting appears like, and even the emotions felt by the characters are left to the reader to decide upon. ...
"After behaving as badly as possible all day, she sometimes came fondling to make it up at night" This declarative sentence highlights two essential elements of Catherine Earnshaw's character. ... We are told that this is when Cathy is at her happiest, it seems odd that a child enjoys being told off but I feel that this is a part of character building as far as Catherine is concerned. ... It is at times like these when she able to portray herself as this headstrong, defiant character off which she thrived. ... The dynamic verb "fondling" depicts Cathy putting on a ne...
