Assignment Revenge is the primary motivation in Alice Walker's "The Color Purple," and Emily Bronte's "Wuthering Heights." ... Response There are many major themes in the novel "Wuthering Heights," but revenge is one of the most obvious; leading the protagonists to their dismal fates. ... Hindley's loss of Wuthering Heights to Heathcliff and his mysterious death reflect how revenge does not make anything better, only worse. ... The self-hurt involved with vengeance shows there are better ways to solve conflicts. ... Revenge is the primary motivation for the characters in...

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Emily Bronte writes a story of polar opposites in her tale Wuthering Heights. The Heights" destructiveness versus the Grange's solidarity, the Earnshaw's violent natures versus the Linton's harmonious temperament, but most importantly Heathcliff's conflicting motivations of love and hate portray contrary features. ... Hindley's gambling debts put him in perfect position for Heathcliff to use his hatred to seek revenge when he takes up Hindley's debts, securing himself as the heir of Wuthering Heights. ... Instead he curses her soul to haunt him every night to k...

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In Emily Bronte's beloved novel, "Wuthering Heights," conflicts between the major characters are evident, but what is a little less apparent are the contrasts and comparisons between the characters that bring them together. ... Catherine and her brother, Hindley, are raised by their father at Wuthering Heights, a working class home. ... When Catherine returns to Wuthering Heights she carries herself as the Lintons' do, with a high-class attitude, and laughs at Heathcliff and offends him. ... After many year of living as a lower-class citizen at Wuthering Heights, Catherine seeks ou...

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In chapter 11, Edgar and Heathcliff had a conflict in the kitchen. ... After Edgar Linton dies and Heathcliff goes to Thrushcross Grange to take Catherine to Wuthering heights, he speaks to Ellen once again. ... Heathcliff starts out by taking Isabella from Edgar by marrying her, knowing that Edgar would disown her and proceeding to imprison and abuse her in Wuthering Heights. ... Heathcliff wanted Linton to marry young Catherine so that he would after Linton's death would give Heathcliff both Thrushcross Grange and Wuthering Heights. ... It has become quite evident that both Heathcliff a...

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In chapter 11, Edgar and Heathcliff had a conflict in the kitchen. ... After Edgar Linton dies and Heathcliff goes to Thrushcross Grange to take Catherine to Wuthering heights, he speaks to Ellen once again. ... Heathcliff starts out by taking Isabella from Edgar by marrying her, knowing that Edgar would disown her and proceeding to imprison and abuse her in Wuthering Heights. ... Heathcliff wanted Linton to marry young Catherine so that he would after Linton's death would give Heathcliff both Thrushcross Grange and Wuthering Heights. ... It has become quite evident that both Heathcliff a...

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Wordsworth's Lucy is a parallel to Heathcliff's own conflict with the visions and hauntings of his eternal Catherine. ... These three poems coincide with the chronological telling of Heathcliff's misery laden story in Wuthering Heights. ... When he first sees a glimpse of Catherine's real character, at a point when she could not conceal it, he says: "You've made me afraid and ashamed of you, I'll not come here again- (Wuthering Heights, p. 77). ... Catherine says to Nelly: "Nelly, I am Heathcliff-he's always, always in my mind-not as a pleasure, any more ...

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• Grade Level: High School