By using contrasts, the author, Emily Bronte, builds tension and describes the characters of the novel and the nature of their loves. ... Edgar would like to make peace with Heathcliff because of Catherine's love for Heathcliff. ... The dualities that develop the theme of nature versus culture within the novel provide a physical comparison for the characters' personalities. ... The environment affects the character and disposition of the people within it. ... They effectively build the reader's understanding of the characters' lives, loves and inter-relationships. ...

• Word Count: 754
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

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. At the beginning of the novel, the reader is introduced to several of the main characters and the different households they are brought up in. ... Although the two characters are born in the same year, 1765, this is one of the only similarities in their childhoods. ... Nelly, I am Heathcliff!"" ... Isabella shares this same love for Heathcliff but it is not returned to...

• Word Count: 1016
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Catherine, Isabella and the contradiction between the two characters C. ... It is a work of extreme contrasts set in the wild moorland of Yorkshire, which is appropriate to the wild passions it describes between the two main characters, Catherine and Heathcliff. ... Haworth was known as an isolated place in the moors, so it affected Bronte's writing style, and her characters in the novel. ... In addition, Haworth affected Emily's character. ... Emily was a motherless child, so it enabled her to create motherless characters in her work Wuthering Heights. ...

• Word Count: 5526
• Approx Pages: 22
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School