She also displays an interesting parallel between how the external environment influences the internal mind as shown through the isolated character of Heathcliff. ... The houses mirror the personalities of their inhabitants; this is most evident by how Heathcliff is portrayed as recluse and a dark character. ... The characters that live at Wuthering Heights, especially Heathcliff, appear to have been made disturbed by the setting, whereas the characters at Thrushcross grange seem more sane. ... This is reinforced by the fact that people in the Victorian era had much stronger beliefs in nature ...

• Word Count: 1898
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

So the initial time we meet these two characters many differences and similarities can be noted. ... Heathcliff as a young boy and throughout his teenage years was described through Nelly's perception as a "sullen, patient child; hardened-, this is observed when Hindly disparages him and Heathcliff doesn't retaliate. ... Towards the end of Heathcliff's life he has become lonesome and obsessed with Cathy even though she has passed away. ... Michael Henchard and Heathcliff are especially dissimilar in their conduct at the commencement of the novels, Henchard being a foolish, thoug...

• Word Count: 918
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Characters such as Isabella, Catherine and Hareton are affected by the vengeance of Heathcliff and are left in positions of powerlessness as a result. ... Heathcliff is a character caught between love and hate, Bronte uses Cathy's sleight to force him to focus on his revenge instead of her. ... Heathcliff's gypsy origins place him low down in the Victorian scale of social hierarchy in the discriminatory minds of the affluent characters. ... Bronte uses this to cause the reader to sympathise less with Heathcliff and more with the characters that fall victim to his vengeful desires. .....

• Word Count: 1670
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Lockwood is the first narrator of Wuthering Heights, so the reader relies upon his perception of surrounding characters setting and events that take place early in the novel to get a footing into the story. In many ways Lockwood's attitudes and the way in which he understands these events settings and characters of the novel are greatly affected by his personality and social class. The way in which he is very quick to make poor judgements of characters (including himself), his cultured, polite and civil social class and his violent flipside are all elements that affect his attitudes. ...

• Word Count: 715
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The linear structure of the passage's narration enables us to see more starkly the contrasting reactions to death from various characters, building up to Heathcliff's spiteful curse and refusal to let Cathy be at peace without him. ... This borderline morbid admittance once again demonstrates the depravity of Bronte's characters psyches, but also from 'Divine rest' the reader can infer Bronte's belief in some form of afterlife, which is in keeping with orthodox Christianity. ... " empowers Heathcliff's later curse and suggests the extent of his hold ove...

• Word Count: 1639
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

But when looked at in Wuthering Heights, desire is the cause of evil and vengeance, and specifically Heathcliff's fall from grace and transformation into a vengeful, heartless man. Catherine's intense desire for Heathcliff, and his in return, is a static concept that remains throughout the book. ... Through the course of events that take place Heathcliff is subjected to Catherine's desire, and also the different desires of the people that fill his life and connect him to Catherine. Heathcliff is continually plotting his revenge for the poor treatment he has received from these...

• Word Count: 366
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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 ...

• Word Count: 2971
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

One Byronic characteristic Rochester, Heathcliff and Branwell share is their love for a woman they can't have. ... The obvious comparison between Branwell and Heathcliff can be seen here. ... These secrets are usually a product of the characters problems while traveling and living a secluded life. ... The secret keeping Heathcliff from being with his love is death, or so he assumes. ... Their want for a love that is forbidden, moodiness that causes tension and a dark secret that usually occurs through the character's travels are all common Byronic characteristics shared by Heathcliff...

• Word Count: 1421
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the story, Withering Heightes, by Charlotte Bronte, the characters weave together to provide a picture of the culture of 1947, as influenced by the economic system of the time. ... To fully understand sex and rank in this barren landscape, I'd like to examine the characters of Catherine Earnshaw and Nelly Sue, the narrator. ... When the orphan Heathcliff arrives at Withering Heightes, she falls in love with him instantly. His difference from the other characters makes him unreal and almost doll-like to her. ... Heathcliff, the poor thing, cannot help but love Cathy and her pre...

• Word Count: 710
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Their influential use of strong female characters was revolutionary for their time. ... In Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte builds Heathcliff's Byronic character by describing the appearance and movement of his eyes. ... The Byronic characters of Heathcliff and Rochester display many similar qualities. ... Second, while both of these men have mysterious pasts, Heathcliff's day-to-day motivations remain a mystery, while Emiliy Bronte allows readers of Jane Eyre to experience the inner-workings of Rochester's Byronic character throughout the novel. And third, the fact that Heath...

• Word Count: 1107
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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. ...

• Word Count: 1550
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate