The character Heathcliff in the novel Wuthering Heights, experiences both these feelings. In the novel Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, the character of Heathcliff is often depicted as someone who is cruel and immoral, however, because of his neglectful childhood and his desire for love, the reader is sympathetic towards him. ... Because of this, Heathcliff quickly becomes the character with which the reader sympathizes. ... Heathcliff a man? ... However, more than that, the readers sympathize with him because they understand he is a complex character. ...

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How far do you agree that their relationship is a source of "little visible delight" for either character but is instead a destructive passion far removed from the traditional love story? Response Cathy and Heathcliff's relationship changes throughout the course of the novel as they have good times and bad times and this changes the way that we perceive the characters and the way they perceive each other either bringing them closer together or pushing them further apart. ... after he threw an iron weight at Heathcliff and ˜hit him in the breast'. ... This shows that she bel...

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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...

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"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...

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