Catherine Earnshaw Essays

Catherine Earnshaw: Weak or Manipulative Catherine’s selfishness is a tragic flaw and the source of all the pain and sufferings in Wuthering heights. The villain in Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights, to critics had always been Heathcliff or Ellen dean(Nelly) but nobody pays attention or rather ignores the fact that it is Catherine’s selfishness to have it all, which brings misery and misfortunes to everybody around her, and it is not limited to just Heathcliff, Edgar and Isabella but even the next

Mr. Earnshaw and earning the affection of Catherine. He lets his rage and desire for revenge against Hindley consume him, however, and pursues his plans with steadfast determination. Heathcliff loves Catherine with a burning passion. He says that while she had basically broken his heart with love, he still “loves [his] murderer” (119). Although Heathcliff is portrayed as a cruel and brutal man, it is also important to remember the motives and reasons behind his planning. Catherine Earnshaw grows

Catherine Earnshaw returns to Wuthering Heights after her stay at Thrushcross Grange. Page 47. “The mistress visited her often, in the interval, and commenced her plan of reform by trying to raise her self-respect with fine clothes and flattery, which she took readily; so that, instead of a wild, hatless little savage jumping into the house, and rushing to squeeze us all breathless, there lighted from a handsome black pony a very dignified person, with brown ringlets falling from the cover of a feathered

particularly prominent in Bronte’s portrayal of Catherine Earnshaw as a victim and a victimizer. With such qualities, Catherine’s character was violently at odds with ideals of the Victorian womanhood. Namely, that a woman should be a passive angel in the house and a peace maker and that through her role, which was inseparable from their sex, women could achieve a transforming effect upon the world. Indeed, not major characteristics of Catherine Earnshaw. However, while being a victimizer, Catherine’s

chronological order would be: Heathcliff living with all of the Earnshaws, Heathcliff living with Mr. Earnshaw and Catherine, Heathcliff living with Hindley, the mystery years, Heathcliff living with Hindley, and Heathcliff as the master of Wuthering Heights. Some of the most interesting and suspenseful moments in the novel take place near transition from section to section. I have selected one of those very moments, the moment in which Mr. Earnshaw begins his rapid physical and mental deterioration. During

for Mr. Earnshaw and his family. After Mr. Earnshaw travelled to London, he returned one day with a dark skinned gypsy boy whom he would call Heathcliff. At first, Mr. Earnshaw’s birth children, Hindley and Catherine, felt threatened by the new child- Hindley mostly who thought he was being replaced with a new son. But Catherine ended up bonding with the boy and the two soon grow inseparable, spending their days playing on the moors, becoming soul mates. Even though Catherine and Mr. Earnshaw loved

The Destructiveness of One’s Struggle with Dignity from Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë and Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Characters from Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë and Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, share similar traits and demonstrate the concept of dignity of a person. Freudian and Jungian psychoanalytic theories lead the audience to a profound analysis of the characters in both novels. According to Sigmund Freud, the key to a healthy personality is a balance between the id, the ego, and the

In Wuthering Heights, isolation is seen since the estate is in the middle of nowhere, when Heathcliff is isolated from others when Catherine and Hindley’s father dies, and isolation causes the characters to become self destructive and push others away. The Wuthering Heights estate is isolated from other towns. Since it is isolated from any others, it creates an unwelcoming atmosphere to the estate and makes visitors feel uneasy. Heathcliff is isolated from the day he is brought home from the streets

class. Heathcliff is brutalized and mistreated by those who are wealthy, such as Catherine, the lintons and Hindley. But as time goes, he seeks his revenge for those who have betrayed him. In the novel, Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte, portrays Heathcliff’s misdeeds and actions as a reflection to the social and economic society. Heathcliff is a man with no titles , no lands, but is weakened

insightful observation on issues relating to family and principle.     Throughout the novel Bronte employs great skill in making the scenery, climate, houses, and even animals reflect the opposing emotional states of the Linton and Earnshaw households. Wuthering Heights, the Earnshaw residence, is subject to extreme weather; heavy rain, snow, and thunder. Much differently, the Lintons home, Thrushcross Grange, is filled with a rich, shiny, attractive appearance. Even the climate seemed less

heard Catherine mentioning she would be degrading herself if she married Heathcliff. However, Heathcliff does not know that Catherine still loves Heathcliff and cares for him. The reader knows that Catherine still loves Heathcliff and cares for his advancement from a low class man to upper class, but Heathcliff does not. Heathcliff interpreted Catherine’s words out of context and most likely believed that Catherine does care about him anymore. In reality, Heathcliff does not know that Catherine still

and revenge. The protagonist of the novel, Heathcliff, spends his childhood with Catherine Earnshaw and eventually falls in love with her, which becomes the key focus of the story. However, their involvement brings forth more hatred and revenge than it does love. Catherine and Heathcliff declare themselves lovers in the beginning of the novel, but both end up marrying different people by the end. The effect of Catherine and Heathcliff’s estrangement results in numerous accounts of hostility and a thirst

Deterioration Throughout Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, the intense suffering of Hindley, Catherine, and Heathcliff not only causes their individual deterioration, but sets the stage for the younger generation to follow. Hindley’s self deterioration is started by his intimidation of Heathcliff, and evolves to the point of his demise. Hindley truly never accepts Heathcliff as a member of the Earnshaw family. From the moment that Heathcliff enters Wuthering Heights, Hindley causes Heathcliff pain

property. Then finds out that there is a ghost which is named Catherine and was Heathcliff’s lover. Lockwood then learns all of Heathcliff’s past by someone named Nelly Dean who heard if from someone else. But Lockwood doesn’t just learn about Heathcliff he then also learns about the people at Thrushcross Grange and Wuthering Heights. This all shows Heathcliff's colors and what he’s been through and what he has become. Heathcliff Earnshaw is the most important one in this story due to he was behind

characters over others. In the beginning of the novel when Lockwood arrives at the Grange he meets Nelly. Nelly begins retelling the events from the years leading up to present day. She characterizes Catherine as stubborn and selfish because of the way Catherine had treated her in earlier years. Catherine hit and pinched Nelly, which lead to the bias of Catherine’s character from Nelly. Another case where Nelly demonstrates power is over Lockwood, the tenant staying at the Grange. At the end of the

came from the devil." (38). With these rude remarks towards Heathcliff it appears as if no one wants him. Even the housekeeper is afraid of him, but when everybody gets used to him, Heathcliff is washed and tucked into bed with Hindley and Catherine, the Earnshaw children, as if he had been there all along. Later the reader can see Heathcliff’s character mature when the reader sees how he responds to the ill-treatment from Hindley. Heathcliff would not cry or speak up when being harassed. This reaction

Grange: the passionate romance between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw, her betrayal of his love by marrying Edgar Linton, and Heathcliff’s conspiracy to bitter vengeance that he now inflicts onto their innocent children whose lives are bind to their parents’ past. Throughout Emily Bronte‘s novel, Wuthering Heights, the window motif reveals the theme:

Catherine Linton, a character who does not fit the description of a proper lady, is often disruptive and wild, depicted as a woman who freely voiced her opinions, a trait not often associated with females during this time period. She defied social norms by befriending Heathcliff as well, she knows that it is socially unacceptable for her to be friends with a boy, who has no place in society, yet she is an independent thinker and becomes friends with him. As she grows older Catherine is often

A woman wants sovereignty over a man Women want sovereignty over men. Lady Macbeth and Macbeth has a very complex relationship. Lady Macbeth tries to take over Macbeth’s mind. Lady Macbeth attacks Macbeth mentally and emotionally. The relationship is unstable because of their lack of trust and Macbeth’s power over Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth says to Macbeth “Thou wouldst be great/ Art not without ambition.” Lady Macbeth basically was saying that if Macbeth doesn’t take control she will. Wuthering

but it cannot be said that he is wholly evil. His actions and personality are shaped by his passionate love for Catherine, which fuels Heathcliff’s path of revenge on the occupants of Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange. Throughout the novel, Heathcliff’s personality changes drastically, displaying both good and evil traits. He begins as the adopted “gypsy” child of the Earnshaw family, and ends up as the insatiable overseer of both Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange. During Heathcliff’s