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    Heathcliff's Dominance

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    desire of revenge. Tragedy occurs as one man dominates and has all he wants yet still craves more. In Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights Heathcliff struggles for dominance over Hindley, Cathy and Edgar for revenge, love and jealousy. Heathcliff’s adoption by Hindley’s father, Mr. Earnshaw, and the favoritism showered on him causes Hindley’s strong hatred of Heathcliff. A situation displaying Heathcliff’s using the circumstances to dominate Hindley was “You must exchange horses with

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    for Catherine guides his transformation as a character. While Heathcliff enters the story as an innocent child, the abuse he receives at a young age and his heartbreak at Catherine’s choice to marry Edgar Linton bring about a change within him. Heathcliff’s adulthood is consequently marked by jealousy and greed due to his separation from Catherine, along with manipulation and a deep desire to seek revenge on Edgar. Although Heathcliff uses deceit and manipulation to his advantage throughout the novel

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    Catherine Earnshaw Essay

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    describe Catherine Earnshaw. In the story of Wuthering Heights, Catherine is raised in a household with an adopted man named Heathcliff. He was mainly brought to their house, known as “Wuthering Heights”, to serve the purpose of being a servant. The man of the house, Hindley, abuses the rugged man Heathcliff to a pulse. Hindley fell in love with the demand to send Heathcliff to the dusty, hot, old attic. The poor guy always had time to himself and was always was alone. However, this fact led to the

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    lover between Heathcliff and Catherine. In order to demonstrate that feeling of love is hard to forget, Emily Bronte reveals that their love was so strong that it destroyed the distance and their relationship with other, but Catherine and Heathcliff never can be together because they are stubborn and never fight for their relationship between others because they do not want to hurt their partners. Wuthering Heights is a beautiful memory to Catherine because she meet Heathcliff and express her

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    represents the control Heathcliff now has over the Linton family and foreshadows Isabella’s life with Heathcliff. Heathcliff has gained control over the Lintons through Isabella because he marries her to destroy and take revenge on the Linton family for taking Catherine away from him. He marries Isabella, so that when her brother Edgar dies without a son, Isabella and him will get Thrushcross Grange. When Heathcliff hung the dog, this foreshadows Isabella’s life with Heathcliff because like the dog

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    avenging what are thought to be wrongdoings between the characters is a common theme. Throughout the story, Heathcliff Earnshaw is hellbent on having his revenge, as he believes this is the best way for him to feel better about what has happened to him. The adopted son goes to great lengths to form his evil plan and become someone he thinks he will be proud of. Instead, through his antics, Heathcliff brings himself down mentally and ends up more unhappy than when he began. As he tortures Hindley, Edgar

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    engaged, Heathcliff and Catherine were best friends. The two of them grew up together and were considered themselves soulmates. They never had the ability to interact with other people and try to have other friendships Since they were so young, Catherine and Heathcliff never had a romantic life, the two were strictly friends. Being this close lead them to be insertable. Once Catherine turned fifteen, she was engaged to Edgar. Once Heathcliff learned the news about Catherine and Edgar, Heathcliff ran

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    between Heathcliff and Catherine. The novel sets the narrative up for Edgar Linton 's proposal to Catherine by having Catharine get bit by the Linton 's dog and then having her stay at Thrushcross Grange. During this time, she is learning how to be a proper lady all while becoming closer with the Linton 's. The novel sets the narrative up for Catherine 's death by showing Catherine 's relationship between Edgar and Heathcliff. Although, Catherine is married to Edgar she still has Heathcliff come around

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    the protagonist Heathcliff has an obsession with Catherine. Heathcliff was always in love with Catherine, despite her choosing to marry Edgar. When exiled Heathcliff’s obsession begins to grow, his obsession with revenge outweighs his obsession with his love. After Catherine’s death Heathcliff extracts his revenge on Edgar and Catherine’s daughter. In this passage Heathcliff is describing his feeling to Nelly. His love and obsession for Catherine come back to haunt him; Heathcliff sees Catherine everywhere

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    grows early in the novel. It begins with the hate that Hindley Earnshaw holds for Heathcliff, an orphan who has been taken in by Hindley’s father, Mr. Earnshaw. Later in the novel, Heathcliff’s love of his life, Catherine Earnshaw, marries Edgar Linton which as one can imagine becomes devastating for Heathcliff. This sense of betrayal causes Heathcliff to seek revenge on the Lintons and Earnshaws. Ultimately, Heathcliff becomes the character that is mainly driven by the strong desire for revenge. The

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