Emily Bronte's novel, "Wuthering Heights," covers all of the requisite themes necessary to earn its place in the Gothic genre: villainous behavior, helpless heroine, and horrific weather all in a decrepit, haunted setting. Conversely, Wuthering Heights, is most often described as one of the most tragic and heart breaking love stories ever told. However, revenge masked as justice and possessive jealousy parading as love are the ... thickens with hate and contempt as the story unfolds. Heathcliff truly believes that his love for Cathy is all consuming and the driving force behind everything he...

• Word Count: 855
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... her basis of beauty and appreciation in other areas, and even loves him even when his hand and eye become disfigured. By the end of the novel Rochester is as down on himself as ever but Jane's professed love for him seems to humble him. He asks her "Am I hideous Jane? ... fall in place. With his wife dead and the curse lifted he feels in harmony with Jane and his vision is renewed. Heathcliff's introduction to Wuthering Heights hints at his smug disposition and lack of graciousness. Mr. Earnshaw picked him off the streets of Liverpool and brought him home out of pity ... conscious of suc...

• Word Count: 1508
• Approx Pages: 6
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• Grade Level: High School