... strong as "the eternal rocks beneath". She chooses Edgar for the fact that he is "handsome," "cheerful," "pleasant to be with," and, most importantly, "rich", a quality Heathcliff does not possess at the time. 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. This becomes especially true when he is ... of Cathy, and suggests that his vendetta is against all those socially superior to him, in retaliation to his loss of her to Edgar, a character above him in society. Bronte uses aggressive language to s...

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... for twenty years!'" empowers Heathcliff's later curse and suggests the extent of his hold over Cathy, especially as Heathcliff claims to have seen her ghost about the moors when he too neared death. However, Heathcliff continues to defy conformism, even in his own death which he meets with a 'sarcastic, savage face' which is consistent with Heathcliff's character throughout the novel. From use of ... 'sarcastic' we derive Heathcliff to also mock the concept of death, and is void of fear, hence relaying the ... concept that Heathcliff remains true to himself even in the face o...

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... her father happy and holds the promise of marrying into a family of higher rank, thus bringing her own families star a bit higher. 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. ... up into a more mature woman who's aware of her own financial realities and thus knows that continuing anything other than a two-faced, superficial relationship with Heathcliff would be impractical, and so she uses him for what he's worth -- she likes the way he dotes on her, ...

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