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Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights is a literature classic written by Emily Bronte and published in 1847. It is a gothic novel that tells of the love story between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff and how unresolved passion leads to the destruction of themselves and those around them.

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Who is Nelly Dean in Wuthering Heights?

Nelly Dean is the narrator in Wuthering Heights, telling her story to Lockwood. She was the maid of Catherine, Hindley, and Heathcliff when they were young and followed Catherine when she married Edgar Linton to his house, Thrushcross Grange.

Why is Wuthering Heights such a boring book?

Most people don't consider it to be - maybe the language used makes it a bit difficult to understand and read, or maybe it's just not your type/genre of book.

Why did Hindley not like Heathcliff?

Hindley did not like Heathcliff mainly because they are rivals. Hindley's father, Mr. Earnshaw, brought Heathcliff home as an orphan, and he loved this orphan more than his own flesh and blood son, Hindley.

For this reason Hindley torments Heathcliff endlessly.

Heathcliff uses this to his advantage when he forces Hindley to trade horses with him when his horse goes lame. He threatens to tell Mr. Earnshaw how much Hindley harms him if Hindley doesn't trade horses with him.

Hope this answers your question.

The uniqueness of the love in Wuthering Heights?

It tries to fight social norms, especially those with Heathcliff, the Lintons and Catherine. Despite it all, Catherine has always loved Heathcliff even if he hasn't known it and he has always loved her, even in her worst. He still seeks her even after she dies, until they reunite in death again.

What makes Heathcliff kill the birds in Wuthering Heights?

I don't see this as a romance, I never have. To me, Heathcliff and Cathy, both, are extremely unsympathetic characters who engage in the antithesis of romance. They are selfish, destructive, and just plain mean.

The birds are reflection of this primary plot. They are not partners, they are adversaries that function out of spite. They resent one another even as they profess to love on another. This spite and resentment are what drive Heathcliff to kill the birds. If they had actually hooked up, then he'd certainly have been capable of doing the same to Cathy.

What does heathcliff's daughter in law practice in Wuthering Heights?

In the novel Wuthering Heights was published in 1847. Cathy Linton is Heathcliff's daughter in law and later his wife. She does practice anything but dose want to discover what is outside of the Grange.

What are the love and hate relationships in Wuthering Heights?

The most obvious is the love/hate relationship between Catherine and Heathcliff. He is abusive towards her and yet at the same time loves her very much. Catherine never marries Heathcliff but in doing so leads a life of depression and eventual death. Heathcliff is referred to as a "devil" but only because his charm is so two-faced.

One could also see that Wuthering Heights itself is a Love/Hate estate. While the manor is large and the landscape sublime, the house can also be seen as an analogy for Hell. Catherine is seen describing Heaven as a place she would be most unhappy but at Wurthering Heights she is at peace. She hates its dark gothic walls but could be happy no place else.

Is it true that Mme Alice Ehlers played the harpsichord - The Wedding March 1843- by in the last moments of the 1939 version of Wuthering Heights?

She was a featured performer in Samuel Goldwyn's Wuthering Heights (1939). She performed onscreen at a double-manual harpsichord Mozart's Rondo Alla Turca for the assembled party guests.

Was heathcliff eager to be a good father to linton?

I would say no because if he wanted to be a good father, he would shower him with affection, love and acceptance. The only reason he tolerated Linton is because he wanted Linton to survive until he married Catherine, which would make Heathcliff in control of her land when Linton finally died. This was all part of Heathcliff's plan of vengeance to the Earnshaws.

When Nelly gave Catherine Heathcliff's letter what did Catherine do with it?

She was too sick to grasp its contents, and Nelly told her who it was from
Catherine was in awe at Heathcliffs letter. She was more than thrilled that he wrote her, and when she finished reading he and Edgar were there waiting for her response and she threw the key into the fire and told them to fight to the death.

Which of these adjectives best describe Catherine and Heathcliff's behavior considering the fact that Edgar and Catherine were married?

indescreet
While no adjectives were listed, some potentially applicable adjectives include:

Adulterous, indiscreet, cruel -- to both each other and the Lintons, obsessive, jealous, and two-faced -- especially in the case of Catherine.
indescreet