"I don’t want your permission for that, I shall
marry him; and yet, you have not told me of
I’m right.” “In whichever place the soul
lives- in my soul, and in my heart, I’m
convinced i’m wrong."
Societally Cautious
“It would degrade me to marry
Heathcliff, now; so he shall never know
how I loved him…”
Emphasizes the theme of class
Materialistic
“ You would love him without that, probably, and with it,
you wouldn’t, unless he possessed the four former
attractions.”
Naive
“till finally the poor innocent was led
to doubt her own senses, and,
overwhelmed with confusion at her
supposed mistake.
Catherine + Heathcliff
All consuming
love and
passionate
When Heathcliff
disappears, a
degradation in
her character is
observed.
“You look so dismal as a
drowned whelp-Why are you
so damp and pale, child?”
All consuming and destruction caused due to love
The two
characters
complement
each other, parts
of Heathcliff’s
character is seen
in Catherine
“I am Heathcliff.”
Catherine was initially a tomboy,
and this maybe due to the fact that
she spent much of her childhood
with Heathcliff. When Heathcliff
leaves, her language degrades,
much like Heathcliff’s “gypsy”
characteristic. Although she
became more ladylike after visiting
the Lintons, however this comes
across as being more fake. As soon
as she is separated from Heathcliff,
she goes back to her raw nature
that is extremely similar to
Heathcliff’s nature.
’Have you found Heathcliff, you ass?’
Catherine + Nelly
Catherine does not trust Nelly’s advices
“Nelly I see now, you think i’m a selfish
wrench; but did it never strike you
that...” Not only is she ignorant but also
feels the need to
Compared to Nelly, we see that Catherine is Naive,
Societally cautious and stiff necked as we can see from
their conversation in chapter 9.
Catherine + Hindley
Very hostile relationship, Hindley just makes use of Catherine
“Damn it! I don’t want to be
troubled with more sickness here”
Isabella serves as Catherine's FOIL
Catherine: Wild nature
Isabella: Civilised and
Cultured
Supernaturalism
Recurrence of her as a ghost
We then see her (as a ghost)wanting to re-enter Wuthering Heights
reinforcing her mysterious nature in comparison to the other
characters.
What's in a name?
use of the same name or a combination of
similar names helps, Bronte create a feeling
of claustrophobia in the novel.
used as a mean of identifying family
affiliations. (helps discriminate characters
without last names)
Catherine’s different last names
represent her different identities and
different stages of life.
Her death within the story
encapsulates readers from knowing
who she really was.