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1、Comments on Wuthering Heights(英国文学论文呼啸山庄评论)Historical ContextEngland under the reign of Queen Victoria was in a prolonged phase of expansion. The Industrial Revolution saw the transformation of a predominately agricultural economy to a factory economy. Millions would eventually flock to London in se
2、arch of the new jobs, but Emily Bronte grew up in the last days of rural England. The tenor of the times was conservative and sensitive to societys unwillingness to accept women as authorsEmily, Charlotte, and Ann Bronte. Their works were published under male pseudonyms. The tempestuous climate of n
3、orthern England in Haworth, Yorkshire, left its mark on the Brontes children, whose fascination with the expanse and storms of the moors is emphasized in the novel. For Emily, who was never happy far from home, the local moorland and valleys, and the grit stone architecture typicality of the age wer
4、e the basis for the setting of Wuthering Heights.The Main Idea of the NovelIn Wuthering Heights, the main character is Heathcliff who was picked up by old Mr. Earnshaw, the host of Wuthering Heights, in the busy streets of Liverpool. During staying in Wuthering Heights, Heathciff hated Hindley, old
5、Mr. Earnshaws son and crazily loved Earnshaws daughterCatherine Earnshaw. But Catherine didnt obey her promise and got married with Edgar Linton, the host of Thrushcross Grange, she declared that she only wanted to make full use of Lintons wealth to help Heathcliff, but Heathcliff only knew clearly
6、that all the people cheated him. For avenging, he made the terrible plans and started a series of scandalous and despicable actions. In the end, he got all the wealth, however, he lost his love and his conscience. In the night with biting wind and heavy snow, he died with sadness and hatred.Introduc
7、tion on Emily BronteEmily Bronte is the greatest writer of the three Bronte sisters Charlotte Bronte, Ann Bronte and her. She was born in Thornton on Aug. 20, 1818，the daughter of Anglican minister and grew up in Haworth in the bleak West Riding of Yorkshire. Except for an unhappy year at a charity
8、school, her education was directed at home by her father. She died of consumption on Dec. 19, 1848. Refusing all medical attention, she struggled to perform her household tasks until the end. Besides some of her best lyrics, Emily Bronte published only one novel, Wuthering Heights, a story of doomed
9、 love and revenge. But the single work had its place among the masterpieces of English literature.Four Important Themes In the Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte shows different aspects of themes. There are four important themes needed to pay attention toSpiritual Feelings, Revenge, Obsession, Responsi
10、bility.In Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte mainly focused on the spiritual feelings of the characters. The difference between the feeling which Catherine had for Heathcliff and the one she gained for Edgar was that Heathcliff was her real soul mate. On the other hand, Edgar was only part of her super
11、ficial love. She only moved a little bit in her heart for Edgar because he took good care of her and gave his love for her .Therefore, it was the spiritual love rather than a physical love that brought Heathcliff and Catherine together.Revenge was the most dominant theme in the book, although in the
12、 end Heathcliff abandoned his plan for revenge. When Heathcliff was always abused by Hindley when they were younger, he started to hate Hindley and wanted to seek revenge. After he came back from his journey, he made Hindleys life a living hell. Heathcliff got all of the property from gambling with
13、Hindley. Besides Hindley, Heathcliff also wanted revenge on Edgar who married the woman Heathcliff loved devotedly. He didnt want to accept the truth that Catherine lived with Edgar but he had no power to prevent them yet. However, in the last chapter, Heathcliff first believed that he would somehow
14、 grow closer to Catherine if he could avenge her death. In the end, although Heathcliff gave up his plan for revenge, he still could be reunited with Catherine in external bliss.Obsession played a big role on Heathcliffs love for Catherine. After Catherine came back from the Lintons, Heathcliff mark
15、ed off the days that he came over to spend time with Catherine and the days that he didnt come over, which were the days she spent time with Heathcliff. After Catherine married Edgar Linton and moved to Thrushcross Grange, Heathcliff often stood outside her window to watch her. Heathcliff was obsess
16、ed with the love he had for Catherine. He loved Catherine more than his own life. The two aspects had a powerful emotional bond together.Responsibility brought the servants into the picture, mainly Ellen Dean. After old Mr. Earnshaw died, Ellen Dean took upon most of the responsibility because she was the only woman in the house to do so. She raised Catherine and Heathcliff and later on five years of Hindleys son. After she could no
