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WutheringHeights

Charactersandtherelationshipsbetweenthem

恩萧（欧肖）先生aw————呼啸山庄主人

辛德雷·恩萧HindleyEarnshaw——其子

凯瑟琳·恩萧CatherineEarnshaw—其女，小名凯蒂Cathy

希斯克厉夫Heathcliff———恩萧抚养的孤儿

弗兰西斯Frances————辛德雷之妻

哈里顿·恩萧HaretonEarnshaw——辛德雷之子

丁耐莉NellyDean—————女管家，又名艾伦Ellen

保姆Nanny

约瑟夫Joph—————呼啸山庄的老仆人

林敦先生Mr。Linton————画眉田庄主人

埃德加·林敦敦EdgarLinton——其子，后娶凯瑟琳·恩萧

伊莎贝拉·林敦—IsabellaLinton其女，后嫁希刺克厉夫

凯瑟琳·林敦——CatherineLinton埃德加与凯瑟琳之女，亦名凯蒂林·希刺克厉夫

洛克乌德先生MrLockwood——房客

肯尼兹医生h———当地医生

齐拉Zillah—————呼啸山庄的女仆

画眉山庄HwameiVilla

InGothicnovels,theshapingofthecharactersisacommonlyudvehicleforgivingexpressiontothe

particularlytrueofEmily’openthisbook,we

stobean

sonofthestorm,hisbehaviorisfloodedwithGothiccolor:cruel,imperious,

’smore,thelovebetweenCatherineandhim

goesbeyondthecommonlimitandisquiteabnormalcomparedwithloveinotherworksofherage.

Theentireactionofthestorytakesplacewithinthetwohous-WutheringHeightsandThrushcross

ncipalcharacter,Heathcliff,aroundwhomalltheaction

revolves,ethoughtofasthepersonificationofthe

sananalogybetweenhisappearanceandhischaracterandthatoftheHeightsitlf.

od,thetenantofThrushcrossGrange,payshisvisittoWutheringHeights,curious

aboutthebroodingqualityandcrumbing,menacingappearanceoftheHeightsandtheinscriptionover

thedoor-thedate‘1500’andthename‘HaretonEarnshaw’,odwouldliketoaskhis

landlordaboutthis,butHeathcliffprovestobeunsociable,inhospitable,andbrusque.

“The‘walkin’wasutteredwithclodteeth,andexpresdthentiment,‘Gotothedeuce’:eventhe

gateoverwhichheleantmanifestednosympathizingmovementtothewords;andIthinkthat

circumstancedeterminedmetoaccepttheinvitation:Ifeltinterestedinamanwhoemedmore

exaggeratedlyrervedthanmylf.”[18]

firstimpressionoftheheroHeathcliff

addsthecoloro

briefportrayalofthehero,shecreatessuspenforthewholestory,whichembodiestheGothic

tradition.

od’sstayingattheHeights,ryregardingthedegradinglife

HeathcliffwasforcedtoleadbyHindleythrowssomelightonthecharacterofHeathcliffasMr.

firsttimewesympathizewithHeathcliffinhisanguish,althoughwe

liffhasbeenrevealedasamancapableofgreatemotion,as

ingthattheroomishaunted,od

abouttoleavetheroom,theoddandhorrible

thinghappens:

“Iobeyed,sofarastoquitthechamber;whenignorantwherethenarrowlobbiesled,Istoodstill,and

waswitness,involuntarily,toapieceofsuperstitiononthepartofmylandlordwhichbelied,oddly,his

ntothebedandwrenchedopenthelattice,bursting,ashepulledatit,into

anuncontrollablepassionoftears.‘Comein!Comein!’hesobbed.‘Cathy,,do-once

more!Oh!Myheart’sdarling!Hearmethistime,Catherine,atlast!’Thespectershowedaspecter’s

ordinarycaprice:itgavenosignofbeing;butthesnowandwindwhirledwildingthrough,even

reachingmystation,andblowingoutthelight.”[19]HeathcliffisalarmedwhenhehearsthatCatherine

od;obviously,hebelievesthatherspirithauntsWutheringHeightsandis

ementaroustheinterestandcuriosityofthe

readerandembodiesGothiccolorastepforward.

3.1.1.2Crazyrevengeonhinemies

WiththebirthofhissonHaretonandthedeathofhiswifeFrancesHindley’sfinaldisintegration

entrateshis

venomonHeathcliff,whomhebrutalizesandinwhomhetriestostampoutthefeelingofworthiness

liff,inturn,delightsineinghinemydestroyhimlf.

ItisconsistentwithHeathcliff’snaturethatheencourageshinemiestodestroythemlvesbytheir

ispointofview,he

illhisrevengeonHindley,heturnslittleHaretonintoabrute

withnoloveorrespectforhisfather,andhehandedhiducation–justasHindleydidtohim.

WhenHeathcliffreappearsafterCatherine’smarriage,thinkingshemightshowhimwherehivil

waysareleadinghim,littleHaretonoutsidethegates,she

identifiesherlfandsaysshehascalledtoehisfather,ndoesnotrecognizeheras

skshimwhotaughthimsuch

thingsandheanswers“Devildaddy.”[20]Hesayshisfathercannotabidehimbecauheswearsat

thecuratenolongercomestoteachhimanditisHeathcliff,whomheloves,whohas

rmore,heisdeterminedtobrutalizeHaretonashimlfwasbrutalized.

ThisividentedbytheincidentofHareton’,Heathcliffhassucceededin

revengingHindley’eltyiasytofeel.

What’smore,hisattitudetowardsIsabellaisnotonlyverycruelbutalsovery

shinemy,declareshewill“crushhisribs

inlikearotten-hazel-nut”.[21]BecauofhishatredforEdgar,hetakes

advantageofEdgar’ssister,findsIsabellahasfallenin

lovewithhim,heencourageshertorunoffwithhimeventhoughhedoesnot

soonlyfortheLintonpropertyandtherevengeonEdgar.

Butafterhermarriagetohim,shereceivesnoloveorpityfromhim,but

peratelyunhappyIsabellandsaletterto

Nellysaying“

Heathcliff：ncharacter，Orphanedasachild,heisconstantlyontheoutside,

ghheandCatherineEarnshawprofessthattheycompleteeach

other,dsmostof

usive,brutal,ople

thoughttr,Ithoughthim

avictim.

wasyoung,hewasalways

opeoplelovedhim,aw,whodiedwhenhewas

young,theotheronewasCathy,,Cathywaverything,

aw’unately,Cathy’schildishchoicemadethemunhappyalltheirlifespan.

HeathcliffnotonlylostCathy,butalsolosteverything.

Hecanforgivetheonewhodidharmtohim,d

CathysomuchthatwhenCathylefthim,mecrazy,andlosthimlfin

perateman,didfurtherwasfor

Cathy.

Atlast,hefoundlittleCathyandHaretonwerejustlikeCathyandhimwhentheywereyoung;hecameto

fewhappinesshehadhadallhislife,hestoppedbringing

painfortheyoung,andleftthebroken-heartedworldtobewithCathy,thewomanwhowasthefountainheadof

,althoughhehaddonetoomanywrong

things,hewasakindmanbynature.

raidhuman’smoralexcellence,hasattractedthewillofthe

people’sdarkness,unfoldingthehumanwiththecommoncustomlifeandpursueingthefinemind.

yonebutCatherineandHareton,Heathcliffemstobeaninhumanmonster—or

iteraryperspective,heismoretheembodimentoftheByronichero

(attributedtothewriterGeorgeGordon,LordByron),amanofstormyemotionswhoshuns

humanitybecauhehimlfhasbeenostracized;arebelliousherowhofunctionsasalawunto

solepassionisCatherine,yethis

commitmenttohisnotionofahigherlovedoesnotReadersneedtodetermineifhisrevengeis

focudonhislostpositionatWutheringHeights,hislossofCatherinetoEdgar,orifithis

ficultymostreadershaverelatingtoand

understandingHeathcliffisthefactthathehatesasdeeplyasheloves;therefore,heisdespid

asmuchasheispitied.

Heathcliff'sObssioninWutheringHeights

ThroughoutWutheringHeightstwodistinctyetrelatedobssionsdriveHeathcliff'scharacter:

hisdesireforCatherine'ine,theobjectofhisobssion,

becomestheesnceofhislife,yet,inan,ally,after

herdeath,Heathcliff'liff'sloveforCatherineenableshimto

endureHindley'aw'eroverhearingCatherine

admitthatshecouldnotmarryhim,gisknownofhislifeawayfromher,

liffmakesanattempttojointhesocietytowhichCatherine

sreturn,nstantly

prent,lurkingaroundThrushcrossGrange,visitingafterhours,andlongingtobeburiedina

ally,hisobssion

withrevengeeminglyoutweighshisobssionwithhislove,andthatiswhyhedoesnotfully

forgiveCatherineformarryingEdgar.

AfterCatherine'sdeath,hemustcontinuehisrevenge—arevengethatstartsasHeathcliff

assumescontrolofHindley'shouandhisson—andcontinueswithHeathclifftaking

everythingthatisEdgar'ghHeathcliffconstantlyprofesshisloveforCatherine,he

sanambiguousworldas

blackandwhite:toolong,hehasbeentheoutsider.

ThatiswhyheisdeterminedtotakeeverythingawayfromthoatWutheringHeightsand

thcliff,revengeisamorepowerfulemotion

thanlove.

CatherineEarnshawTheloveofHeathcliff',impetuous,andarrogantasa

child,omenfallinlovewithher,she

tely,Catherine'slfishnesndsuphurtingeveryonesheloves,

iewedastheepitomeofthefreespirit,Catherineistorn

and,shelongstobewithHeathcliff,hersoulmate:theirlife

together,growingupandplayingonthemoors,reprentsthefreedomandinnocenceof

ther,sherecognizeswhatamarriagetoEdgarcandoforhersocially,and

tely,sheislf-absorbedand

lf-centered,andalthoughsheclaimstolovebothHeathcliffandEdgar,shelovesherlfmore,

ilshenearsdeathdoes

CatherineturnexclusivelytowardsHeathcliff,ally,Heathcliffdoesnot

fullyforgiveher,andbecauofthis,Edgaristhemanwhogiveveryappearanceofloving

Catherineunconditionally.

EdgarLintonCatherine'shusbandandHeathcliff'-manneredandwell-to-do,he

eforherenableshimtooverlooktheir

eprentsthetypicalVictorianhero,posssingqualitiesof

constancyandtenderness;however,anon-emotionalintellectualisnotthetypeofpersonwho

ovesandunderstandsCatherinemorethan

anyonerealizes,uplosing

everything—hiswife,hissister,hisdaughter,andhishome—toHeathcliffbecaugooddoes

oilforHeathcliff.

EdgarreprentsthetypicalVictorianhero,posssingqualitiesofconstancyandtenderness;

however,anon-emotionalintellectualisnotthetypeofpersonwhocanmakeCatherinehappy

ovesandunderstandsCatherinemorethananyonerealizes,butlove

uplosingeverything—hiswife,hissister,

hisdaughter,andhishome—

afoilforHeathcliff.

ormofhermother,shervesas

areminderofhermother'sstrengthsandweakness.(Note:Forthepurpoofclarity,the

youngerCatherineisreferredtoas"Cathy"inthisNote,andhermotherisreferredtoas

"Catherine."Thisconventionisnotudintheoriginaltext.)Cathy'snature,a

combinationofbothherparents,dnessandwillfulnesslead

stantloyalty,

goodnature,andperverance,however,eventuallyrestoreorderandlovetothefarmhou,

thwartingHeathcliff'Catherine'sprencedominatesthefirsthalfof

thetext,Cathy'riestokeepherfromWutheringHeights(andfrom

Heathcliff),butherattractiontoamanandherindependentnature—characteristicsthatmirror

hermother—onceagainmakeEdgar'sappealsineffective.

dwhiny(bothphysicallyand

emotionally),hervesasapawninHeathcliff'iesCathy.

HaretonEarnshawCatherine'snephew,ghuneducatedand

unrefined,tractedtoCathybutputoffbyher

erousheartenablesthetwoofthemtoeventuallyfallinloveandmarry.

HaretonistheonlypersontomournHeathcliff'asontoHeathcliffthan

Linton,Haretonexhibitsanofnobilitybyremainingloyaltotheonlyfatherheeverreally

ghheloshisinheritance,t

ofthetext,hervesasaremindertoHeathcliffofwhathisfather,Hindley,

towardtheendofthenovel,neven

standsuptoHeathcliffonCathy'ehehasneverexperiencedlovehimlf,

readersdonotknowforsureofHareton'scapacityforit;however,hispairingwithCathyatthe

endofWutheringHeightsemstosuggestwhatHeathcliffmayhavebeenlikeunderdifferent

circumstances.

Ellen(Nelly)DeanTheprimarynarratorandCatherine'ghsheisone

personcapableofrelatingthemajorityoftheeventsthatoccurred,sheisnotwithoutbias

NellyrvesasbothoutsiderandinsiderasshenarratestheprimarystoryofWutheringHeights.

AlthoughshedoesnotexhibittheextremelengthsofcrueltyshownbyHeathcliffandCatherine,

anbeenasa

combinationofHeathcliff'scrueltyandCatherine'slf-centeredness.

LockwoodHeathcliff'stenantatThrushcrossGrangeandtheimpetusforNelly'snarration.

Althoughhervesprimarilyasthecatalystforthestory,Lockwood'sroleisanoutsiderwho

ittoWutheringHeightsandsubquentactions

directlyaffecttheplot.

awCatherine'gsHeathcliffintohisfamilyandsoonfavorsthe

orphanoverhisownson,Hindley.

awCatherine'hisknownabouther,exceptthatshefavors

herownsontoHeathcliff,whomshedoesnotlike.

HindleyEarnshawCatherine'sofHeathcliff,hetakesabitofrevenge

estobenomatchforHeathcliff,however,eventually

losinghissonandhisfamily'shome.

FrancesEarnshawHindley'ywomanwhodiessoonafterHaretonisborn.

riticalzealotwhoposssareligious

fanaticismthatmostfindwearisome.

Edgar'lcomeCatherineintoherhome,

esoonafternursingCatherinebacktohealth.

IsabellaEdgar'atuationwithHeathcliffcaushertodestroyherrelationship

eriencesHeathcliff'estoLondonwhereshe

givesbirthtoHeathcliff'sson,butherattemptstokeephersonfromhisfatherfail.

ZillahHeathcliff'esLockwoodfromapackofdogsandrvesas

Nelly'ssourceofinformationatWutheringHeights.

Relationship：Loveinthenovelismanifestedinmany

respects.

CharacterMap

CharacterGenealogy

2.1Earnshaw'sloveforHeathcliff

FortyyearsagoWutheringHeightswasfilledwithlight,aw,afarmer,

r,beingakindandgenerousfellow,

hecan’thelprescuingastarvingwretchoffonthestreetsofLiverpool,

Heathcliffbecomesonememberofthefamily,lovedbyallexceptHindley(whonurturesthefeelingofbeing

usurped).ThusitcanbeconcludedthatEarnshaw'sloveforHeathcliffstemsfromsympathy.

2.2Catherine'loveforHeathcliff

Asachild,herfatherwastooilltoreprimandthefreespiritedchild,‘whowastoomischievousand

waywardforafavorite.(P46).Therefore,Catherinegrewupamongnatureandlackedthesophisticationofhigh

ineremovedherlffromsocietyand,"hadwayswithhersuchasIneversawachildtakeup

before;sheputallofuspastourpatiencefiftytimesandoftenerinaday;fromthehourshecamedownstairstill

thehourshewenttobed,wehadnotaminute’scuritythatshewouldn’ritswere

alwaysathigh-watermark,hertonguealwaysgoing--singing,laughing,andplaguingeveryonewhowouldnot

,wickedslipshewas--"(P51).Catherinefurtherdisregardedsocialstandardsandremained

friendswithHeathcliffdespitehisdegradationbyHindley,herbrother.‘MissCathyandhe[Heathcliff]were

nowverythick;’(P46)inegrewupbeside

Heathcliff,‘Theybothpromidtogrowupasrudeassavages;theyoungmaster[Hindley]beingentirely

negligenthowtheybehaved,’(P57).DuringherformativeyearsCatherine’sconductdidnotreflectthatofa

youngLady,‘butitwasoneoftheirchiefamumentstorunawaytothemoorsinthemorningandremain

thereallday,(P57).Thus,Catherine’sbehaviordevelopedandrejectedtheidealsofanoppressive,over-bearing

society,ore,Catherine'slovefor

Heathcliffispure,andHeathcliff'sloveforCatherineistingedwithdangerandviolence.

2.3Isabella'sloveforHeathcliff

ThefirsttimewhenIsabellaesHeathcliff,attractedbythecharmingman,

matterhowCatherinepersuadesher,eforHeathcliff

,HeathcliffjustusCatherine'ssister-in-lawIsabellaLintonasaweapon,caringnotforthepoor

lass.

2.4Catherine'sloveforEdgar

WhenCatherineandHeathcliffexisttheirprivateislanduncheckeduntilCatherinesuffersaninjuryfrom

theLinton'toremainatThrushcrossGrange----theLinton'shome,whichisolatesCatherine

amongsttheeleganceoftheLintons

nsformationalienatesHeathcliff,hersoul

r,

ll,itisthesocialpressuresand

restrictivecr,Edgarloves

Catherinewithgraciousandtransquility.

Introductionofthestory

od’zementof

Heathcliff'ssurlinessandcuriosityofbeautifulCatherine'srudenessurgedhimtolistentoaverystrangeand

awbroughthomeanorphanlater

ifwaspercutedbyyoungHindley,butdeeplylovedby

he

deathoftheirparentsandhisownmarriage,HindleytreatedHeathcliffasarvant,butthiswasrelievedbythe

pleasanttimeswithCathy.

OnoneoftheirexpeditionstheyreachedThrushcrossGrangewhereshestayedastheLinton’sguestfor

ereturnedtotheWutheringHeights,shewasalteredalot:shehadbeendeeplyattracted

bythedress,luxuryoftheLintons,ghshestillloved

HeathcliffshecouldnotcompareHeathcliff’liffwas

evenmorebadlytreatedbyHindleyafterhiswife’sdeath,whichincreadHeathcliff’

overhearingpartofCatherine’sconversationwithNellythatshewouldmarryEdgar,Heathcliffcouldnotbear

theindignationanddegradationandleftWutheringHeights.

Catherine’sconversationwithNellywasthatifHeathcliffcouldremain,eventhoughallelperished,she

thcliffdidn’r

Heathcliff’sleaving,earslater

CatherinewasmarriedtoEdgar.

Sixmonthslater,Heathcliff,adifferentman,of

hersurpriHeathclifftookonhistwo-foldrevenge,firstonHindleywhohadtreatedhimsobadlyinthepast,

condlyhethreatenedCatherinetomarryLinton.

UnfortunatelyEdgar’ssisterIsabellafellinlovewithHeathcliffandHeathcliffmarriedheroutoflove,

ametimeCatherinelockedherlfintheroombecau

allysherecovered

orriedtoomuchaboutCatherine’shealthandemotion.

themshowed

theirangerandlovetoeachotherwhichwornedCatherine’ohoursafterherdaughter—

Cathy’athcliffgotthenewshewasdesperatelysad.

AfterCatherine’sdeathIsabellareturnedtoThrushcrossGrangeafterthreemonthswithHeathcliff.

enyearslaterIsabelladied,leavinghersonLintonto

Heathcliff,garLintonandyoungLintondiedandsoHeathcliff,CathyandHareton,an

ill-assortedtrio,wereleftattheHeights;whileThrushGrangewaslefttoLowood,towhomNellytoldthetale.

Theststwo

generations’stgeneration’slovewastranscendentalandthecondgeneration’slovewas

earthy.

经典语句：Areyoupossdwithadeviltotalkinthatmannertomewhenyouaredying?Doyou

reflect（考虑到）thatallthowordswillbebrandedonmymemory,andeatingdeepereternallyafteryouhave

leftme?YouknowyoulietosayIhavekilledyou:and,Catherine,youknowthatIcouldassoonforgetyou

asmyexistence!Isitnotsuffecientforyourinfernallfishness,thatwhileyouareatpeaceIshallwrithe

（翻腾）inthetormentsofhell?凯瑟琳，你知道我只要活着就不会忘掉你！当你得到安息的时候，我却要

在地狱的折磨里受煎熬，这还不够使你那狠毒的自私心得到满足吗？

2、Youteachmenowhowcruelyou'youdespi(瞧不起)me?Whydidyou

betray（背叛）yourownheart,Cathy?你现在才使我明白你曾经多么残酷——残酷又虚伪。你过去为什么

瞧不起我呢？你为什么欺骗你自己的心呢，凯蒂？

3、"...lovemineyet;andtakehimwithme:",added

she,musingly（沉思地）,"thethingthatirks(使苦恼)memostisthisshattered（破碎的）prison,afterall.I'm

tired,tiredofbeingenclodhere.I'mwearyingtoescapeintothatgloriousworld,andtobealwaysthere:not

eingitdimlythroughtears,andyearningfor（向往）itthroughthewallsofanachingheart;butreallywith

it,andinit...."

4、mealways-takeanyform-drivememad!Onlydonot

leavemeinthisabyss（深渊）,whereIcannotfindyou!