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wuthering heights is a well-written tragedy of love.after reading the whole story i would like to talk about the main characters of the story—catherine earnshaw and heathcliff.catherine earnshaw and heathcliff do love each other very much but they do not have the right attitude towards love which leads to the tragedy.in catherine’s life she made a very foolish decision---marrying to edgar.in fact her love for edgar can never be compared to that for heathcliff.she did so because she thought the wealth of edgar would be useful to help heathcliff.but in reality it did not work.she did not have a good understanding of love which is something pure and saint.if anyone add any purpose into love love itself lost its meaning.catherine’s wrong decision hurt two people who love her and even destroyed the happine of their offspring.heathcliff is a man full of retaliation.he loved catherine very much but what he did on the contrary added to the misery of catherine.in my opinion if he really loved catherine he should not walk into catherine’s life again after his disappearance.further more after the death of catherine what heathcliff did brought agony to catherine’s daughter as well as his own son.after reading i have a better understanding of love.if you love really someone his or her happine is the thing that most matters.good sentences

he little imagined how my heart warmed towards him when i beheld his black eyes withdraw so suspiciously under their brows as i rode up and when his fingers sheltered themselves with a jealous resolution still further in his waistcoat as i announced my name.we crept through a broken hedge groped our way up the path and planted ourselves on a flower-plot under the drawing-room window.it was beautifuli believe she is eleven a year younger than cathyhalf angry half laughing at his fastidiousne.it was about the period that my narrative has reached: a bright frosty afternoon;the ground bare and the road hard and dry.linton lavished on her the kindest carees and tried to cheer her by the fondest words;but vaguely regarding the flowers she let the tears collect on her lashes and stream down her cheeks unheeding.the period of reflection succeeding this silly action compelled me to admit the neceity of smothering my pride and choking my wrath and bestirring myself to remove its effects.her pretty face was wan and listle;her hair uncurled: some locks hanging lankly down and some carelely twisted round her head.i notice when i enter his presence the muscles of his countenance are involuntarily distorted into an expreion of hatred;partly arising from his knowledge of the good causes i have to feel that sentiment for him and partly from original aversion.i gave him my heart and he took and pinched it to death and flung it back to me.there was no sound through the house but the moaning wind which shook the windows every now and then the faint crackling of the coals and the click of my snuffers as i removed at intervals the long wick of the candle.he maintained a hard carele deportment indicative of neither joy nor sorrow: if anything it expreed a flinty gratification at a piece of difficult work succefully executed.good things lost amid a wilderne of weeds to be sure whose rankne far over-topped their neglected growth;yet notwithstanding evidence of a wealthy soil that might yield luxuriant crops under other and favourable circumstances.he surveyed the carved front and low-browed lattices the straggling gooseberry-bushes and crooked firs with solemn intentne and then shook his head: his private feelings entirely disapproved of the exterior of his new abode.it was a close sultry day: devoid of sunshine but with a sky too dappled and hazy to threaten rain.catherine’s face was just like the landscapea good one but the pattern was obliterated by dust;a fireplace hung with cut-paper dropping to pieces;a handsome oak-bedstead with ample crimson curtains of rather expensive material and modern make;but they had evidently experienced rough usage: the vallances hung in festoons wrenched from their rings and the iron rod supporting them was bent in an arc on one side causing the drapery to trail upon the floor.the chairs were also damaged many of them severely;and deep indentations deformed the panels of the walls.paragraph 6

mrs.linton sat in a loose white dre with a light shawl over her shoulders in the rece of the open window as usual.her thick long hair had been partly removed at the beginning of her illne and now she wore it simply combed in its natural trees over her temples and neck.her appearance was altered as i had told heathcliff;but when she was calm there seemed unearthly beauty in the change.the flash of her eyes had been succeeded by a dreamy and melancholy softne;they no longer gave the impreion of looking at the objects around her: they appeared always to gaze beyond and far beyondits haggard aspect having vanished as she recovered fleshinvariably to me i know and to any person who saw her i should thinka fresh watery afternoon when the turf and paths were rustling with moist withered leaves and the cold blue sky was half hidden by cloudsi requested my young lady to forego her ramble because i was certain of showers.she refused;and i unwillingly donned a cloak and took my umbrella to accompany her on a stroll to the bottom of the park: a formal walk which she generally affected if low-spiritedmy nursery lore-to herself or watching the birds joint tenants feed and entice their young ones to fly: or nestling with closed lids half thinking half dreaming happier than words can expre.paragraph 11

'no' she repeated and continued sauntering on pausing at intervals to muse over a bit of mo or a tuft of blanched gra or a fungus spreading its bright orange among the heaps of brown foliage;and ever and anon her hand was lifted to her averted face.paragraph 12

linton did not appear to remember what she talked of and he had evidently great difficulty in sustaining any kind of conversation.his lack of interest in the subjects she started and his equal incapacity to contribute to her entertainment were so obvious that she could not conceal her disappointment.an indefinite alteration had come over his whole person and manner.the pettishne that might be careed into fondne had yielded to a listle apathy;there was le of the peevish temper of a child which frets and teases on purpose to be soothed and more of the self-absorbed morosene of a confirmed invalid repelling consolation and ready to regard the good-humoured mirth of others as an insult.catherine perceived as well as i did that he held it rather a punishment than a gratification to endure our company;and she made no scruple of proposing presently to depart.that proposal unexpectedly roused linton from his lethargy and threw him into a strange state of agitation.he glanced fearfully towards the heights begging she would remain another half-hour at least.vocabulary chapter 1

landlord :the lord of a manor or of land;the owner of land or houses which he leases to a tenant or tenants.solitary: characterized by or preferring solitude in mode of life

misanthropist : someone who dislikes people in general

desolation : the state of being decayed or destroyed

behold : see with attention

tenant : someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else

perseverance: persistent determination

solicit: make a solicitation or entreaty for something;request urgently or persistently

wince: draw back as with fear or pain

hinder: be a hindrance or obstacle to

utter: expre in speech

manifest: clearly apparent or obvious to the mind or senses

precede: be earlier in time;go back further

causeway: a road that is raised above water or marshland or sand

compound: put or add together

hale: exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health

soliloquize: talk to oneself

undertone: a quiet or hushed tone of voice

peevish: easily irritated or annoyed

sour: showing a brooding ill humor

conjecture: to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

pious: having or showing or expreing reverence for a deity

ejaculation: an abrupt emphatic exclamation expreing emotion

tumult: a state of commotion and noise and confusion

slant: lie obliquely

stunted: inferior in size or quality

gaunt: very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

limb: any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree

crave: plead or ask for earnestly

alms: voluntary contributions to aid the poor

grotesque: distorted and unnatural in shape or size;abnormal and hideous

lavish: expend profusely;also used with abstract nouns

wilderne: a wild and uninhabited area

surly: inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace

villainous: extremely wicked

intersperse: place at intervals in or among

infernal: extremely evil or cruel

extinguish: put out as of fires flames or lights

spectacle: something or someone seen(especially a notable or unusual sight)

bleak: providing no shelter or sustenance

gooseberry: spiny eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries

tingle: cause a stinging or tingling sensation

howl: a long loud emotional utterance

ejaculate: utter impulsively

churlish: rude and boorish

vehement: characterized by great force or energy

eay: make an effort or attempt

bid: an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

mute: expreed without speech

token: an inpidual instance of a type of symbol

amiable: disposed to please

obscure: difficult to find

apron: a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing

poise: hold or carry in equilibrium

stupefy: make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenne or infatuation

atrocious: shockingly brutal or cruel

congregation: the act of congregating

garret: floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof;often used for storage

palaver: loud and confused and empty talk

hurl: make a thrusting forward movement

hearth: an area near a fireplace

aeverate: state categorically

ajar: slightly open

lachrymose: showing sorrow

vagabond: anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place

ornament: something used to beautify

locality: a surrounding or nearby region

chapel: a place of worship that has its own altar

ensue: iue or terminate(in a specified way state etc.);end;

meditation: continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature

ruddy: having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

exotic: being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world

indigence: a state of extreme poverty or destitution

maiden: an unmarried girl

meddle: intrude in other people's affairs or busine;interfere unwantedly

bustle: move or cause to move energetically or busily

crouch: bend one's back forward from the waist on down

errand: a short trip that is taken in the performance of a neceary task or miion

fiddle: bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family

fatigue: temporary lo of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work

crush: break into small pieces

morsel: a small quantity of anything

relentle: not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

reprobate: a person without moral scruples

chide: censure severely or angrily

reproof: censure severely or angrily

bold: fearle and daring

saucy: characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality

insolence: the trait of being rude and impertinent;inclined to take liberties

inclination: an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others

bluster: a violent gusty wind

console: give moral or emotional strength to

parlour: reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received

prattle: idle or foolish and irrelevant talk

tyrannical: of or relating to or aociated with or resembling a dictatorship

evince: give expreion to

curate: a person authorized to conduct religious worship

degradation: changing to a lower state

reprimand: an act or expreion of criticism and censure

flog: beat severely with a whip or rod

contrive: come up with(an idea plan explanation theory or principle)after a mental effort

hearken: to give heed to;to hear attentively

shawl: cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders

ramble: leisurely walk

shriek: sharp piercing cry

accusation: a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person;the act of imputing blame or guilt

abominable: unequivocally detestable

snort: a cry or noise made to expre displeasure or contempt

vociferate: utter in a very loud voice

annihilate: kill in large numbers

rapturous: feeling great rapture or delight

zealous: marked by active interest and enthusiasm

lament: a cry of sorrow and grief

diipation: breaking up and scattering by dispersion

fiend: a cruel wicked and inhuman person

diabolical: extremely evil or cruel

sententious: concise and full of meaning

agitation: a state of agitation or turbulent change or development

torture: extreme mental distre

dilatory: inclined to waste time and lag behind

stern: of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor

flinch: draw back as with fear or pain

perishable: liable to perish

malignity: wishing evil to others

propitiate: make peace with

mope: be apathetic gloomy or dazed

pertinacious: stubbornly unyielding

condolence: an expreion of sympathy with another's grief

fugitive: someone who flees from an uncongenial situation

care: touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner

despondency: feeling downcast and disheartened and hopele

epistle: especially a long formal letter

ardent: characterized by intense emotion

transmit: transfer to another

incredulous: not disposed or willing to believe;unbelieving

lapse: a break or intermiion in the occurrence of something

distraction: mental turmoil

bereavement: state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one

snivel: cry or whine with snuffling

obviate: do away with

perplexity: trouble or confusion resulting from complexity

despondency: feeling downcast and disheartened and hopele

pacify: cause to be more favorably inclined;gain the good will of

potent: having the power to influence or convince

seclude: keep away from others

fickle: liable to sudden unpredictable change

reiterate: to say state or perform again

despite: lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

soliloquize: talk to oneself

sultry: burning hot;extremely and unpleasantly hot

hazy: filled or abounding with fog or mist

transient: enduring a very short time

bequeath: leave or give by will after one's death

contemplation: a long and thoughtful observation

compulsory: required by rule

chuck: pat or squeeze fondly or playfully especially under the chin

revelation: the speech act of making something evident

denial: the act of refusing to comply(as with a request)

emulous: eager to surpa others

devastate: devastate or ravage

abode: housing that someone is living in

superintend: watch and direct

delusion: the act of deluding;deception by creating illusory ideas

sidle: move sideways

scrutinize: to look at critically or searchingly

defiance: a hostile challenge

disparagement: a communication that belittles somebody or something

magnanimity: liberality in bestowing gifts;extremely liberal and generous of spirit

personification: a person who represents an abstract quality