who brings happiness to Mr Earnshaw. Whilst not accepted by the remaining parties, the warmth he brings to Old Earnshaw is indicative of his realism, and gives evidence to the notion that he is not a monster, for such happiness could not come from such a cold-hearted character. His abandonment as a child, both in London and by the remaining Earnshaw, gives birth to a character of great hostility and hatred. We the audience must be able to see the pain he has suffered, and therefore can compensate him for his actions, whilst still acknowledging his wrong doings. The character of Heathcliff is reflected by the opinions of Nelly Dean, the narrator of the plot. It is through her that we on first glance superficially see Heathcliff as evil, however, on closer analysis the notion of a struggling man to deal with his surroundings his evident.
The character of Heathcliff is revealed to the audience through the narration of Nelly Dean. It is her ordinariness that she is known for; she plays no active role in the plot of Wuthering Heights, and is quite unsympathetic to many of the plots intense moments. Through her we are shown Heathcliff to be a violent destructive character. In Ch 34, she wonders whether Heathcliff is a ghoul or a vampire, and where he came from.
"...the dark thing, harboured by a good man to his bane...".
It is here that we must question to what extent did Ellen Dean know the character of Heathcliff. Heathcliff infact gave great pleasure to Mr Earnshaw, a
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