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1、TheDualPersonalitiesofHeathcliffandCatherineinWutheringHeightsABSTRACTWutheringHeightsistheFlowerofEnglishliterature;itisaromanticworkwhichdescribesathrillinglovestory.Itstartedfromthewildnessandendedasatragedy,inwhichweseethelonglastingrevengeandhatredbetwee
2、nthetwofamilies.Itdemonstratestheseamysideofthesociety.Thisnovelbuilttwoverycomplexprotagonistsbecauseoftheirdualpersonalities.Inordertomakethereadershaveabetterunderstandingofthisnovel,thisthesisanalyzesthemaincharacters,i.e.HeathcliffandCatherine,throughthe
3、irgrowingbackground,theirbehaviors,theirlanguage,andtheirinnerworldsdescribedinthenovelwrittenbyEmilyBronte.Fromthedetailedanalysis,wecanunderstandatruthaboutthisnovelmoreclearly,thatis,societyshapedthepeople’scharacterandtheircharacterdeterminedtheirdestiny.
4、KEYWORDS:WutheringHeights;Heathcliff;Catherine;Dualpersonalities摘要《呼啸山庄》是英国文学史上的一朵奇葩。它是一部描写惊心动魄爱情故事的浪漫主义文学作品。小说以荒原开始,以悲剧收场,在这期间我们不仅可以看到持续了半个多世纪的仇恨与报复,还可以理解到当时社会的阴暗面。这部小说的主要人物,以及他们的双重性格,都反映了环境对人物性格的影响,同时他们的爱情悲剧反映了人物性格决定了人物的命运。本文主要通过主人公成长的生活环境、行为、语言以及内心世界分析了其主要
5、性格特征,以及该性格特征对其爱情悲剧的影响。关键词:《呼啸山庄》;希斯克利夫;凯瑟琳;双重性格1.Introduction“‘Wuthering’isasignificantprovincialadjective,descriptiveoftheatmospherictumulttowhichitsstationisexposedinstormyweather.”(Bronte,2009:2)Andthisindicatesatragicstory.“WutheringHeights”isthenameofagr
6、angeinamountainousarea.Oneday,itsoldownerMr.Earnshawbringshomeagipsyfoundlingtomeethissurprisedfamily.Mr.Earnshawtreatsthechild,Heathcliff,ashisownson.Hisowndaughter,Catherine,changesherinitialattitudeofridiculeandbefriendsthe“brother”,buthisson,Hindley,makes
7、apointofseeingtheintruderasoneoftheservantsofthehouse.Nelly,thenurse,isunhappybutkindtowardthepoorboy.Yearspass,andOldMr.Earnshawdies.CatherinefallsinlovewithHeathcliff,butagreeseventuallytomarryyoungEdgarLintonofanotherfarm,ThorncrossGrange.Becauseofsomemist
8、akesofCatherine,Heathcliffdisappears.Afewyearslater,heresurfaces,goestoseeCatherine,andrevivesheroldflameforhim,buthetormentsherruthlessly,takingadvantageofEdgar’ssisterIsabella’sinnocent