Contents
1. Introduction 1
2. Historical background of Wuthering Heights 3
2.1 The Victorian age 3
2.2 About the author 3
3. Coexistence of virtues and evils in Heathcliff’s personality 6
3.1 The virtues in Heathcliff’s personality 6
3.2 The evils in Heathcliff’s personality 8
4. Comparisons between Heathcliff and Hareton 10
4.1 Similarities between Hareton and Heathcliff 10
4.2 Differences between Hareton and Heathcliff 12
4.3 Reasons of the differences between Hareton and Heathcliff 14
5．The transition from Heathcliff to a new one 16
5.1 Heathcliff and his distorted personality 16
5.2 The revival of Heathcliff’s humanity 17
5.3 A new image, another Heathcliff 17
6．Conclusion 20
Acknowledgements 22
References 23
