• Foreshadowing- The fates of Hareton and Cathy are told in the beginning and the audience is reintroduced to them later in the story. Also, there’s foreshadowing when Lockwood sees the ghost of Catherine in his dream. Furthermore, when Nelly describes Frances as “afraid of dying” and her difficulties walking up the stairs.

• Cyclical story- The entire story is a circle. The love between Catherine and Heathcliff starts off in life and ends in death, but the death of Catherine and Heathcliff is just the start of their relationship. Also, Catherine Earnshaw dies Catherine Linton, and Catherine Linton becomes Catherine Earnshaw. The names of the children being repeated throughout generations with conflicts perpetuated also represents the cyclical nature of the story.

• Symbolism- religion- Religion presented in Wuthering Heights is not appealing because Joseph harasses the children; he never makes it seem appealing and celebrates very Puritanical beliefs. However, religion is simulated through Heathcliff’s attraction to Catherine. He almost venerates her and he goes through trials to prove himself worthy to Catherine. Though in his life, he never marries her, he spends an afterlife with her. His gift of dying is life with Catherine, which to him, would be paradise. He would finally have requited love.

• Imagery- The image of Wuthering Heights symbolizes the Earnshaw family. The white marble floors are the foundation of the family; they are pure, untarnished family. The chairs represent Catherine, Heathcliff, and Hindley. The chairs are painted, and “one or two” are painted black, and the others are green. The paint represents society’s perception of the characters. The black chair would represent Heathcliff because he is so often referred to as a devil. The green chairs would represent Catherine and Hindley because they have titles, but really aren’t that well bred. The guns on the wall represent violence of the past and future that is visible to everyone.