英语论文的两个外部和内部组件的比较分析在呼啸山庄报仇红字.docx

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英语论文的两个外部和内部组件的比较分析在呼啸山庄报仇红字

AComparativeAnalysisoftheExternaland

InternalComponentsoftheTwoRevengesin

WutheringHeightsandTheScarletLetter

1.Introduction3

2.Reasonsforrevenge4

2.1ObjectiveelementsforHeathcliff’svengeance4

2.1.1Heathcliff’slifeexperience4

2.1.2TheabusefromHindley5

2.1.3BetrayalofCatherine6

2.1.4Ambiguousclassstatus7

2.2SubjectiveelementsforHeathcliff’svengeance8

2.2.1Asenseofinferiority8

2.2.2Twistedcharacter8

2.2.3Ablendofloveandhatred9

2.3ExternalreasonsforChillingworth’savenge10

2.3.1AdulteryofHester10

2.3.2Puritanism12

2.4InternalreasonsforChillingworth’savenge13

2.4.1Selfishness13

2.4.2Hatred13

2.4.3Chillingworth’struenature—evilinheart14

3.TheSimilaritiesbetweenthecharactersandthewaystheyrevenge15

3.1Typicalvillainsofgothicnovels15

3.2Inabilitytoforgive16

3.3Self-destruction17

4.Thedifferencesinsignificanceandfunctionsofrevengeinthesetwostories18

4.1EmilyBronte’svisionofhumanityandevilrepresentedbytheimageofHeathcliff18

4.2NathanielHawthorne’sconceptofthe“originalsin”symbolizedbyChillingworth19

5.Conclusion20

Inabilityofcharacterstoforgiveothersisshowntobethecauseofdeepunhappiness.Heathcliff’sinabilitytoforgiveCatherineformarryingEdgar,hisfailuretoforgiveHindley’sabuseonhimindirectlyleadstotheirtragiclovestoryandthemiseryofhisdestiny.However,whenCathydies,Heahcliffhasforgivenherbetrayal.“Kissmeagain,butdon’tseeyoureyes!

Iforgivewhatyouhavedonetome”（EmilyBronte,1994:

148）.Chillingworth,yet,couldn’tforgiveHester’sadulteryeventhoughhedoesn’trevengeonher.“Therefore,asamanwhohasnotthoughtandphilosophizedinvain,Iseeknovengeance,plotnoevilagainstthee.Betweentheeandme,andscalehangsfairlybalanced.But,Hester,themanliveswhohaswrongedusboth!

”（NathanielHawthorne,1994:

75）.YethewouldnotgiveuptherevengeonDimmesdale.HetellsHesterintheirinterview.“Ishallseehimtremble.Ishallfeelmyselfshudder,suddenlyandunawares,sooneroflater,hemustneedsbemine!

”（NathanielHawthorne,1994:

75）.“Hisfame,hispositionhislife,willbeinmyhand,Beware!

”（NathanielHawthorne,1994:

76）.16

3.3Self-destruction17

HeathcliffandChillingworthcometodestructionintheend.HawthornesaysafterthedeathofDimmesdale,“Allhisstrengthandenergytodeserthim;insomuchthathepositivelywitheredup,shriveledaway,andalmostvanishedfrommortalsight,likeanduprootedweedtatlieswiltinginsun”（NathanielHawthorne,1994:

260）.Heathcliff,thesame,livesindeepdesireforthereunionwithCatherineintheheaven,diedintheend.Hesaidattheendofthenovel“Youhaveleftmesolongtostruggleagainstdeath,alonethatIfeelseeonlydeath1Ifelllikedeath!

”（EmilyBronte,1994:

268）.17

Fortunately,justbeforetheydied,theygiveupvengeanceanddosomegooddeeds.Chillingworh“Hasbequeathedaveryconsiderableamountofproperty,bothhereandinEngland,golittlePearl”（NathanielHawthorne,1994:

261）.Perhapsthisact,tosomeextent,redeemsthepersonwhohastheblackestsin.HeathcliffgaveuphisplantoblocktheengagementbetweenCathyandHareton.AshesaidtoNelly,“Ihavelostthefacultyofenjoyingtheirdestruction,andIamtooidletodestroyfornothing”（EmilyBronte,1994:

295）.Maybehislastmercyhelpshimregainsomewhatofhumanity.17

HeathciffandChillingwortharesimilarintheirimages,butthesetwocharacters’revengeshavedifferentsignificancesandfunctionsunderthetwoauthors.18

4.Thedifferencesinsignificanceandfunctionsofrevengeinthesetwostories18

4.1EmilyBronte’svisionofhumanityandevilrepresentedbytheimageofHeathcliff18

WutheringHeightsreflectstheharshrealityofEnglishsocietyinthe19thcenturyandisacriticalrealismmasterpiece.“InVictoria’speriod,therichareenormouslyproudoftheirsuccessandproperty;thesecularsenseofhierarchypenetratesintothedailylifeofcommonpeople;moneyandpropertyisnothingbuteverything.Underthecontrolofthisconcept,thespiritofhumanissuppressedandhumanityistwistedanddeformed.Atthistime,EmilywhohasstrongrebellingandstrongdesireforfreedomwroteWutheringHeightsandcreatedthecharacterHeathclifftodisclosetheevilnessofthesociety”（綦小风,2006）.Heathcliff’shumanitywastwisted,brokenanddestroyedunderthecruelrealityofthesociety.IntheworldreinedbyHeathcliff,thelovebetweenCathyandHaretonbreaksthroughthehardsoilofhatred.Onlythepurelovecansaveadegeneratedsoulandhealtheinjuredheart.Thestormyandfierceenvironmentintheheights,theobviousprejudicetowardthepoorchangedHeathcliff,fromakindboytoaviciousvillain,andhelosthish