Game Analysis on Heathcliff’s Behaviors in the Wuthering Heights

• 作者: 李晓松
• 来源期刊: 海外英语
• 学科: 文学
• 关键词: GAME ANALYSIS Heathcliff’s BEHAVIORS
• 年，卷（期）: 2013,（23）
• 页码范围: 222-225
• 页数: 4页
• 分类号: I561.074

摘要

Wuthering Heights was an extraordinary novel in the nineteenth century,for it is very different from other contemporary novels which are reconciled with the public opinion by presenting Victorian values and tastes.It depicts a story of strong love and extreme hatred.This paper used the game theory to analyse the behaviors of Heathcliff in the Wuthering Heights.Some basic strategies and game models were used to illustrate the choices of the characters.This paper can be divided into four parts.The introduction is to introduce the novel,the description of the research approach and the definition of basic theories.It emphasizes on the introduction of basic strategies and some game models which would be used for the later analysis.The second part is to discuss the formation of Heathcliff’s dual personality and analyses its causes.Heathcliff was very cruel in his revenge,but he also has a tender side in love,that is the manifestation of his dual personality.The formation of his dual personality dates back to his childhood suffering,the abnormal family environment,the pressure from long labor and finally his only love—Catherine’s betrayal.The third part focuses on discussing how his dual personality affects Heathcliff’s choices in the game plays with others.His tender personality affected Heathcliff’s choice when facing Catherine’s betrayal.He could not choose a grim strategy to totally break up with her,but choose a Tit for Tat and to combine with her after a revenge.His cruel personality made him harm other people indifferently which hide the foreshadowing for his death.The conclusion summarizes the arguments of this paper.This paper analyses from the formation of Heathcliff’s dual personality,and then analyzes how his dual personality affected his choices in the game plays with others.