Edgar Linton Influence On Wuthering Heights

One of the most widely read books in the English language is written by Emily Brontë in early Victorian Age (1930–1901) – the novel Wuthering Heights, firstly published in 1847 as her only novel. While in the preceding Romantic period poetry had been the dominant genre, in Victorian period it was the novel which became very popular. Novelists were inspired more so by playwriters and poets than other novelists. People were so strict, hypocritical, prudish, and stiff, minding their own business and the weight of puritan code was considerable. This age’s morality and manners deeply contrasted with previous Georgian period. It was most evident in the novels, for novels were commonly read aloud in family gatherings, and the need to avoid topics …show more content…
Also, she chose Edgar Linton to get married with, although her love for him was not comparable to her love for Heathcliff. Every single one of these events led Heathcliff to close and harden himself. He longed for love and thus considered revenge the only justice when he was rejected by others. Isabella, sister of Edgar, shortly after Heathcliff’s return, fell in love with him thanks to her fascination with the Heathcliff’s richly endowed Byronic qualities. Heathcliff, even though he despised her, married her as a mean of revenge. Moreover, he kept Cathy, the only daughter of his beloved Catherine, and Nelly at the Wuthering Heights until he successfully forced Cathy to agree to get married with his son Linton (who suffered from weakness, sickness and was likely to die soon) to become a landowner of not only Wuthering Heights but also Thrushcross Grange. Heathcliff hated her and all of these marriage plans were just about his revenge around her because she inherited her mother’s beauty and strong-will