Revenge is a common theme in Wuthering Heights. Revenge is the act of hurting or harming somebody for something he or she has previously done. Most people normally look at revenge as a negative act towards other people. A character that is extremely cruel to many people because of his past is Heathcliff. Heathcliff seeks revenge on anyone for his or her previous actions towards him. This makes him a brutal and a melancholy character as a result of his destructive revenge. One can see this when Hindley seeks revenge on Heathcliff making him the character he is, and when Heathcliff seeks revenge on Hindley, Catherine, and Cathy. Hindley is the main reason why Heathcliff is so miserable throughout his life. Hindley gets his revenge on
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Hindley does not show any interest in wanting to be associated with Heathcliff, unless he is trying to get revenge from Heathcliff. Harold Bloom tells the reader in his article on Wuthering Heights that, “Hindley, [...] became the master’s favorite and grew to be Cathy 's ally and Heathcliff’s hated enemy” (6). This quote represents the time when Heathcliff is brought home to the family, and it tells the readers that Hindley is jealous of Heathcliff because Heathcliff is his father 's favorite and he is not. Hindleys mindset is to make him as miserable as he can be. The more revenge that Hindley gets from Heathcliff, the more Heathcliff turns into a darker person. This also makes him want to get revenge on others as Hindley does to him. Heathcliff is destructive because in his mind he only thinks about what he can do to hurt others and he think it makes him better, but that sad part is that it does not. He tears other people down and he tears himself down too because he is not satisfied with …show more content…
However, they do plan revenge on each other, but that is just the way their relationship is. Patricia Spacks tells the readers in her article about Wuthering Heights that, “the girl and the waif form an intense, rebellious alliance, weakened when Catherine makes friends with the prosperous and conventional, Edgar Linton and his sister Isabella.” The girl represents Catherine and the waif is referring to Heathcliff. Heathcliff is upset when he discovers that Catherine and Edgar are associating. Heathcliff then wants to seek revenge on Catherine for doing that to him. Heathcliff goes and marries Isabella to make Catherine jealous. Heathcliff tells catherine in the novel he is not seeking revenge on her “I seek no revenge on you, replied Heathcliff, less vehemently. “That is not the plan. [...] You are welcome to torture me to death for your amusement, only allow me to amuse myself a little in the same style, and refrain from insult as much as you are able. [...] If I imagined you really wished me to marry Isabel, I’d cut my throat” (Bronte 112). Heathcliff claims he is not seeking revenge on Catherine. He says that she can torture him and get revenge on him, but he also says let him do the same because getting revenge on people makes Heathcliff happy. However, Heathcliff says in the last sentence that if he is wished to marry Isabel, that he would cut his
Hindley does not show any interest in wanting to be associated with Heathcliff, unless he is trying to get revenge from Heathcliff. Harold Bloom tells the reader in his article on Wuthering Heights that, “Hindley, [...] became the master’s favorite and grew to be Cathy 's ally and Heathcliff’s hated enemy” (6). This quote represents the time when Heathcliff is brought home to the family, and it tells the readers that Hindley is jealous of Heathcliff because Heathcliff is his father 's favorite and he is not. Hindleys mindset is to make him as miserable as he can be. The more revenge that Hindley gets from Heathcliff, the more Heathcliff turns into a darker person. This also makes him want to get revenge on others as Hindley does to him. Heathcliff is destructive because in his mind he only thinks about what he can do to hurt others and he think it makes him better, but that sad part is that it does not. He tears other people down and he tears himself down too because he is not satisfied with …show more content…
However, they do plan revenge on each other, but that is just the way their relationship is. Patricia Spacks tells the readers in her article about Wuthering Heights that, “the girl and the waif form an intense, rebellious alliance, weakened when Catherine makes friends with the prosperous and conventional, Edgar Linton and his sister Isabella.” The girl represents Catherine and the waif is referring to Heathcliff. Heathcliff is upset when he discovers that Catherine and Edgar are associating. Heathcliff then wants to seek revenge on Catherine for doing that to him. Heathcliff goes and marries Isabella to make Catherine jealous. Heathcliff tells catherine in the novel he is not seeking revenge on her “I seek no revenge on you, replied Heathcliff, less vehemently. “That is not the plan. [...] You are welcome to torture me to death for your amusement, only allow me to amuse myself a little in the same style, and refrain from insult as much as you are able. [...] If I imagined you really wished me to marry Isabel, I’d cut my throat” (Bronte 112). Heathcliff claims he is not seeking revenge on Catherine. He says that she can torture him and get revenge on him, but he also says let him do the same because getting revenge on people makes Heathcliff happy. However, Heathcliff says in the last sentence that if he is wished to marry Isabel, that he would cut his