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His diabolical identity fuels his insane passions, which turn out to be monumentally destructive. One should note Heathcliff’s suffering once Catherine’s death is revealed. In describing the situation to Mr. Lockwood, Nelly refers to Heathcliff not as a human, but as an animal. His suffering is so violent that he has completely transformed, not just mentally, but physically: “lifting up his eyes, [he] howled, not like a man, but like a savage beast being goaded to death with knives and spears” (Ch. XVI). This speaks to the psychological chaos in Brontë’s novel, because the continuous cycle of trauma in Heathcliff’s troubled life is what enbles him to tap into the hysteria and madness that will not just torture others, but ultimately end his