What causes one to want revenge against another? The main cause of revenge is jealousy. Jealousy can be brought out through family conflicts, such as one son being treated better than the other son in the family. Jealousy can also be found outside family conflicts. The novel Wuthering Heights gives young readers a good example of conflicts that lead to a quest for revenge. Emily Bronte, the author of Wuthering Heights, tells the story of a family called the Earnshaws and how jealously causes revenge, which, in turn, causes unhappiness. Emily Bronte uses the appearance of dogs and character conflicts in Wuthering Heights to express the theme of revenge and to teach readers that revenge does not accomplish happiness. Symbols go along with the
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In the first chapters of Wuthering Heights, Mr. Lockwood visits his landlord, Heathcliff Earnshaw. The dogs of Wuthering Heights attack Lockwood during the visit. Lockwood tells Heathcliff after the attack is over, “The herd of possessed swine could have had no worse spirits in them than those animals of yours, sir. You might as well leave a stranger with a brood of tigers” (7). The violent attacks by the dogs are symbolic of the mood of Heathcliff toward others. Heathcliff’s personality embodies anger and unhappiness. The reason behind Heathcliff’s anger comes from the unsuccessful relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine. Heathcliff turns to violence to satisfy the rage inside him. After Heathcliff dies, dogs are never mentioned in Wuthering Heights, because the main source for violence is gone. The use of dogs in Wuthering Heights ties into the theme of revenge because the appearance of dogs shows the violent, vengeful mood of Heathcliff. Not only is symbolism used in Wuthering Heights, but Bronte also uses character conflicts to support the theme of …show more content…
Heathcliff’s plan of revenge was to become the owner of Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange. Heathcliff’s plan is complete after Hindley dies so Heathcliff owns Wuthering Heights. Since Heathcliff is married to Isabella Linton and Linton their son is married to Edgar’s daughter, Catherine, Heathcliff becomes the owner of Thrushcross Grange after Edgar Linton dies. Linton dies shortly after marrying Catherine. Catherine stays at Wuthering Heights and lives at the estate. Heathcliff never finds peace through his revenge plans (Revenge). Since all the people Heathcliff wanted revenge against are dead, Heathcliff then realizes the real reason to his unhappiness. Heathcliff becomes depressed, stops eating, and spends his last days moping around Wuthering Heights because he misses Catherine. The only way Heathcliff finds peace is after his death when his and Catherine’s spirits finally get to be together. Also, after Heathcliff’s death, Catherine and Hareton plan to marry and move to Thrushcross
In the first chapters of Wuthering Heights, Mr. Lockwood visits his landlord, Heathcliff Earnshaw. The dogs of Wuthering Heights attack Lockwood during the visit. Lockwood tells Heathcliff after the attack is over, “The herd of possessed swine could have had no worse spirits in them than those animals of yours, sir. You might as well leave a stranger with a brood of tigers” (7). The violent attacks by the dogs are symbolic of the mood of Heathcliff toward others. Heathcliff’s personality embodies anger and unhappiness. The reason behind Heathcliff’s anger comes from the unsuccessful relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine. Heathcliff turns to violence to satisfy the rage inside him. After Heathcliff dies, dogs are never mentioned in Wuthering Heights, because the main source for violence is gone. The use of dogs in Wuthering Heights ties into the theme of revenge because the appearance of dogs shows the violent, vengeful mood of Heathcliff. Not only is symbolism used in Wuthering Heights, but Bronte also uses character conflicts to support the theme of …show more content…
Heathcliff’s plan of revenge was to become the owner of Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange. Heathcliff’s plan is complete after Hindley dies so Heathcliff owns Wuthering Heights. Since Heathcliff is married to Isabella Linton and Linton their son is married to Edgar’s daughter, Catherine, Heathcliff becomes the owner of Thrushcross Grange after Edgar Linton dies. Linton dies shortly after marrying Catherine. Catherine stays at Wuthering Heights and lives at the estate. Heathcliff never finds peace through his revenge plans (Revenge). Since all the people Heathcliff wanted revenge against are dead, Heathcliff then realizes the real reason to his unhappiness. Heathcliff becomes depressed, stops eating, and spends his last days moping around Wuthering Heights because he misses Catherine. The only way Heathcliff finds peace is after his death when his and Catherine’s spirits finally get to be together. Also, after Heathcliff’s death, Catherine and Hareton plan to marry and move to Thrushcross