As an orphan gypsy unloved since his birth, Heathcliff grows up to become a sadistic, cruel, vengeful and immoral man. He is usually described by other characters and often referred to as something like the devil or as evil and this is precisely reflects the way he behaves and acts. He is described by the intense and violent and destructive passion and love towards Catherine Earnshaw, and this causes him to scorn all members of the Linton family of Thrushcross Grange, and he is led to devastate them in different ways. The atrocious Heathcliff abuses Isabella, Edgar Linton's sister, by using her fascination with him as a tool of revenge towards the Lintons, he constantly and savagely attacking Linton, his own dying son, and even his tenant, Mr. Lockwood, cannot escape his …show more content…
It is a dark, bleak, and unpleasant place situated on a high, windy crest a midst the moors. Not only is the atmosphere of Wuthering Heights similar to that of Heathcliff, but also both are described in a similar way. The house is described as "grotesque, with strong...narrow windows...deeply set in the wall, and the corners defended with large, jutting stones" (W.H :4), which is similar to Heathcliff's personal appearance; his savage face is illustrated as having "brows lowering, the eyes deep set and singular...black eyes withdrawn so suspiciously under their brow" (W.H :93). His dark, immoral attitude is enhanced by his personal physical description, which is not different from that of the house and the surroundings. The doldrums of the main character Heathcliff is not only revealed through the way he conducts but also through the setting against which the actions of the novel are lain