Both as a theme and genre within literature, romance is an undying force, enduring the test of time. Captivating countless generations, writers who remain relevant novelists often focus on a melodramatic and idealistic story of adolescents falling in love, consequently depicting young love inaccurately. Guided by selfish desire, adolescent love is fervent and destructive, unlike mature love which is willing to change and compromise. Novelists scarcely craft successful stories on the darker aspects of adolescent love, with Emily Brontë being one of the fortunate few. Capturing first love as it is: childish, messy and undoubtedly foolish, Brontë depicts a realistic portrait of human affection within her novel, “Wuthering Heights”. Through understanding
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Seeking the thrill of mystery, secrecy and beauty, many of the females within “Wuthering Heights”, become captive to emotions rather than follow rational thought. Most reckless of all is Isabella Linton, whos infatuation with Heathcliff relies on the construction of her own making. Enchanted by the mysterious air of Heathcliff, Isabella elopes with him abandoning a comfortable life. When Isabella claims to love Heathcliff more than Catherine loves Edgar, Brontë refers to her as, “the infatuated girl” (Brontë 127). Furthermore, despite being warned by Catherine and Nelly who know Heathcliff's nature, and knowing scarcely anything about Heathcliff, Isabella defends him, “Mr. Heathcliff is not a fiend: he has an honourable soul, and a true one” (Brontë 128). Catherine describes Heathcliff to Isabella as fierce and pitiless, stating he would only marry for Isabella’s fortune (Brontë 127). Nelly even directs Isabella's attention to the strange unexplained fortune Heathcliff suddenly obtained and how he resides in the home of a man he abhors (Brontë 128). Still, emotions override others advice to heed caution, and even when Heathcliff hangs Isabella’s dog she remains devoted to him,“the first words I uttered to her were a wish that I had the hanging of every being belonging to her,
Seeking the thrill of mystery, secrecy and beauty, many of the females within “Wuthering Heights”, become captive to emotions rather than follow rational thought. Most reckless of all is Isabella Linton, whos infatuation with Heathcliff relies on the construction of her own making. Enchanted by the mysterious air of Heathcliff, Isabella elopes with him abandoning a comfortable life. When Isabella claims to love Heathcliff more than Catherine loves Edgar, Brontë refers to her as, “the infatuated girl” (Brontë 127). Furthermore, despite being warned by Catherine and Nelly who know Heathcliff's nature, and knowing scarcely anything about Heathcliff, Isabella defends him, “Mr. Heathcliff is not a fiend: he has an honourable soul, and a true one” (Brontë 128). Catherine describes Heathcliff to Isabella as fierce and pitiless, stating he would only marry for Isabella’s fortune (Brontë 127). Nelly even directs Isabella's attention to the strange unexplained fortune Heathcliff suddenly obtained and how he resides in the home of a man he abhors (Brontë 128). Still, emotions override others advice to heed caution, and even when Heathcliff hangs Isabella’s dog she remains devoted to him,“the first words I uttered to her were a wish that I had the hanging of every being belonging to her,