In Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë shows that the characters seek revenge on people that have pained them physically and emotionally by Heathcliff trying to get back at the Lintons and Hindley. Heathcliff, a mischievous man, seeks revenge on Edgar Linton after Catherine died of an illness. He also wanted to pursue revenge on Hindley and young Catherine for giving Heathcliff troubles in his life. Hindley, Catherine's brother, seeks revenge on Heathcliff for becoming the favorite child of Mr. Earnshaw. The novel takes place during the 1770s, when Nelly begins to tell her extensive story about Catherine and Heathcliff’s love and their lives apart. Brontë is showing that revenge is not the key to find success in life.
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In that time she had built a relationship with Edgar Linton while she was healing he kept her company. One day, while Catherine was talking to Nelly, Heathcliff overheard Catherine say, “It would degrade me to marry Heathcliff now; so he shall never know how I love him; and that, not because he’s handsome, Nelly, but because he’s more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same, and Edgar’s is as different as a moonbeam from lightning, or frost from fire” (Brontë 78). Heathcliff heard everything that Catherine had said and he then walked away feeling betrayed that Catherine said it would be a downgrade to marry him. Catherine told Heathcliff that Edgar Linton asked him to marry her and Catherine said yes to Edgar. Heathcliff was crushed by her decision. Heathcliff then went away for three years and became a very wealthy man. In that time Catherine and Edgar Linton fell deeply in love and got married. When Heathcliff came back from his long disappearance, he was disappointed that Catherine was now a civilized woman and not the adventurous girl he knew
Heathcliff wants to get back at Edgar Linton for taking the love of …show more content…
In that time she had built a relationship with Edgar Linton while she was healing he kept her company. One day, while Catherine was talking to Nelly, Heathcliff overheard Catherine say, “It would degrade me to marry Heathcliff now; so he shall never know how I love him; and that, not because he’s handsome, Nelly, but because he’s more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same, and Edgar’s is as different as a moonbeam from lightning, or frost from fire” (Brontë 78). Heathcliff heard everything that Catherine had said and he then walked away feeling betrayed that Catherine said it would be a downgrade to marry him. Catherine told Heathcliff that Edgar Linton asked him to marry her and Catherine said yes to Edgar. Heathcliff was crushed by her decision. Heathcliff then went away for three years and became a very wealthy man. In that time Catherine and Edgar Linton fell deeply in love and got married. When Heathcliff came back from his long disappearance, he was disappointed that Catherine was now a civilized woman and not the adventurous girl he knew