Wuthering Heights
Heathcliff and Catherine are two very intriguing characters and areboth pivotal players in the plot. In some ways they are two of a kind.Heathcliff ends up being a very cruel, hard man, but he didn't beginBeing Mr. Earnshaw's favorite instilled in Heathcliff a sense ofself-worth. He felt that he deserved the best and was willing to dowhat it took to get him to that point. For example, Mr. Earnshawbrought home two horses: one for Hindley and one for Heathcliff. Helet Heathcliff have first pick, and of course, he picked the bigger,handsomer one and Hindley was left with the other. However, whenHeathcliff's horse went lame, he told Hindley to switch with him.When Hindley refused, Heathcliff tried to beat him up, but Hindleypushed him away. Heathcliff fell, and it left an ugly bruise. Heathcliffthen used the bruise to blackmail Hindley, by saying that if Hindleydidn't give him the horse, he would tell Mr. Earnshaw that Hindleywas beating on him. But, eventually Mr. Earnshaw died and Hindleytook over the residence. Hindley treated Heathcliff no better than aservant, and slowly his sense of self-worth was eroded. He becamebitter and hateful. Heathcliff didn't want to learn anymore. He didn't
Passion of different kinds is seen throughout the book. Hindley treated him as a beggar and that's why Catherine didn'tmarry Heathcliff in the first place. Whydid you despise me? Why did you betray your own heart,Cathy? I have not one word of comfort. If something didn't go her way, she wanted to properlypunish that person. And Edgar is the one whoactually married Catherine, and Edgar is who was keepingCatherine and him apart. She had an extreme loyalty to Heathcliff, which laterwould blossom into love. "Aw sudn't shift fur Nelly --Nasty, ill nowt as shoo is, Thank God! shoo cannot stale t'sowl uh nob'dy! Shoo wer niver soa handsome, bud whet abody mud look at her 'baht winking. Catherine did have onesaving trait: she had a true loyalty to old attachments. She had apassion that could not be squelched by a little bit of refinement forthe sake of Edgar and Isabella Linton. He refers to Catherine as breaking his heart and killing him, and hesays that he loves her, even if she has killed a part of his soul. He became a dumbruffian, entirely unschooled and a total brute. Heathcliff heard thewrong part of this conversation, and left for three years so he couldbetter himself and be worthy of Catherine's love.
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