Heathcliff's Revenge in Wuthering Heights
             In Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte tells the story of two love triangles that take place between the same families over two generations. The first triangle of Heathcliff, Catherine, and Edgar becomes the mirror in which the second triangle of Hareton, Cathy, and Linton (the second generation) is reflected. In the first generation, there is the presence of love but there is also a strong under current of hate and the want for revenge. Heathcliff's loss of Catherine to Edgar (for material reasons), her death, and his obsession with her memory fuel the lust for revenge in Heathcliff's character.
             Heathcliff has so much hate built up in him because of his unjust treatment by Hindley. However, when Catherine decides to marry Edgar, Heathcliff runs away. He returns after he has won much of Hindley's money through gambling and he soon wins Wuthering Heights from him. He now has the money to win Catherine back but it is too little, too late. She is dying and will once again leave him behind. When Heathcliff hears news of Catherine's death he says a prayer that in the end is answered when he laments "Catherine Earnshaw, may you not rest, as long as I am living" (129). The almost unbearable frustration that drives Heathcliff's vengeance is evident in his pitiful yet powerful statement, "I cannot live without my life! I cannot live without my soul" (129). This too proves to be foreshadowing for Heathcliff's undying love for Catherine can only be resolved when he joins her in the afterlife.
             Heathcliff begins his pursuit of revenge by gaining control of Wuthering Heights. He wins this over a gambling dispute with Hindley, and becomes the master of the Heights. Nelly (and the reader) first realize this when Catherine states "my brother lost some money to him; and, finding him plentifully supplied, he requested that he would com...