Destructive Love In Macbeth And Wuthering Heights

The culture of set societal rules and conventions urges Catherine to be with Edgar, compelling her to be ‘the greatest woman of the neighbourhood’ due to them being relatively firm in their gentry’s status. This suggests the importance of her social status against the nature of her love for Heathcliff stating, ‘we would be beggars’, through employing the word ‘beggars’ the reader crafts the idea of her belief that she won’t survive without her status. Catherine admits ‘It would degrade me to marry Heathcliff now; so he shall never know how I love him’ Thus implying a swelling sense of her vanity and pride; enough to enjoy the position she gains from being married to Edgar despite her admiration for Heathcliff, being ‘more than (herself) than (she is)’and

When Heathcliff returns three years later, his love for Catherine motivates him to enact revenge upon all those who separated him from her. Since he last saw Catherine, he has “fought through a bitter life”; he “struggled only for [her]” (Brontë 71). Nelly observes a “half-civilized ferocity” in Heathcliff’s brows (Brontë 70); she views him as “an evil beast…waiting his time to spring and destroy” (Brontë 79). Heathcliff’s obsessive love for Catherine becomes a menacing threat. Heathcliff reproaches Catherine because she “treated [him]

   "My love for Heathcliff resembles the eternal rocks beneath: a source of little visible delight, but necessary. Nelly, I am Heathcliff" (81)" These words, uttered by Catherine, in the novel Wuthering Heights are for me the starting point in my investigation into the themes of love and obsession in the novel. Catherine has just told her housekeeper that she has made up her mind to marry Edgar Linton, although she is well aware that her love for him is bound to change as time passes. That she is obsessed by her love for Heathcliff she confirms in the above quotation and by saying that she will never, ever be separated from him. Why does she not marry him then? Well, she has

Heathcliff is abused; his only source of love is his dearest Catherine, yet even that love cannot thrive in Heathcliff’s environment. The problem is not that his love is unrequited, but rather that Catherine believes she would fall to ruin if she were to be with Heathcliff “It would degrade me to marry Heathcliff now; so he shall never know how I love him---because he's more

The theme of destructive love within relationships in shakespeare’s Macbeth and Bronte’s Wuthering Heights are presented through sexism, jealousy, and betrayal. This three factors are the main causes of broken relationships and arguments between the partners. A good example would be the stories of Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Wuthering Heights. Sexism, jealousy, and betrayal can also lead to death in a destructive love. Love can be defined as an attraction of feelings, states, and attitudes that ranges from interpersonal affection to pleasure.

Macbeth was a strong heroic icon in the military, but that all changed when the possibility of being King mentally destroyed him, his wife, and his desire to have a long reign. Throughout the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare there are various characters that become mentally unstable and begin to have battles with themselves caused by bad decisions or the decisions made by other people. A character in the play named Macduff deals similar issues. He suspects that Macbeth is a murder and with the tragic news he hears about his family, he is mental ready for revenge. Lady Macbeth also deals with problems with the decisions and actions that she and her husband did, and it destroyed her so much that she could not even stand herself. Macbeth dealt with many issues because of the killing and the fear of not being king for the rest of his life.

Macbeth, a character in the novel “Macbeth” written by William Shakespeare is a brave Scottish general, and powerful man who lacks virtuous. Macbeth’s wife, Lady Macbeth is a deeply ambitious woman who lusts for power and place. Both are the key to the majority of murders that took place in Macbeth. In the play there are many evil deeds that Macbeth committed. These include the murders of Duncan and Banquo, Macduff and her son. Starting off he had no trouble killing an old man who was asleep in his bed. In addition, a weakling move is made by Macbeth that he allows his wife to force him to do something that is clearly against his will (killing king Duncan). Using Lady Macbeth to dilute her husband's responsibility only adds shame to his guilt.

Love as depicted in Macbeth and My Last Duchess is not about a conventional sense of love where, for example, boy meets girl but other forms of love. In Macbeth love is described between Macbeth and his wife in terms of “dearest love” and “dearest chuck”. Macbeth’s devotion and love for his country finds expression in, “the service and loyalty I owe”.

Once in the kitchen catherine was telling nelly that she loved Heathcliff and wanted to him but it would degrade her to do so according to her family, but in the same sentence she said that she loved him.” ...it would degrade me to marry heathcliff now; so he shall never know how i love him…”.(bronte.81) Not hearing the last part he left. He still loved her because when he found out she was sick he traveled on foot. When he got there she was happy “oh edgar darling!

The men take control by using money to attract women. The men have an obsession on the women, but take control by getting revenge.”Whatever he may pretend, he wishes to provoke Edgar to desperation, he says he has married me on purpose to obtain control over him; and he shan’t obtain it- I’ll die fast”( Isabella Heathcliff, chapter 14,pg.172).

Macbeth’s reaction to the loss of his own wife illustrates how he no longer cared for those dear to him. Instead of mourning his wife’s death, Macbeth implied that her death was sealed and there was nothing he could or was willing to do to stop it. Later on, as Macbeth realized that Macduff has fled to England, he became delirious over the fact that he could not reach Macduff, and stated, “The castle of Macduff I will surprise, Seize upon Fife, give to th' edge o' th' sword His wife, his babes, and all unfortunate souls” (IX.I .155-160). Macbeth’s claim shows a sign that Macbeth was barbarous enough to involve Macduff’s family into his massacre, even though they were

Macbeth is one of William Shakespeare’s most powerful and emotionally intense plays. Macbeth, once known for his courage and bravery is transformed into a ruthless tyrant. His wife, Lady Macbeth, once known for her strength and great ambition is soon engulfed by guilt and sensitivity greatly weakens her. As the tragic hero Macbeth is overcome by tensions in his criminal act and the reactions by his conscience (Nix).

Destructive love is the theme encircling these works of literature. The followings works are Pride and Prejudice, The Tragedy of Macbeth, and My Last Duchess. In the readings the characters have many flaws that ultimately led to their demise. Whether it’s between a couple or friends. I say men have the upper hand in the relationship.

Bronte, The author of the Wuthering Heights, expresses many themes and morals in her book. The one most important in the Wuthering Heights is the theme of love and cruelty. The main characters, Catherine and Heathcliff, show these actions time and time again. They occur because of the other, much like the yin and the yang. Love leads to cruelty and cruelty leads to love. In Wuthering Heights, there are two different types of love shown: platonic and passionate. Both of these types of love lead to cruelty to other characters. As Heathcliff states boldly within the first few chapters of the novel, love’s cruelty survives even beyond death. “Cathy, do come. Oh do – once more! Oh! My heart’s darling; hear me this time, Catherine, at last!”

It is the opinion of this essay that the character of Heathcliff evolves a lot more than the character of Catherine. When we first meet Heathcliff, he was found on the streets of Liverpool by Catherine’s father who then adopts him into the family as one of his own. This would have been a dramatic change for Heathcliff. Then after experiencing this quality of life until the death of the father he is then cast into the role of a servant/labourer by Catherine’s brother who despises him. Finally, when Heathcliff hears part of the conversation between Catherine and Nelly, he hears Catherine plans to marry Edgar Linton as she could never marry Heathcliff. “It would degrade me to marry Heathcliff now”. (82) It is here Heathcliff leaves Wuthering Heights and returns three years later, a gentleman of means and of polite demeanour, not what you would expect from him. Here we can bring back the point that one’s environment dramatically affects one’s behaviour. Like Catherine, Heathcliff defies social norms expected of his gender. After he returns back from travelling having acquired great wealth and on the surface seems a changed man, he would be accepted into middle class society as he displays the characteristics expected of him. It is well described in the book to enforce the dramatic change in him for readers to understand how far he has come from