How Does Bronte Present Catherine And Heathcliff's Relationship

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]

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

Catherine’s crisis starts with her decision to marry Edgar Linton. “Yes, and it worries me, and I must let it out! I want to know what I should do. To-day, Edgar Linton has asked me to marry him, and I've given him an answer. Now, before I tell you whether it was a consent or denial, you tell me which it ought to have been.”(77) Catherine starts to worry about the decisions she made because she realized she loves Edgar but not nearly as much as she loves Heathcliff. Cathy went on to admit this saying “Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same; and Linton’s is as different as a moonbeam from lightning, or frost from fire.” (80) She knows she shouldn't marry Linton because she loves Heathcliff more than anyone else, but she does

Heathcliff makes a good relationship last. Both Heathcliff and Catherine are both lonely and isolated. They both feel that they have found a kind heart in each other, the two became very close. There personalities are harmonious which make the relationship unlikely. As they both grow older, they both grow closer. There like wild animals playing in the field. “There relationship has become more and more strained.He [Hindley] has been blaming our father for treating H too liberally; and swears he will reduce him to his right

As an illustration, we see that Cathy is the first to seek Heathcliff, but he sees how Catherine has greatly changed. Catherine flies "to embrace him" and she "bestowed seven or eight kisses on his cheek..." In spite of this, he does not respond positively. Rather, he does not appreciate how Cathy has changed. It is like he lost a part of himself and we see that events are not going to be the same. The use of Heathcliff's diction is very negative. He refuses to shake hands and be laughed at. Additionally, he states he is happy being dirty and will not change. It can be argued that this change will cause Heathcliff to fight stronger for his companion. Catherine now seems to care about other preoccupations like worrying if her dress "had gained no embellishment from its contact with his." With this in mind, we can see that she cares about superfluous

Another aspect which is relevant today and forever it shall remain relevant is selfishness. Catherine's selfish character was depicted when she wanted both Edgar and Heathcliff at the same time. In the beginning, she was introduced as a 'high spirited' character who was wild. However, she drastically changes throughout the book. When she hurts her leg and is forced to stay at Thrushcross Grange, she returns to Wuthering Heights as a well dressed and dignified lady. She was easily swayed to the superior lifestyle of the Lintons and began to look down upon Heathcliff. She even laughs at his rough and dirty appearance and says "I didn't mean to laugh at you. I could not hinder myself Heathcliff. Shake hands at least! What are you sulky for? It was only that you looked odd. If you wash you face and brush your hair, it would be alright. But you are

This is seen as odd; one would usually assume that, in this situation, he would do his best to make their relationship flourish, to make up for his failed one, but instead, Heathcliff is too obsessed with revenge, making Catherine’s child suffer as much as possible, just as he had

1. As it deteriorates and dies, Heathcliff and Catherine’s relationship serves as a cautionary tale and a witness to love’s destructive nature. Their love for one another is an addiction. Catherine long for Heathcliff and states, “I wish I could hold you.. till we were both dead” (Brontë 357). Catherine understands their relationship as “a source of little visible delight, but necessary” (Brontë 183). She views herself as one in the same with her lover, “Nelly, I am Heathcliff” (Brontë 183). She is obsessed with him-- regardless of her relationship with Edgar, Heathcliff never ceases to occupy her thoughts. If she were to lose Heathcliff, she would effectively go through withdrawal; their love is an addiction. She wants possession of Heathcliff

With such an infamous knack for the art of the scorn and slander, it’s not much of a surprise that Catherine enjoys her gossip. While telling Nelly about Edgar’s Marriage proposal, with Heathcliff eavesdropping close by, Nelly asks Cathy why she would not marry heathcliff instead. Her response, “It would degrade me to marry Heathcliff now” (Bronte 81), shows that she not only cares more about her social status and appearance, but that she disregards Heathcliff’s feelings almost entirely as she has, as if she were shopping, gone with the better deal. Once Heathcliff hears Cathy’s words, he becomes a changed man, and by no means for the

The scene reveals Heathcliff’s possessiveness and savage tendencies. Without Catherine, Heathcliff would not have any motivation to retain any morals or decency. Much of his personality is centered around his romantic interest. In essence, Heathcliff’s passion for Catherine shapes who he is; his love fosters both his ability to be loving and gentle to her and the subsequent hostility he displays toward everyone

Bronte employs repetition in Wuthering Heights as Heathcliff's suppression towards Hareton repeats Hindley's suppression towards Heathcliff. The relationship most affected by the views of social class is that of Heathcliff's and Catherine's. But for social class Catherine would have married Heathcliff but by marrying Edgar Linton she will be "the greatest woman of the neighborhood" (81). As one of the aristocratic class, Catherine believes that marrying someone like Heathcliff "would degrade" her (92) and repeating that they would be "beggars" (81). So it is social class that is the main reason behind Heathcliff's anger and he turned to a positive anger and he admits that he "have fought through a bitter life since I ]he[ last heard your voice…for I ]he[ struggled only for you ]

CM: Through this quote , the reader can see how Catherine’s infatuation with Heathcliff is abusive to

Catherine’s death not only depresses an already hopeless Heathcliff but it makes him seek comfort in the search for Catherine’s soul. He begs Catherine’s soul to haunt him instead of leaving him. As Heathcliff gets closer to being reunited with Catherine’s soul, he also gets closer to being reunited with Nature. When Heathcliff digs up Catherine’s grave, his ultimate goal is to be close to Catherine but the act of “[removing] the earth off her coffin lid” returned him to the savagery he had before Catherine left him (289). Bronte uses this moment to recall his pure state when he was attached to nature. Though Heathcliff was reprimanded for “disturbing the dead” (289), this act of savagery is the purest that Heathcliff has been, since he would play in the moors with Catherine. Heathcliff’s need for Catherine is directly parallel to his need for nature though, he doesn’t know it. Heathcliff’s soul can’t survive without Catherine but his body can’t survive without nature. After death his soul, is united with Catherine and his body with nature which brings peace to Heathcliff and the moors.

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!”

Sometimes the way people express their ideas aren’t exactly the way that others receive the message. Unfortunately, if people do not say things as precisely as they want for others to interpret them misunderstandings might happened. When this occurs conflicts are created. In this passage, Catherine, or Cathy, utilizes words that Heathcliff took the wrong way creating tension between both of these characters. This also consist of the point of view of each character since they both thought they were giving different information.