Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte is a novel depicting the rise and fall of characters who have been wronged. Wuthering Heights begins with the narrator, Lockwood, entering Wuthering Heights after being told it was haunted. It is here that he encounters Mr. Hindley, Heathcliff’s adoptive brother, who shows him to Wuthering Heights. Hindley is also accompanied by an excessively devout servant named Joseph, who tells Lockwood about Wuthering Heights’ history. The story begins with Mr. Earnshaw taking in a young boy found on the streets of Liverpool, England.
The boy’s name was Heathcliff and he had no family or means to support himself. When Hindley Earnshaw comes of age, he begrudgingly treats Heathcliff poorly out of jealousy for his father’s favoritism towards the young stranger over him (1). When young Catherine “Cathy” Linton is born she immediately becomes attached to Heathcliff due to their similar social standing within Wuthering Heights (2). Eventually, when Hareton falls into Wuthering Heights, Cathy and Heathcliff become even closer (3). Unfortunately, the happiness ends when the death of Mr. Earnshaw allows Hindley to expel Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights (4).
It is at this point that Wuthering Heights turns into a tale of revenge between Hindley and Heathcliff. After being sent away, Heathcliff takes his anger out on Hareton by beating him mercilessly (5). His caretaker, Joseph suggests that he have some vengeance towards Wuthering Heights as well so he returns with plans to court Catherine Earnshaw in order to properly secure his revenge by breaking up her relationship with Edgar Linton (6). He succeeds in doing so after locking Edgar in Wuthering Heights’ attic (7). After Catherine is forced to marry Edgar, Heathcliff marries Isabella Linton (8).
While Heathcliff is busy at Wuthering Heights, Hindley has his own revenge plans that are carried out. When he learns that his son Hareton might be of illegitimate descent he disinherits him and tries to kill him (9). Fortunately, Hindley dies before Hareton can kill him but not before marrying off his daughter to Linton Heathcliff so their fortunes can stay together (10). At this point however Wuthering Heights is too poor for the two families to remain together so they separate. Even though Wuthering Heights does not have enough money for all of its inhabitants, Heathcliff forces Hindley’s son to stay with Wuthering Heights (11).
As Wuthering Heights reaches its conclusion, Heathcliff once again becomes involved in the drama surrounding Wuthering Heights. As he is dying he asks for his son Linton to visit Wuthering Heights and make peace with Hareton (12). However, knowing that if there is peace at Wuthering Heights then his plans would never come to fruition, Isabella poisons herself and her son forcing them both into their graves (13). This act of vengeance by Isabella finally ends Wuthering Heights’ feud because Hareton marries Catherine Linton to end the feud between Wuthering Height’s two families. Thus, Wuthering Heights concludes with the end of vengeance.
” Wuthering Heights is a tale of grief, obsession, and revenge. The story is about the intense and pernicious love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff as well as their mutual desire for revenge against those who wronged them. ” According to Bonny W. Ramsey, Wuthering Heights “is a tale of grief, obsession, and revenge”. After Emily Bronte used this theme in Wuthering Heights, many writers and poets have either based their work on it (revenge) or alluded to it (grief, obsession).
For example, Edgar Allan Poe’s most famous poem “The Raven” revolves around the main character mourning his lover; he uses ravens as symbols of death and evil to foreshadow the death scene in Wuthering Heights. According to Bronte, Wuthering Heights “is a tale of grief, obsession, and revenge”. Wuthering Heights was written by Emily Bronte and was published in 1847. Wuthering Heights is one of only three novels penned by Emily, all of which deal with her own experiences—the other two being Agnes Grey (1846) and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1848).
Wuthering Heights revolves around themes such as revenge, unrequited love, hatred, and guilt; this shows that Emily wrote Wuthering Heights, not just to entertain but also for experimentation. Wuthering Heights is set in the harsh Yorkshire moors, where the characters are engulfed by nature’s wrath. Wuthering Heights tells the story of two families, who are also neighbors—the Earnshaws and the Lintons. Wuthering Heights revolves around three central characters: Catherine Earnshaw, Heathcliff, and Edgar Linton.
Catherine is tricked into marrying Edgar Linton instead of her true love, Heathcliff. Heathcliff leaves Wuthering Heights to make his fortune so that he can become wealthy enough to exact revenge on both Edgar and Catherine for their betrayal. When he returns, however, it becomes apparent that no amount of money could mend what has happened between himself and Catherine. Wuthering Heights can be seen to have two distinct styles—one being the sublime word pictures that Emily creates, and the other being a more somber, but meticulous account of events as they happen.
Wuthering Heights is a novel about revenge and love set against the backdrop of a harsh Yorkshire moorland. Wuthering Heights painfully follows Heathcliff’s tumultuous relationship with both Hindley Earnshaw and his daughter, Cathy Linton. Wuthering Heights proves that Emily was not only an artist but also an experimentalist as she uses both styles in Wuthering Heights, which enhances her work as it demonstrates how unique Emily was as a writer. In conclusion, Wuthering Heights “is a tale of grief, obsession, and revenge”.
Wuthering Heights was written by Emily Bronte and was published in 1847. Wuthering Heights revolves around themes such as revenge, unrequited love, hatred, and guilt; this shows that Emily wrote Wuthering Heights, not just to entertain but also for experimentation. Wuthering Heights tells the story of two families, who are also neighbors—the Earnshaws and the Lintons. Wuthering Heights revolves around three central characters: Catherine Earnshaw, Heathcliff, and Edgar Linton.
The novel has two distinct styles—one being the sublime word pictures that Emily creates, and the other being a more somber, but meticulous account of events as they happen. Wuthering Heights is a novel about revenge and love set against the backdrop of a harsh Yorkshire moorland. Wuthering Heights painfully follows Heathcliff’s tumultuous relationship with both Hindley Earnshaw and his daughter, Cathy Linton. Wuthering Heights proves that Emily was not only an artist but also an experimentalist as she uses both styles in Wuthering Heights, which enhances her work as it demonstrates how unique Emily was as a writer.
