William Shakespeare once wrote “these violent delights have violent ends/and in their triumph die, like fire and powder, / which, as they kiss, consume.” Such is the case of Heathcliff and Catherine in Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights. Heathcliff and Catherine, as they grow up, fall for one another, but they encounter many obstacles along the way. Enormous cruelty, violent jealousy, and ultimately bloodthirsty vengeance prevent the two lovers from being together until death reunites them. Despite
inseparable and sneak out often. However, as Catherine finishes her stay with the Lintons, she comes into contact with those of the upper class and the wealthy lifestyle. She learns all of their mannerisms and values and enjoys their way of life. Hindley also demotes Heathcliff's status to that of a servant in his own house. Ultimately, even though Catherine knows that she loves Heathcliff, Catherine marries Edgar Linton because marrying Heathcliff would not be right in the eyes of society as she
One of the most notable acts of extreme behaviour is when Heathcliff has Cathy’s grave uncovered. Bronte manipulates the contextual fears surrounding disturbing the dead; in the early 19th century it was believed that disturbing the dead would result in being haunted or possessed. Although this would have caused fear in an early 19th century, this is actually what Heathcliff desires most as it means he will be with Cathy again. Hence, a contextual reader may consider Heathcliff quite a perverse character
revenge, he isn’t the only one who spends time wanting it. When Heathcliff is found as an orphan and is brought to Wuthering Heights by Mr. Earnshaw, his son Hindley was very jealous of Heathcliff. Hindley wanted revenge once Mr. Earnshaw started showing favoritism for Heathcliff
In Emily Bronte’s novel, Wuthering Heights, Heathcliff’s anger, and violence are learned, he is not born angry and mean. Throughout the story, Heathcliff’s anger arouses from his desire to acquire Wuthering Heights, the fight between him and Edgar over who deserves Catherine's love and marriage, and how Linton, Heathcliff and Isabella’s son, came back into Heathcliff’s life. To begin with, Heathcliff’s anger began to sprout because he was determined to one day own Wuthering Heights. Heathcliff
towards hindley look from youth to grown-up. Hindley likewise take revenge towards Heathcliff Hindley's try to murder Heathcliff just damages himself all the while; it demonstrates the point Isabella makes, " Shamefulness and violence are cut pointed at both terminations; they wound the people who remedy to them more terrible than their opponent" (P. 177). The fact that Hindley is mistreated as a child reflects the built up anger and resentment inside him and towards others. The hurt that Hindley feels
In The Scarlet Letter written by Nathaniel Hawthorn, Roger Chillingworth is a scholar that uses his knowledge to disguise himself as a doctor. His intent on disguising himself is to get revenge on Hester Prynne's lover Dimmesdale. Chillingworth finds out Dimmesdale has an affair with his wife creating jealousy and anger that fuels him. This jealousy makes Chillingworth become a sinful person and he slowly becomes more involved in destroying Dimmesdale's life. Chillingworth starts to forget about
mainly portrayed by Heathcliff in the novel, the first character to show any attempts at revenge is Hindley. Heathcliff is introduced in the novel as a homeless child. He is a “dirty, ragged, black-haired child” (29) who Mr. Earnshaw adopts and brings back to Wuthering Heights. Mrs.
was killed with an axe, another Lesley Ann Downey was strangled at the age of 10. These acts shocked the public when the bodies were discovered. Later after details were published police were tipped off to Myra Hindley and her lover Ian Brady by Hindley’s brother-in-law. At trial, both Hindley and Brady maintained their innocence, claiming that the other was the one who killed the children. However during the course of the investigation, police discovered a suitcase with nine photos and a recording
crime were scrutinised by the media and portrayed to be evil and in some cases suggested to be monsters. An appropriate contemporary example that illustrates this is the case of the Moors Murderers. These crimes were committed by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley; the gruesome two, sexually assaulted and murdered five children between