What Is Heathcliff's Revenge

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Maya Moreno
Ulrich
9HLA
March 27, 2014
Suffering, Betrayal, and the Revenge of Family
Suffering endlessly and betrayed countlessly, Heathcliff experiences emotional trauma, but in some cases it appears as if he likes suffering. Tolerating years of misfortune, Heathcliff finally decides to take his revenge against the two families that have wronged him. Ever since he was a boy, Heathcliff was hated and abused by many especially by his step-brother Hindley. Every event that takes place in the novel, Wuthering Heights, leads up to what occurs in the future. The negative actions taken against Heathcliff shape the type of vengeful, but loving character he has become.
After Hindley’s father dies, he begins to abuse poor Heathcliff, taking away his education and forcing him to work out in the field’s and. Mr. Earnshaw’s resentful son Hindley oppresses Heathcliff and treats him as a servant. Ever since Heathcliff had arrived at Wuthering Heights, Hindley had loathed him and “from the very beginning, he bred bad feeling in the house; and at Mrs. Earnshaw’s death, which happened in less than ...

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