Wuthering Heights Revenge Quotes Essay

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Revenge is one of the many roles in Wuthering Heights. Readers often ask themselves, “In what ways is revenge connected to love?”, “why and how is love so closely connected to vengeance?”, and “is revenge ever sweet for he obtains it?”
Emily Bronte, the author of Wuthering Heights, gave off a strong impression that love leads to disaster or revenge. “I’ve treated you infernally- and you’ll take revenge! How will you take it, ungrateful brute?” (pg 109). It’s no secret that Catherine and Heathcliff were in love at the beginning of the book. However, once Catherine marries Edgar, Heathcliff seeks revenge, so it seems to Catherine. Then, Heathcliff takes revenge on the man who took his love, “ ‘Forgiveness!’ said Linton. ‘I have nothing to forgive her, Ellen. You may call at Wuthering Heights this afternoon, if you like and say that I am not angry, but I’m sorry to have lost her-” (pg 141). The quote conveys Edgar’s disown of Isabella, which was Heathcliff’s plan of vengeance against Edgar. Heathcliff married Isabella to take her away from Edgar, just as Edgar took Catherine away from him. …show more content…

“-I to fight my way to Catherine over Linton and his footmen” (pg 149). Heathcliff is willing to “fight [his] way to Catherine” because of his love for her. Heathcliff is desperate for Catherine and won’t let anyone let anyway get in his way. Heathcliff shows his desperation for vengeance against Edgar, “If he loved with all the powers of his puny being, he couldn’t love as much in eighty years as I could in a day” (pg 144). Illustrating his hatred for Edgar, by calling him a “puny being”, this also shows Heathcliff believes his better for Catherine. By saying, he would love her more in one day than he (Edgar) would in “eighty years”, gives an example of Heathcliff’s drive for

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