Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights

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Wuthering Heights

Perhaps one of the greatest love stories of all time, Emily Bronte’s Wuthering

Heights is the tale of a love that is stronger than death. Through the theme of unbegotten

love and unwavering remorse, Bronte creates a brooding atmosphere that cannot be

lifted. With Cathy’s underlying passion for Heathcliff and his undying love for her, the

passion and suspense are represented magnificently.

Bronte provides the use of an outside character, Mr. Lockwood, to portray this

passionate story. Mr. Lockwood is troubled by the strange atmosphere which surrounds

the estate of Wuthering Heights. Through his curiosity and determination, the story is

slowly unfolded. Mr. Lockwood’s feelings and interpretations during the telling of the

story emphasis the themes and atmosphere provided by Bronte. This man’s feelings and

desires for the young Cathy only adds to the twists and turns of this wonderful tale.

The theme of revenge is very prominent in this tale as well. Heathcliff’s plot to

unite the two families through the marriage of his son Linton and Cathy’s daughter

Catherine is a major part of the story. Heathcliff is a dangerous and cruel man, made that

way by his unrequited love for Cathy. He hopes to get his revenge on Edgar by receiving

his estate when he dies. His revenge plot was heightened when he would not allow

Catherine to see her father before his death. She then lived with the belief that her father

died without the knowledge that she loved him. His revenge was somewhat spoiled by the

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