But when looked at in Wuthering Heights, desire is the cause of evil and vengeance, and specifically Heathcliff's fall from grace and transformation into a vengeful, heartless man. Catherine's intense desire for Heathcliff, and his in return, is a static concept that remains throughout the book. ... Through the course of events that take place Heathcliff is subjected to Catherine's desire, and also the different desires of the people that fill his life and connect him to Catherine. Heathcliff is continually plotting his revenge for the poor treatment he has received from these...

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• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In volume 1, Heathcliff's love for Catherine is deemed impossible by the Lintons and the Earnshaws, and thwarted by Catherine's perverse decision to marry Edgar Linton in order to enrich Heathcliff. ... In volume 2, a second generation of characters who bear the psychological imprint of their parents, become puppets in the hands of a tormented puppeteer who manipulates their lives to revenge the frustration and blight of his own life. ... The primary agents of the story "Catherine Earnshaw, Heathcliff, and Cathy Linton "not only experience and articulate their histories in ...

• Word Count: 2971
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: Undergraduate