Macbeth's obsession is based upon his thirst for power, whereas Heathcliff and Cathy's is centered on their ceaseless desire for one another. However although both novels have been constructed with the characters' fixations playing a significant role, it is arguable that their obsessions aren't innate, and are rather the products of preceding events influencing their desires and disposition. ... This ultimately results in both characters seeking to fill the void from the loss of their parents, thus turning to one another to form a primary attachment, and igniting their cea...

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The shifting nature of social status is demonstrated in Heathcliffs change from a homeless child to a young gentleman and back to common laborer, only yet again to become a gentleman again. ... Whether or not she works in the fields or does the dishes, she is the one for which many of the premier characters can confide and tell their deepest inner most secrets. ... She tells that a marriage to Heathcliff would "degrade herself", in reference to social status. ... It is Heathcliff that provides the deathbed wishes and unconditional love. ... Rather then condemning Hareton to the fate that his o...

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