In a rage of jealousy Hindley yells at Heathcliff, ˜show him what you are, imp of Satan!' after he threw an iron weight at Heathcliff and ˜hit him in the breast'. This shows that because Heathcliff and Cathy were so close, that this situation could cause her to branch off to disliking her brother for mistreating Heathcliff, causing destruction among the family, unlike the traditional love story.
Later on in the novel, the two visit Thrushcross Grange and get very different reactions from the Lintons. When confronted the Lintons point out their difference in class and judge them based on this saying, Miss Earnshaw scouring the country with a gipsy?!' This shows that their relationship will always be perceived as wrong as they are from totally different worlds and classes. Heathcliff also becomes quite violent during this particular section in the book, which can be seen when he ˜shatters the glass panes to a million fragments' and this shows how much he cares for Cathy and how much he wants her back. He grows jealous of the Lintons for keeping her from him for so long and this sparks his obsession over Cathy. Obsession and violence are not often related or prominently seen in the traditional love story. .
Time passes and Cathy compares the two men in her life now, Heathcliff and Edgar, and this shows the reader that she is over Heathcliff and has found a new man to love by saying that leaving Heathcliff and finding Edgar is like trading ˜a bleak, hilly, coal country for a beautiful fertile valley'. This shows that Cathy and Heathcliff are not on very good terms due to Cathy spending so much time with the Lintons. Having said this she contradicts herself later on by stating that she does truly love him, but she believes that the only reason as to why their love cannot be, is all down to their difference in class. She also shows how her love for Edgar and Heathcliff differs where she says, ˜I love him (Heathcliff), not because he's handsome (referring to Edgar, whom she only loves for looks and wealth) but because he's more myself than I am'.
