Heathcliff’s Revenge in Wuthering Heights In Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte tells the story of two love triangles that take place between the same families over two generations. The first triangle of Heathcliff, Catherine, and Edgar becomes the mirror in which the second triangle of Hareton, Cathy, and Linton (the second generation) is reflected. In the first generation, there is the presence of love but there is also a strong under current of hate and …showed first 75 words of 1351 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1351 total…is to die. Heathcliff’s life has revolved around two centers which can be viewed much like the eastern symbol Ying and Yang; that is, the intertwining of his unrequited love for Catherine and his obsession with revenge. In the end he finds he cannot achieve the first and no longer wants to achieve the second. Without vengeance to fill his life, Heathcliff finally sees his life as the vicious, empty shell it has become.