Topic > What is Heathcliff's Revenge - 549

Maya MorenoUlrich9HLAMMarch 27, 2014Suffering, Betrayal, and Family RevengeSuffering incessantly and betrayed countless times, Heathcliff experiences emotional trauma, but in some cases he seems to enjoy suffering. Enduring years of bad luck, Heathcliff finally decides to take revenge against the two families who wronged him. Ever since he was a boy, Heathcliff has been hated and mistreated by many, especially his half-brother Hindley. Every event that takes place in the novel, Wuthering Heights, leads to what will happen in the future. The negative actions taken against Heathcliff shape the kind of vindictive but loving character he has become. After the death of Hindley's father, he begins to abuse poor Heathcliff, taking away his education and forcing him to train in the field. Mr. Earnshaw's resentful son Hindley oppresses Heathcliff and treats him like a servant. Ever since Heathcliff had arrived at Wuthering Heights, Hindley had disliked him and “from the first he sowed ill feeling in the house; and upon the death of Mrs. Earnshaw, which occurred less than ...