Heathcliff
Compare Heathcliff and Catherine with Othello and Desdemona. ... The love between Catherine and Heathcliff runs all through the story, and that love is the reason for Heathcliff’s obsession to have his revenge. ... But, because Heathcliff was beneath her, in the eyes of society, she married Edgar, not for love, but because she could not have Heathcliff. Through Catherines vindictive nature, she helped to create a union between Heathcliff and Isabella Linton. Although she knew that Heathcliff was using Isabella for her money, and would never care about her, she told Heathcliff of Isabellas love for him. ... Catherine never loved anyone but Heathcliff, and never could have loved Edgar in the same manner. Because Heathcliff was without his only true love, Catherine, he never allowed himself to be happy in life. ... Through Heathcliff and Catherines actions, one can conclude that no matter how hard one tries to separate themselves from the person that they love, true love never will diminish, and those in love can never be completely happy without the other. ... The difference between that feeling that Catherine has for Heathcliff and the one she feels for Linton is that Heathcliff is a part of her nature while Edgar is only a part of her superficial love. It is a spiritual love rather than a physical one that binds Heathcliff and Catherine together. This is the most dominant theme of the second half of the novel, although in the last chapter Heathcliff abandons his plan for revenge. Heathcliff first believes that if he can avenge the death of Catherine that he will somehow grow closer to her. ... When Heathcliff gives up on his plan for revenge, he is soon reunited with Catherine in eternal bliss. ... Catherines passion for Heathcliff ruined the lives of so many people at Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange.