Emily Brontë's novel Wuthering Heights, set in the English countryside in the 1700s, features a character named Heathcliff, who is introduced into the Earnshaw family as a young boy and quickly falls into a difficult situation. passionate and blinding romance with Earnshaw's daughter, Catherine. However, Heathcliff is soon crushed by this affection when his beloved chooses another man's company over his own. For the rest of the novel, he exudes a harsh and aversive attitude which continues until his disappearance caused by the loss of his soul mate, and in turn the mourning of the person to whom the entirety of his being and his own self were related.Catherine and Heathcliff reveal their fervent devotion and affection for each other when the former lies on her deathbed, and in these tender, dying moments serious and ardent confessions are made which signify their adoration mutual and are harbingers of Heathcliff's expected revenge. Heathcliff suffers to see Catherine in such a ghostly state and cries at the thought of being without her, shouting: "Would you (Catherine) live with your soul in the grave?" » » (151) In saying this, he demonstrates not only his own pain at his impending doom, but also their metaphorically intertwined lives. He does this by connecting the departure of her soul to his own, claiming that when she dies, he too will die. Additionally, the mere fact that the normally stoic Heathcliff was found in a state of grievance over these unfortunate circumstances is indicative of the gravity and despair he views with her passing. Nelly emphasizes this with her matter-of-fact remark: "...it seemed as if Heathcliff might cry on a great occasion like this." (151) Therefore, Heathcliff's anguish before...... middle of paper ......ance of Heathcliff's feeling of being cheated of his happiness, videlicet, of loving and being loved by Catherine. Additionally, the love that Heathcliff shares between the young niece and nephew echoes what his love with Catherine might have been, giving the demon even more reason to tyrannize over the two. The appearance of their relationship can be seen in comparable scenes, the first of which recounts Catherine saying, "It would degrade me to marry Heathcliff now..." (74). Later, Heathcliff pronounces about Cathy caring for Hareton: "Your love will make him an outcast and a beggar." (299) The similarities between their two relationships are therefore highlighted in the evoked elements of shame and social degradation that can be found in both occasions, and this resemblance further agitates the aching heart of the antagonist of Wuthering Height..