Wuthering Heights Betrayal Quotes Page 1
Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph)
| Quote #1 "Have you considered how you'll bear the separation, and how he'll bear to be quite deserted in the world?" (9.98) |
Catherine can hardly think beyond her own desires. Nelly makes a futile attempt to defend Heathcliff here. She knows that if Catherine marries Edgar, it isn't going to be pretty.
| Quote #2 There was another rapid glance at the house, and supposing himself unseen, the scoundrel had the impudence to embrace her. |
Heathcliff's plot against Edgar begins, and Isabella becomes his willing dupe. Nelly doesn't exactly maintain calm in the situation. Look at her language – she clearly wants to provoke Catherine. And who exactly is the other hypocrite to which she refers here?
| Quote #3 "What is it to you?" he growled. "I have a right to kiss her, if she chooses, and you have no right to object. I am not your husband: you needn't be jealous of me!" (11.45) |
Just because Heathcliff's not her husband doesn't mean Catherine won't act jealous and possessive of him. In this moment, it's hard not to be on Heathcliff's side.
