Wuthering Heights Revenge Quotes Page 2
Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph)
| Quote #4 I'm trying to settle how I shall pay Hindley back. I don't care how long I wait, if I can only do it at last. I hope he will not die before I do! (7.69) |
Even early on, Heathcliff's desire for revenge competes with his love for Catherine. Revenge is one of the emotions that drives Heathcliff and gives him a reason to live. The fact that Hindley dies before Heathcliff allows him to inherit Wuthering Heights.
| Quote #5 It expressed, plainer than words could do, the intensest anguish at having made himself the instrument of thwarting his own revenge. (9.12) |
Rescuing Hareton from death, Heathcliff recognizes that his instincts prevented the perfect punishment for Hindley – the death of his heir. Because he rescues Hareton, Heathcliff has to work a lot harder to get back at Hindley.
| Quote #6 I meditated this plan – just to have one glimpse of your face, a stare of surprise, perhaps, and pretended pleasure; afterwards settle my score with Hindley. (10.60) |
Heathcliff is driven unequally by two aims: love and vengeance. Catherine knows that Hindley deserves Heathcliff's vengeance (because she was a victim of it as a child), and so she never intervenes on his behalf.
