Write a seven-ten sentence response to one of the following questions:Be sure to use specific quotes from the novel for support. Be sure to utilize sentence variety!!!
1. How is Heathcliff's relationship with Isabella different from his relationship with Catherine? (Chapter 11)
2. What is significant about the final meeting between Heathcliff and Catherine? Do you believe that things are resolved between them? (Chapter 15)
3. Describe Heathcliff's response to Catherine's death. Do you believe his response is normal/appropriate? Does it foreshadow anything? (Chapter 17)
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A. Kachur
Heathcliff's relationship is very different with Catherine than with Isabella. Heathcliff loves Catharine and hates Isabella. he often tells her that he dislikes her. he used her to get back at Hindley for taking Catharine away from him. he ignores her all the time and treats her very badly. she ends up hating him, "I do hate him-i am wretched- i have been a fool!"(pg 107). this reveals that Isabella knows that Heathcliff has used her and she has been fooled. this also reveals that isabella is desperate to get away from him and is planning on somehow getting away.
Heathcliff's relationship with Isabella is very different than his relationship with Catherine. For the first reason, Heathcliff married Isabella to get revenge on Edgar for marring his true love, Catherine. Heathcliff loves Catherine and does not really care for Isabella. This is displayed when Isabella dies. "Fortunately,its mother died before the time arrived..."(135). this reveals that Heathcliff did not even really care for. In fact, Isabella did not even like Heathcliff either, this is revealed when Isabella exclaims,"I do hate him- I am wretched-I have been a fool!"(107). So Heathcliff and Isabella never loved each other but Catherine and Heathcliff did love each other. WHen Catherine was sick and he came to see her, just the way they acted toward each other showed their love. It was hard for them to let go of each other when Linton was coming back into the house. All in all, Heathcliff had different relationships with Isabella and Catherine.
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A. Lowe
Heathcliff's relationship between Isabella and Catherine. First of all heathcliff actually loves Catherine. He has grown up with her and she is the only one that really accepted him in the family. Heathcliff has loved her for most of his life and he treats her a lot better than he does Isabella."'Hush my darling! Hush, hush, Catherine! I'll stay'" (Bronte 120) Heathcliff does not love Isabella at all and only married her to get revenge on Edgar. As well he is using her to get the Thrushcross Grange as well. He treats her horribly and openly says taht he has never loved her and is sickened when he sees her."'THe adjective our gave mortal offence. He swore it was not, nor ever should be mine..."(Bronte 107) All in all Heathcliff treats Isabella a lot worse than h ever would Catherine.
M. McVeigh
Heathcliff's relationship with Catherine is different than his relationship with Isabella. First off, Heathcliff hates isabella just becuase he doesn't care for her much and he dislikes her and on the other hand he loves catherine. The reason for Heathcliff for not liking isabella is becuase he tells her that he dislikes her and even ignores her from time to time. Due to his ignorance toward isabella, she ends up disliking him when she says, "I do hate him, i am wretched, I have been a fool!"(pg. 107). This statement by isabella reveals that becuase Heathcliff is being ignorant and is showing his disliking toward her, then isabella will hate him. On the other hand, Heathcliff is pretty much in love with catherine. Heathcliff is always playing around with her and making jokes and just having fun so that's why his relationships with both isabella and catherine are different.
Heathcliffs relationship with Isabella is completly diffrent than his with Catherine. As Heathcliff attepmts to get revenge on Catherine by "pretending" to love Isabella, through dramatic irony, his love for her is already thought of as untrue. "I wonder will he have the art to find a plausible excuse for making love to Miss, when he told you he hated her?"(82) From this quote, it is implied that Heathcliff is already under suspicion for his "love" for Isablle, who is completly heartbroken when she finds out that Heathcliff is using her. Thus, it is revealed that the relationship between Heathcliff and Isablle is fake and untrue, for it is out of Heathcliffs inner conflict to revenge his soulmate, Catherine.
Heathcliffs relationship with Catherine however, is completly diffrent. Although their relationship may be more complicated and inconsistant, it is because of Heathcliff and Catherines inner desire to be together forever."If you like Isablla, you shall marry her. But do u like her? Tell the truth, Heathcliff! Ther you wont answer. Im certain you dont!"(82)As Catherine tries to get Heathcliff to admit that he is not truly in love with Isablla but her, it is implied of the tension to be together between both lovers.
Thus, as Isabella and Heathcliffs relationship is nothing but fake and wrong, the relationship between Catherine and Heathcliff is true and meant to be.
AShley Polk
S. Lawrie
1. Heathcliff loved Catherine since his childhood.He treated her like she was a queen, enduring even physical punishment just to be with her. "The greatest punishment we could invent for her was to keep her seperate from him," (Bronte 30).Even after her marriage to Edgar Linton Heathcliff was still in love with her and was apart of her life. When Haeathcliff found out about Isabella's affections for him he did not feel the same way, in fact he never loved Isabella. Isabella was a way for Heathcliff to gain control over Linton. "He told me of Catherine's illness, and accused my brother of causing it, promising that i should be Edgar's proxy in suffering,"(Bronte 107). Heathcliff treated Isabella like she was lower than a house keeper, a way that he never would have treated Catherine, or someone he truly cared for.
S. Lawrie
1. Heathcliff loved Catherine since his childhood.He treated her like she was a queen, enduring even physical punishment just to be with her. "The greatest punishment we could invent for her was to keep her seperate from him," (Bronte 30).Even after her marriage to Edgar Linton Heathcliff was still in love with her and was apart of her life. When Haeathcliff found out about Isabella's affections for him he did not feel the same way, in fact he never loved Isabella. Isabella was a way for Heathcliff to gain control over Linton. "He told me of Catherine's illness, and accused my brother of causing it, promising that i should be Edgar's proxy in suffering,"(Bronte 107). Heathcliff treated Isabella like she was lower than a house keeper, a way that he never would have treated Catherine, or someone he truly cared for.
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Heathcliff's relationship with Isabella and Catherine are very different. Heathcliff, in many ways has made his love for Catherine obvious. He came to see her when she was sick at Thrushcross Grange. When Catherine dies, Heathcliff explains that he curses her because of the pain that is placed on him. This is significant because it portrays the strong feelings he felt for her, and pain that Heathcliff felt after her death. In contrast, Heathcliff did not have any feeling for Isabella. The marriage only occured because it was Heathcliff's way of getting revenge on Edgar for marrying his true love, Catherine. Isabella, believe it or not, did not like Heathcliff either. This is portrayed when she states, "I do hate him- I am wretched- I have been a fool!" (Bronte 107). In all, Heathcliff's relationships between Catherine and Isabella are very different. He has true love for Catherine, and 'hate' for Isabella.
L. KAPLAN
1. Heathcliff's feelings towards Catherine are nearly the opposite in comparison towards the way he feels for Isabella. As the romantic hero Heathcliff genuinely loves Catherine; they grew up together and have a history of being together for years. "Fortunately,its mother died before the time arrived..."(135). This quote demonstrates Heathcliff's disgust in Isabella, even after her death. He felt no compassion for Isabella, and their relationship was very problematic. Even when Catherine became ill Heathcliff rushed to her side. Bronte suggests that Catherine and Heathcliff were sole mates, and Isabella's chances were never meant to be.
- M. Carbone
The relationship that Heathcliff has with Catherine and his relationship with Isabell are very different. Unfortunately for Isabell, it is obvious that Heathcliff is still completely in love with Catherine and only marries her to use her at his disposal. This first example is present in the text when he uses Isabell to get revenge on Edgar. Heathcliff is bitter that Edgar has married Catherine so he seeks revenge on him. Also, his behavior and insensitiveness leads to Isabell running away, broken-hearted and furious. “He’s not a human being:’ she retorted; ‘and he has no claim on my charity- I gave him my heart, and he took and pinched it to death; and flung it back to me…” (Bronte 127). Heathcliff would never intentionally do something like this to Catherine but he seemed not to hesitate when doing it to Isabell. Isabell continues to say that he has groaned from this to his dying day and wept tears of blood for Catherine. In conclusion, Heathcliff’s relationship is different with Catherine because he really loves her; for Isabell he is just taking advantage of her to get the one he loves, Catherine.
K.Lackey
1. Heathcliff has a very diffrent relationship with Isabella than he does with Catherine. It is obvious his love for Isabella is not strong, real, or meant to be. Isabella later understands that she had been taken advantage of, and that Heathcliff had only wanted to seek revenge on Edgar for taking his beloved Catherine away. Isabella says, "I do hate him-I am wretched-I have been a fool!" (107) Since she now knows she had been used, she is going to plot a way to get away from Heathcliff all together. However, Catherine and Heathcliff had an undescribable bond for one another. When Catherine learns of Heathcliff's return she can not help but show her true emotions of happiness even when she was in Edgars presence. In conclusion, Heathcliff has a very diffrent realtionship with Isabella than with Catherine.
-Lindsey Skonieczny
J. Stawicki
The relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine differs Heathcliff's relationship with Isabella durastically. Heathcliff and Catherine have loved eachother since they were children, and their strong relationship remains the same throughout adult years. On the contrary, Heathcliff depsises Isabella and his hatred toward Isabella is often present in his tone and actions. Heathcliff's strong dislike of Isabella results in her hatred of Heathcliffe as well, "I do hate him, i am wretched, i have been a fool!" (107). After the death of Isbaella, Heathcliffe states, "Fortunately,its mother died before the time arrived..."(135). This quotation reveals that Heathcliffe never valued his relationship with Isabella, proving his value for his relationship bewtween Catherine and himself.
The relationship of Heathcliff and Isabella vastly contrasts with the relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine. Plainly, he dislikes Isabella very much in comparison to Catherine. Healthliff claims that Isabella "...degenerates into a mere slut! She is tired of trying to please me..." (110). This reveals that Heathcliff thinks of Isabella as a mere servant, someone to please and entertain him. The marriage of Isabella is a loveless one, unlike the relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine.
C Riley.
1. How is Heathcliff's relationship with Isabella different from his relationship with Catherine? (Chapter 11)
I believe that there is a big difference between Heathcliff and Isbellas realtionship from Healthcliff and Catherine's relationship. Heathcliff and Catherine actually loved eachother, and their relationship meant something. The realtionship between Isabella and Heathcliff is anything but serious or true love. In chapter 11 Isabella explains her feelings for Heathcliff while saying "I do hate him- I am wretched- I have been a fool!" (107). This quote demonstrates that Isabella really does not have anyone feelings for Heathcliff at all. On the other hand, we see that Heathcliff feels exactly the same about Isabella when he says, "Fortunately,its mother died before the time arrived..."(135). While one realationship is full of hate, the other is true and meant to be.
Heathcliff has very different relationships with Catherine and Isabella. Hes deeply in love with Catherine while he despises Isabella, even though he marries her. "I won't stay five yards from your window."(120). In Catherine's final minutes, Heathcliff regrets having to leave her side because of Edgar, and wishes that he could stay. He loves catherine so much that he is risking his life to see her at that very moment. "I gave him my heart, and he took and pinched it to death" (127). This quote is from Isabella while she is talking to Mrs. Dean. She reveals that she was a fool to think that Heathcliff loved her, while all that he did was use her. These quotes reveal that Heathcliff has a deep bond with Catherine but hates and despises Isabella.
1. How do Heathcliff's relationships with Catherine and Isabella differ?
Heathcliff and Catherine were always playing pranks together, taking the punishments together; they were closer than blood could ever have made them. This is supported by the quote, “She was much too fond of Heathcliff. The greatest punishment we could invent for her was to keep her separate from him” (46). Their friendship grew. The change is first clearly seen in Heathcliff’s statement to Nelly when Catherine comes back from the Grange. “Nelly, make me decent. I’m going to be good” (59). He even goes so far as to say he wished he looked more like the Lintons – so as to catch Catherine’s eye. Catherine’s true feelings for Heathcliff are revealed later in chapter nine. She says she loves him, but can never marry him because he has been reduced to such a low state. She clearly loves him, but is unwilling to marry him because he hasn’t enough money.
However, Heathcliff’s relationship with Isabella is almost a complete opposite. I say almost because even though Heathcliff detests Isabella, Isabella says she loves Heathcliff. Even when Catherine warns her away Isabella refuses to listen and allows herself to be kissed by him. She uses this to fuel her conviction and devotion to Heathcliff, but the reader, upon reading a few chapter’s further, discovers it is just a trick on Heathcliff’s part in order to make Catherine jealous. This is revealed in the quote, “I have a right to kiss her…and you have no right to object. I’m not your husband; you needn’t be jealous of me!” (111). This supports his love for Catherine. It also further supports his abhorrence of Isabella because he’s willing to use her in his schemes regardless of her feelings and what they may do to her.
J. Friedler
1) Heathcliff has a very different relationship with Isabella than he does with Catherine. He is pasionatly in love with Catherine, even when aurguing with her. He can not stand Isabella, she reminds him of her brother and repulses him. Heathclif uses his knowledge of Isabella’s infatuation with him to get back at Cathrine and Edgar. “I swear I’ll make the most of it” (83). Heathcliff in an earlier chapter admits his goals, at the end of chapter ten he forshadows his objectives. “”She’s her brother’s heir, is she not?” (78) His relationship with Catherine, though it can seem like they detest each other, is much more pure in his reasons for his interest. His love is pasionet and causes him to become angry at Catherine for not chosing him, “…that is the slavering, shivering thing you preferred to me!” (84)
J. Moore
Heathcliff's relationship with Catherine is very different from his relationship with Isabella. Heathcliff is deeply in love with Catherine, and she is the woman he always wants to be with throughout his life. However, he marries Isabella as an act of revenge against Edgar's marriage to Catherine. Although he decides to marry her, he dislikes her and uses her for the sole purpose of getting back at Edgar. Because he never loved her, Isabella is hurt by how badly he treats her. This is stated when she says, "I do hate him- I am wretched- I have been a fool!" (Bronte 107). This reveals Isabella's resentment toward Heathcliff for the way he treats her. Heathcliff is unable to hide his unconditional love for Catherine, and Isabella is hurt by it. This is proven when she says, "I gave him my heart, and he took and pinched it to death" (Bronte 127). Although Heathcliff takes Isabella as his wife, his heart belongs to Catherine throughout the novel.
H. Masch
1) Heathcliff has a very different relationship with Isabella than he does with Catherine. He is passionately in love with Catherine, even when arguing with her. He can not stand Isabella; she reminds him of her brother and repulses him. Heathcliff uses his knowledge of Isabella’s infatuation with him to get back at Catherine and Edgar. “I swear I’ll make the most of it” (83). Heathcliff in an earlier chapter admits his goals; at the end of chapter ten he foreshadows his objectives. “”She’s her brother’s heir, is she not?” (78) His relationship with Catherine, though it can seem like they detest each other, is much more pure in his reasons for his interest. His love is pasionet and causes him to become angry at Catherine for not choosing him, “…that is the slavering, shivering thing you preferred to me!” (84)
J. Moore final
Heathciffs relationship with Isabella manifests purely out of his desire to get even with Edgar for marrying Catherine, with who he had been in love with as a child. Prior to chapter 11, Heathcliff tells Catherine that "You'd hear of odd things if I lived alone with that mawkish, waxen face:"(100) which reveals how much he detests Isabella. However, in chapter 11, we find Heathcliff and Isabella in the middle of a very controversial scene. First, Heathcliff comes to call upon Miss Linton, and after taking a "sweeping survey of the house-front," (104) to see if anyone was watching, he went along and asked a question that "She had no mind to answer."(104) After that, he took another glance at the house, possibly to see if anyone was watching, and embraced her.
This led to the greatest argument in the book thus far. When Heathcliff, Nelly, and Catherine are talking about whether he should marry Isabella or not, Nelly asks if "Mr. Linton would approve of his sister marrying that man." (105) And when Heathcliff realizes that he would not, he goes to show that he is in charge and tells them that he could "do as well without his approbation." (105)
Now, what is being said here is that Heathcliff uses Isabella because he knows that Edgar would disapprove, and he does. He makes this apparent after an interview with Isabella "during which he tried to elicit from her some sentiment of proper horror for Heathcliff's advances." (112)
In short, Heathcliff loves Catherine in a way that is altogether impossible to describe. However, he is angry with Edgar for taking her away. So, in order to get revenge on Edgar, he acts like he is in love with his sister, who he detests, in order to infuriate him. However, he did not expect for Isabella to hate him as much as he hates her. Catherine on the other hand, loves him and always will. Altogether, the apparent differences in relationships reveals Heathcliffs yearning to get revenge on Edgar for taking his childhood love away from him.
Heathcliff's reaction to Catherine's death is very unexpected and cold hearted. Catherine dies giving birth to her child and when Nelly tells Heathcliff of the news he appears to indifferent, or unmoved, by the death proclaiming " Put your handkercheifs away- don't snivel before me"(Bronte 123). He then says that he hopes Catherine will haunt him for the rest of his life saying " Where is she? Not there- not in heaven- not perished"(Bronte 123). He believes that because Catherine blames Heathcliff for her death she will haunt him. This is significant because it reveals that even though Catherine has died, she will still be with Heathcliff. This reveals that love transcends physical limitations, revealed eariler in the novel.
S. Deptola
g lozanoff
Heathcliff and Catherine had a strong bond that Isabella could not come close to. One example was when Healthcliff does not want to leave Catherine's side, even though Edgar was approaching. He loves Catherine so much that he is risking his life to stay with her." I'll stay. If he shot me so, I’d expire with a blessing on my lips"(pg 153).In chapter 13 Isabella states “ he told me of Catherine’s illness, and accused my brother of causing it, promising that I should be Edgar's proxy in suffering, till he could get a hold of him"(pg 137). Isabella demonstrates that Heathcliff holds mistakes by her brother against her. He never held revenge on Catherine out of mistakes by Hindley This shows that he cares for Catherine greatly cause he wont put other peoples mistakes in Catherine’s hands. He cares for Catherine to greatly to put revenge on her.
As shown in chapter 11, the relationship between Heathcliff and Isabella is different than the relationship between him and Catherine. Heathcliff does not really have true feelings for Isabella. He just uses her to get back at Edgar for being with Catherine. However, Heathcliff really does love Catherine. They grow up together and the author foreshadows in the first few chapters, that they are meant to be with each other. In a heated conversation about whether Heathcliff truly loves Isabella, Catherine states, "Tell the truth, Heathcliff! There, you won't answer. I'm certain you don't!" (Bronte 82). This quote reveals that Catherine really wants his answer to be no. She does not want him to love Isabella but her instead. The relationship between Heathcliff and Isabella is just a way to cause conflict in the work, and cause the two lovers to realize what they're missing. Catherine and Heathcliff are destined to be with eachother, but never end up together in the end. This proves an idea of the romantic hero. Heathcliff will always love Catherine, but the love is never quite attainable. In conclusion, Heathcliff has a different relationship with Catherine than he does with Isabella.
Lauren Skonieczny
Heathcliff reacts very strangely to Catherine's death. He tells her to not rest, but to stay with him instead. He then proceeds to beat himself up against a tree. During his rant to her, he says "You said I killed you- haunt me then!" (124). This reveals that although Heathcliff loves Catherine, and he feels that he loves Catherine like no other, his love is a selfish love. Rather than letting her rest and be happy her wants her with him no matter what. This foreshadows Heathcliff being very selfish in the future, especially in his love for others.
3. I believe that Heathcliff's response to Catherine's death was fairly normal at first. He does not fly into a rage right away against everyone who is around him, but he takes it much like any other death. When Ellen comes to inform him, he merely tells her, "I've not waited for yout to learn that." (152) His reaction was not overly angry and, in fact, Ellen believed him to be praying when she approached him. Heathcliff keeps his emotions in check, and simply asks questins such as, "How did she die?" (152) and more selfish questions like "Did she ever mention me?" (153) However, then he becomes more emotional. He seems to turn his back on CAtherine for leaving him on earth, as he soon states, "May she wake in torment!" (153) He proceeds to bash his head against a tree and howl, "not like a man, but like a savage beast..." (153) So, as time goes on, Heathcliff's reaction to Catherine's death becomes more and more emotional.
-W. Domeck
Heathcliff's relationship with Isabella is significantly different from his relationship with Catherine. He has always loved Catherine, but when she spent time at Thrushcross Grange, she fell in love with Edgar. Heathcliff only married Isabella to get back at Edgar for marrying his true love, Catherine. Heathcliff hates Isabella and treats her very poorly. Isabella writes a letter to Edgar explaining Heathcliff's cruelty. "I do hate him-i am wretched- i have been a fool!" (pg 107) This reveals that Isabella was fooled and she should have never married Heathcliff. "Your mother was a wicked slut," (pg 153). Even when Isabella is dead, Heathcliff doesn't even pretend to love her or his son Linton.
Colleen Domino
Heathcliff's relationship with Isabella and Catherine are different because the two relationships are extreme opposites. Heathcliff loves Catherine with all his heart, and would do anything to be with her. He hates Isabella, and only married her to spite Catherine and her relationship with Linton. Isabella says she notices when she enters Heathcliff's presence, "...the muscles of his countenanace are involuntarily distorted into an impression of hatred," (213). This further proves Heathcliff's marriage to Isabella was nothing more than a plan to get revenge on Catherine. However, the relationships are similar because in the begining of both, the woman, either Catherine or Isabella, really loved Heathcliff. In contrast, Isabella was fooled by his character, and Catherine knew his true personality. Overall, the relationships are unalike, and are the exact opposite.
B Hradisky
The relationship between Heathcliff and Isabella was nothing like the relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine. The reason for it is that Heathcliff was just using Isabella as a means of revenge for to him she was nothing more than a tool for him to use to enact his vengeance, a pawn in his game. Heathcliff even says “She’s her brother’s heir, is she not?” showing that he only wants to use her because she will inherit all that is Edgar’s if something were to happen to him and it is no coincidence that Edgar is one of the people that Heathcliff hopes to make him pay for wronging him. So while Heathcliff loves Catherine, he feels nothing for Isabella. She is a tool at his disposal.
A. Bruder
Heathcliff's response to Catherine's death is far from normal. It is completely understandable to be upset when the person that you love dies. However, Heathcliff's reaction was even more extreme than Edgar's reaction. "He dashed his head against the knotted trunk; and lifting up his eyes howled" (pg124)
Heathcliff also removed a lock of Edgar's hair from a locket on her neck and replaced it with his own. This shows that there is still competititon between Edgar and Heathcliff as to whom was to be with her in the grave. Heathcliff's reaction foreshadows that he will be driven to insanity and it is unlikely that he will recover from the loss of her love.
The relationship between Heathcliff and Isabella’s is almost the complete opposite of Heathcliff and Catherine’s. Heathcliff is madly in love with Catherine. It has been obvious since they were young that they shared a deep closeness to one another. The only reason Heathcliff married Isabella is to get back at Catherine for marrying Edgar. Isabella reveals this when she confesses how badly she is treated and how she hates him. “I do hate him- I am wretched- I have been a fool!" (107). Though Heathcliff sought revenge on Catherine, it was because he was so hurt. In the end Catherine and Heathcliff confess their love for one another, knowing it might be too late due to Catherine’s health. Heathcliff realizes this and does not want to leave her side. “Hush my darling! Hush, hush, Catherine! I'll stay'" (120). So to sum it up, Heathcliff and Isabella’s relationship was based on hate, while Heathcliff and Catherine’s was always about love.
-N. Kovacs
1. Heathcliff's relationship with Catherine and Isabella are very different. Heathcliff grew up Cathy and has always loved her. Heathcliff strongly dislikes Isabella. He only marries her in order to plan on using her to get to Mr. Linton. Also, Heathcliff gets a son, rightful heir of his property. This is all apart of his plan to own Wuthering Heights. Isabella and Heathcliff marry and Isabella ickly finds that she was used. "I do hate him- I am wretched- I have been a fool" (Bronte 107). Isabella is writing to Nelly telling her how horrible her life is and how she is being treated. She realizes she was being used only for the rise of Heathcliff's power. Also, Cathy supports Heathcliff. "Well, if I cannot keep Heathcliff for my friend- if Edgar will be mean and jealous, I'll try to break their hearts be breaking my own" (Bronte 86). This shows how close Heathcliff and Cathy are. She will go behind her husband's back just so she can still remain close friends with Heathcliff. Heathcliff and Cathy are truly in love and Heathcliff uses Isabella for his plan of power.
1. Heathcliff's relationships with Catherine and with Isabella are totally different from each other. He loves Catherine and has done so since he was a child. That is true love, and even after she marries Edgar and he marries Isabella, they both still express desire for each other. Heathcliff's relationship with Isabella is a sort of revenge against Edgar for marrying his true love. Catherine asks Heathcliff, "But do you like her? Tell the truth, Heathcliff! There, you won't answer. I'm certain you don't." (139). She knows that if Heathcliff really loved Isabella that he would come out and say it, but he can't because the relationship is fake. Heathcliff says to Catherine, "If I imagined you really wished me to marry Isabel, I'd cut my throat!" (140). This shows that he really doesn't want to marry Isabella; that he'd prefer to cut his throat, which demonstrates how much he doesn't want to marry her. Heathcliff's relationship with Catherine has real love in it while his relationship with Isabella is fake.
Elizabeth Manzetti
Heathcliff's relationship with Isabella is very different compared to his relationship with Catherine. The main reason is that he does not really love her he loves Catherine,b ut married Isabella to get back at Edgar. This is proven when Isabella dies. "Fortunately,its mother died before the time arrived."(135). However it is kind of okay that he married her to get revenge because she dose not really love him at all. "I do hate him- I am wretched-I have been a fool!"(107). But when Catherine was sick and he came to see her you can just see by the way that they acted that they really do love eachother. All in all Heathcliffs relationship with each of them are very different.
J.Scott
J. Milner
The final meeting between Catherine and Heathcliff is very importand for many reasons. First, it finals gives Heathcliff a chance to see her, after and speaking to Nelly about making an appointment. However, the reactions they have when they see eachother are very significant,seeing that they truly demonstrate their love for eachother. Heathcliff knows she is mad and dying, and wishes her to tell him her true feelings about him and not to lie when she is so close to death. "I'm not wishing you greater torment than i have, Heathcliff. I only wish us never to be parted: and should a word of mine distress you hereafter, think i feel the same distress underground and for my own sake, forgive me!" (151) This reveals Catherine admitting to being a fool and being fake to Heathcliff; The suffereing she caused him is applied to herself even more so. This last encounter reveals that Catherine always loved Heathcliff, and him for her, ultimately establishing the theme that love will not fail through the thick and the thin.
There is no relationship between Heathcliff and Isabella. The only reason he married her was to get revenge on Catherine his true love who married Edgar. "You've played me an ill turn, Heathcliff! But, go- make haste! I'd rather see Edgar at bay than you." (85) This reveals how there is no relationship between Heathcliff and Isabella. Heathcliff just used her and Isabella had to learn the hard way. They resented each other and this led to Isabella moving away and Heathcliff treating his son very poorly in the future. Catherine was always Heathcliff's true soul mate and marrying another woman would not improve his situation.
N.Dunlavy
1. Heathcliff's relationship with Isabella is very different from his relationship with Catherine. He loves Catherine and not Isabella. He never liked Isabella. The only reason why he married Isabella was to get revenge on Edgar. We wanted revenge on him for marrying Catherine. Heathcliff did not want to marry Isabella but just did it for revenge."If you like Isabella, you shall marry her. But do you like her.Tell the truth Heathcliff! There you won't answer. I'm certain you don't"(82). This quote revels that Heathcliff does not want marry Isabella because he does not answer when he is asked the question of liking her. Heathcliff does not care for Isabella when she dies "Fortunately, its mother died" (135). He just did not care but when Catherine is going to die he wants to be right at her side. "Hush, hush Catherine I'll stay"(120). He wants to be with Catherine when she is going to die but Edgar won't let him in. So when he leaves Nelly lets him in to stay with his tue love until Edgar returns. Even with Catherine and Isabella gone he still cares more for Catherine and not Isabella. That is how Heathcliff's relationship with Isabella is different from his relationship with Catherine.
A. Kinnan
Heathcliff's relationship is very different with Catherine than it is with Isabella. Heathcliff didn't marry Isabella because he loved her, she married her for revenge against Edgar married Catherine which is Healthcliff's true love. Heathcliff's relationship between Isablla is very unloveing and fake, as revealed in this quote, ""I wonder will he have the art to find a plausible excuse for making love to Miss, when he told you he hated her?"(82) His love isn't there for Isabella at all, he is focused on Catherine. Finaly Isabella realizes that Heathcliff doesn't love her. "I do hate him-i am wretched- i have been a fool!" (107) This quote reveals that Isabella has finally realized that Heathcliff doesn't love her and that he has been using her. Also is reveals that Isabella is upset about it and is forshadowing revenge in the future. So this quotes truly reveal that Heathcliff treats and thinks of Isabella very differently than he does of Catherine.
m. verel
1. Heathcliff's relationship with Catherine is quite different from his relationship with Isabella. This is seen through his actions with both women. He treats Catherine like a human being and is nice to her; however, when he interacts with Isabella he does not respect her like he should. For example, when Heathcliff's relationship with Isabella is described, " Heathcliff had not the habit of bestowing a single unnecessary civility on Miss Linton"(81). Heathcliff refuses to treat Catherine and Isabella the same. He does not like Isabella and that is seen through his actions. He does, however, treat Catherine different by using Isabella to make her jealous. For instance when he argues that he will kiss who he wants, " I have a right to kiss her... you needn't be jealous of me..." (82). This proves that Isabella is only a pawn for Heathcliff in his plot to make Catherine jealous. He loves Catherine and Isabella is only there to make Catherine see that she loves Heathcliff also.
N. Staargaard
S. Corsi
Heathcliff’s relationship with Catherine is exceptionally dissimilar compared to his relations with Isabel. Catherine and Heathcliff have spent their childhood together, and have developed a strong bond. Even though, they are with others, their love is still prevalent. “‘I wish I could hold you,’ she continue bitterly, ‘till we were both dead’” (pg 117). They want to be together no matter what. Yet, Heathcliff’s relationship with Isabel is another story. "I do hate him-I am wretched- I have been a fool!"(pg 107). He has treated her terrible. She hates him because of this, and he never really loved her. Heathcliff loves Catherine, but only married Isabel to get revenge on Edgar for stealing his love.
heathcliff has a very different relationship with isabella than that with catherine. catherine and heathcliff love each other and this is made clear many times throughout the novel. however, when she marries edgar instead, heathcliff gets very angry and in an attempt to infuriate edgar, marries isabella. heathcliff does not love isabella at all, he is only using her for his own trickery. isabella realizes that heathcliff does not love her and in a letter reveals her true feeling about him. "i do hate him-i am wretched-i have been a fool!"(107). isabella reveals that her relationship with heathclikff is different from his relationship with catherine because she tells of their hatred for each other while it is made clear throughout the novel that heathcliff and catherine are in love.
m.prochaska
Heathcliff's relationship with Catherine is completely opposite his relationship with Isabella. Heathcliff actually has a respectful love for Catherine, while he treats Isabella as an object. His love for Catherine is seen when he is talking to Nelly and says, "...can you compare my feelings respecting Catherine, to his" (Bronte 109). On the other hand, he flat out tells everyone that he is using Isabella to get to her brother when Nelly goes to visit Isabella after she told her that Heathcliff succeeded in making her hate him. Therefore, Heathcliff's relationships with Catherine and Isabella are extremely different.
A Hayes
Heathcliff has a very different relationship with Isabella than he does with Catherine. Heathcliff’s relationship with Catherine is very genuine. They both love each other very much. They are soul mates. Heathcliff’s relationship with Isabella is different. He doesn’t really love her; he is just using her to get revenge on Edgar for marrying Catherine. Even Nelly suspects this when she says “I wonder will he have the art to find a plausible excuse for making love to miss, when he told you he hated her” (82). She realizes that something must be wrong, because Heathcliff used to hate Isabella, but now he is in love with her. This reveals that Nelly thinks Heathcliff can’t be trusted and has other motives for liking Isabella. This shows that Heathcliff’s relationship with Catherine is different that his relationship with Isabella.
m. sekela
1) I believe Heathcliff and Isabella are generally unfit for each other. There is probably a spark that sometimes appears in their relationship, but otherwise Isabella detests Heathcliff, "Mrs. Linton saw Isabella tear herself free, and run into the garden" (Brontë 82). I also believe that Catherine is going to extremes to get Heathcliff away from Isabella. "`…If you like Isabella, you shall marry her. But do you like her? Tell the truth, Heathcliff! There, you won’t answer. I’m certain you don’t.’" (Brontë 82). Catherine is trying to manipulate Heathcliff to get him to admit he likes Catherine. To much surprise, however, Heathcliff ends up marrying Isabelle in a dysfunctional relationship. Although, both Heathcliff and Catherine know they both like each other, so it's just a matter of time before the Isabella bubble pops and Catherine and Heathcliff fall for each other yet again.
N. Wood
Heathcliff and Isabella have a very different relationship than Heathcliff and Cathrine. Heathcliff loves Cathrine, and hates Isabella. The only reason he married Isabella was for revenge against Edgar Linton, becuase he married Cathrine. It is not that just Heathcliff hates Isabella, but Isabella hates Heathcliff, too. Isabella says, "I do hate him - I am wretched - I have been a fool!" (107) While Isabella and Heathcliff hate each other, Heathcliff loves Cathy. When Heathcliff finds out that Cathy is sick he becomes worried, and wants to see her. Nelly is unsure, but Heathcliff says, "You konw as well as i do that for every thought she spends on Linton, she spends a thousand on me! ... If he loved with all the powers of his puny being, he couln't love as much in eighty years, as i could in a day." (110) Heathcliff, Isabella, and Cathy all knew who each really love, and ultimitly Heathcliff loves Cathrine, while he hates Isabella.
R.PRICE
1) The differences in the relationships between Heathcliff and Catherine, and Heatcliff and Isabella are drastic. Catherine's love for Heathcliff grows the more she gets to know him whereas Isabella's love for Heathcliff diminishes as their relationship progresses. Heathcliff has significant respect for Catherine and adores her long after she is gone; During Isabella's life as well as after her death Heathcliff demonstrates disrespect at its finest. During a conversation with their son, Linton, Heathcliff says, "Your mother was a wicked slut," (168). This further reveals Heathcliff's dislike of Isabella. On the other hand, Catherine is extremely attached to Heathcliff and has a difficult time adjusting when Heathcliff leaves for three years. "The greatest punishment we could invent for her was to keep her separate from him"(53). After but a short marriage to Heathcliff Isabella demonstrates hatred for him and a desire to leave. "I do hate him-i am wretched- i have been a fool!"(pg 120). The audience can infer that Heathcliff's relationship with Catherine is of great value to him, but his relationship with Isabella is only valued to the extent that he uses it to get back at Edgar. Heathcliff's sole goal out of the relationship with Isabella is to get a heir and use that heir to attain Thrushcross Grange and cause Edgar distress.
-A. Saykes
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Heathcliff’s relationship with Catharine is tremendously more intimate and soul connected than, with Isabella. Isabella is a tool for the soul purpose of revenge toward Edgar. Heathcliff only married Isabella to anger Linton. The amount of love that Heathcliff has for Catharine is not even comparable to that of Isabella. Heathcliff’s love for Catharine is of a completely different magnitude. Heathcliff always loved Catharine since childhood all the way through adult hood and will never stop loving her, even after death. Catharine yearns for Heathcliff to stay and Heathcliff replies “Hush my darling! Hush, hush, Catharine! I’ll stay. If he shot me I would expire with a blessing on my lips” (Bronte 120). This provides evidence that Heathcliff’s love and affection lies with Catharine even to the very end. Isabella is really just a figment, her use is revenge and after that there is no use for her. Heathcliff portrays his true intentions of love when he states “I won’t rest till you are with me… I never will” (Bronte93). This is prevalent throughout the whole novel he never does rest truly. In the instances of Isabella he is over her and long since forgotten her only to think of her to get his son, other wise she is wretched. Heathcliff’s true intentions and lack of passion are evident when he states “Fortunately, its mother died before the time arrived” (Bronte 135). Heathcliff in this instance displays his true feeling for Isabella which is a lack of them, which makes him content.
Queisser, Walter
2. The final meeting between Heathcliff and Catherine is one full of tension and intense emotion. It's significance in the novel is it marks the beginning of the downfall of Heathcliff. Throughout the rest of the novel, Heathcliff is haunted by the ghost of Catherine, and this is most likely because he has still been unable to forgive her. He is not unable to forgive her for what she did to him, but rather because of what she did to herself. "I forgive what you have done to me. I love my murderer- but yours! How can I?" (156). Because of the torment that Catherine sent herself through, her and Heathcliff could never be together. This is the stunning realization that leads to the abrupt, uncaring Heathcliff that is seen in the beginning of the novel. A man that is tormented and yet consumed by the ghost of his lost love.
B. Towers
Heathcliff's reaction to Catherine's death is much like what one would expect. Heathcliff loved Catherine, and throughout the story he wanted to be with her, and was crushed when he couldn't be and when she married Edgar. Now she is gone forever, and he cannot stand that he will forever be apart from her. Instead of accepting this, he becomes enraged, and in his rage hits himself against a tree while begging Catherine to haunt him. "You said I killed you- haunt me then!" (124) he says this as he yells to Catherine after she has passed. This reveals that Heathcliff loves her and cannot accept being apart from her. Their love rises above death.
-Jason Pavlick
Heathcliff's reaction to Catherine's death is much like what one would expect. Heathcliff loved Catherine, and throughout the story he wanted to be with her, and was crushed when he couldn't be and when she married Edgar. Now she is gone forever, and he cannot stand that he will forever be apart from her. Instead of accepting this, he becomes enraged, and in his rage hits himself against a tree while begging Catherine to haunt him. "You said I killed you- haunt me then!" (124) he says this as he yells to Catherine after she has passed. This reveals that Heathcliff loves her and cannot accept being apart from her. Their love rises above death.
-Jason Pavlick
Heathcliff’s relationship with Isabella differs from his relationship with Catherine in a variety of ways. When interacting with Catherine, Heathcliff’s relationship is one of intense and brotherly love, always looking for ways to escape with each other and spend time together. However his relationship with Isabella carries no passionate overtones what so ever. Heathcliff simply marries Isabella to extract revenge, he does this because his “…Bliss lies in inflicting misery.” (chpt XI, pg. 83) upon Catherine and Edgar. This motive dooms the marriage from the start and causes eventually causes Isabella to abandon Heathcliff and return to Catherine and her brother. She left Heathcliff because he treats her as if she were an object, a tool of his revenge. The reader learns from Isabella that “[Heathcliff] married me on purpose to obtain power over [Edgar]” (chpt XIV, pg. 112) and that she views Heathcliff as a monster and a fiend. Thusly Heathcliff’s relationships with Catherine and Isabella differ vastly from compassion to contempt and and the end result being that no one is happy.
Drew McMurchy
K. Baxter
Heathcliff has always loved Catherine; even though she never loved him. Catherine blamed Heathcliff for her death and when she does Heathcliff became defensive. "You deserved this. You have killed yourself" He considers her to be the murderer of both of them, he doesn't mind that she broke him but when she was killing herself she couldn't forgive her. "I forgive what you have done to me. I love my murderer- but yours! How can I?" Catherine begs for forgiveness but because Heathcliff refused this foreshadowed that she will haunt him until he forgives her. He continues to curse her spirit far after she had died.
Heathcliff and Isabella's relationship is very different than the one he has with Catharine. He seems to love Catharine but hate Isabella. You can tell he hates Isabella because he tells her many times that he dislikes her and is using her to get back at Edgar for marrying Catharine. Isabella also hates Heathcliff. This is seen when she says " I do hate him- I am wretched- i have been a fool!.."(107). Isabella realizes that she has made a huge mistake by marrying Heathcliff. When Heathcliff goes to visit Catharine, when she is sick you can tell that they do love eachother by the way they act around eachother. Heathcliff kept on asking Nelly a bunch of questions about Catharine, and how she is doing. Even when Isabella was alive Heathcliff would ask questions about Catharine.
L. WEINKAUF
Heathcliff's relationship with Isabella is different from his with Catherine, because Heathcliff loves Catherine and doesn't love Isabella. He has always loved Catherine, but since Catherine married Edgar he married Isabella for revenge against Edgar. Isabella wrote "I do hate him- I am wretched- I have been a fool!" (107) This reveals that Heathcliff manipulated Isabella into marrying him. Now Isabella finds out her true feelings for him and doesn't want to be a part of his life anymore. Heathcliff did all of this, because of his love for Catherine.
F. Gretzinger
Heathcliff's response had a kind of hesitant shock to it. Also, his curiosity had him craving to know of how Catherine died. He couldn't even say her name, "he endeavoured to pronounce the name, but could not manage it," and kept asking how she had died. After getting an answer of "quietly as a lamb!" out of Nelly, he presumed into asking her if she had mentioned him. He had been uncomfortable of getting a reply of not because her sense had not come back. His response had been understandable; he had shown the curiosity defining his care for her and his attempt to sneer at it demonstrating the pride and ego he will always retain. Although he does continue on and makes commotion of shouting, "may she wake in torment!"
This had been the crossing point over to inappropriate. He had started speaking ill of Catherine, and says, "Catherine Earnshaw, may you not rest, as long as I am living!" Now foreshadowing that her soul will not escape whilst Heathcliff lives and will be brought back into perspective later on in the novel.
E. Sullivan
Question 1
Heathcliff had a completely different relationship with Isabella then he had with Catherine. Heathcliff loved Catherine, and lived his whole life thinking about her. The only reason he married Isabella is because of Catherine. He thought it would make her jealous and want him back. Isabella realizes that Heathcliff has no real feelings for her, and ends up hating him; "I do hate him- I am wretched- I have been a fool" (pg 107). It proves that neither Isabella or Heathcliff have any care for each other. It demontrates Heathcliff as the romantic hero because he is only able to care about Catherine
J. Grubbs
2. A. Oulton
In Heathcliff's final meeting with Catherine, It is quite clear that they have forgiven each other, but not themselves. "Kiss me again; and don't let me see your eyes! I forgive what you have done to me. I love my murderer!- But yours, How can I?" (pg 119). This reveals that he has forgiven Catherine for her wrong doings, However he cannot forgive himself for leaving. This also foreshadows that Heathcliff will have to live with himself for a long time, and will probably try to take his anger out on Edgar.
Heathcliff's relationship with Catherine and his relationship with Isabella are very different. Catherine is Heathcliff's soulmate, where as he resents Isabella and treats her with disrespect. "And if not, is he a devili?" (100). This illustrates that Isabella sees Heathcliff as more of a beast than a man.
j. kovalik
Heathcliff's relationship with Catherine and his relationship with Isabella are very different. Catherine is Heathcliff's soulmate, where as he resents Isabella and treats her with disrespect. "And if not, is he a devili?" (100). This illustrates that Isabella sees Heathcliff as more of a beast than a man.
j. kovalik
3. Heathcliff's response to Catherine's death is far from normal or appropriate. Upon hearing of Catherine's death, Heathcliff appears to have lost his sanity. He begs and pleads for his beloved to return to him. It does not matter in which form she return, only that she is once again by his side. "The murdered do haunt their muderers. i believe- that ghosts have wandered on earth. Be with me always- take any form- drive me mad! only do not leave me in this abyss, where i cannot find you!"(124). Heathcliff would rather be put through misery and tormented by her ghost rather than not see her again. This is evidence that Heathcliff is not in the right state of mind. In a normal situation someone who has lossed a loved one would mourn, cry, and be very emotional but they would not wish for the return of their loved one in the form of a ghostly spirit. Heathcliff's desperation has driven him to insanity.
M. LaGro
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