THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CATHY AND HARETON
The interplay of love and revenge is the dominant theme in the novel. This theme manifests in the lives of Cathy Linton and Hareton Earnshaw, who suffer Heathcliff’s revenge, but join hands later in the novel. Cathy is the daughter of Edgar Linton and Catherine Earnshaw. She is a beautiful woman. She is typically human. She revises her attitude towards Hareton, later in life. While Hareton is the son of Hindley and Frances. Hareton and Cathy Linton are cousins. He is deprived of education by Heathcliff. He is made a labourer in his father’s house. He is tutored by Cathy to become a gentleman later.
Nelly introduces Hareton and Cathy as cousins. Cathy is appalled by Hareton’s lack of education and poor manners. The two fall in love after the death of Heathcliff Linton who Cathy was forced to married by Heathcliff. Heathcliff is not happy with this development, but can’t do anything about it. The relationship between Cathy and Hareton had effect on Heathcliff as he is unable to direct the cause of the relationship between Cathy and Hareton, Heathcliff repines in dismay and becomes a hermit. Heathcliff dies totally frustrated. Cathy and Hareton eventually marry and became the owners of Wuthering Height and Thrushcross Grange.
The relationship foreshadows the imminent unity of Thrushcross Grange and Wuthering Heights. Their union also confound Heathcliff's vengeance. The marriage of the two resolves the major conflict in the novel.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LOCKWOOD AND HEATHCLIFF
The theme of love and revenge is played out in the relationship between Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange. The relationship between Lockwood and Heathclifff unlocks the mysteries of love founded on deep-seated vengefulness. The Character of Heathcliff is a very dark skinned gypsy from Liverpool. He is Lockwood’s’ landlord and looks on when his dogs attack Mr. Lockwood during his visit to his landlord at Wuthering Heights. Heathcliff is the owner of both Thrushcross Grange and Wuthering Heights. The character of Lockwood is that he is a wealthy gentleman who comes to spend a year in the country at Thrushcross Grange. Lockwood is Heathcliff’s tenant. He is uncomfortable at Wuthering Heights as the occupants of the place are hostile towards him.
The relationship The relationship between Heathcliff and Lockwood is that of a landlord and a tenant. Where Heathcliff is the landlord and Lockwood is the tenant. Lockwood Is conventional and outgoing and a foil to the strange and fierce landlord, Heathcliff. Heathcliff and Lockwood are strange bedfellows.
The significance of their relationship is that Lockwood finds attraction in Heathcliff’s hospitality. The relationship reveals a pattern of power and authority as means through which one could be corrupt. Looking at the genesis of Heathcliff’s life as a gypsy he eventually inherits Wuthering Heights but unfortunately treats people who come closer to him with scorn and disdain. It is reveal that their relationship provides a key for Mr. Lockwood to unlock the details, through Nelly Dean, about Heathcliff and how he has become the owner of Thrushcross Grange. Their relationship inspires compassion in Lockwood. Who eventually understands Heathcliff’s unhappiness and feels sorry for his landlord. Lockwood learns of the circumstances of Heathcliff’s death from Nelly.
