Wuthering Heights Formal Essay
By: Hussein Gillani
To be married to a certain individual shows a commitment to that individual and moreover, complete devotion to the individual. It also signifies that all feelings toward that person have to be solely for them and not for anyone else. A strong emotional attachment must be present between the two individuals. These are the two main features, among many other smaller, trivial ones, in maintaining a successful marriage. It is clear that the marriages in Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights lack these qualities. The story portrays true love and compares it to the couples, which do not belong together. Two examples from the story of characters, which do not belong together, are the marriages between Catherine Earnshaw and Edgar Linton and between Isabelle Linton and Heathcliff. People, who marry in haste or for the wrong reason, often encounter unhappiness and discontent within the marriage.
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Isabelle's family drawing
Isabelle Greene Garden DesignIsabelle Linton is a very lonesome lady. Living at the Grange she doesn't get to go out much and is pretty much isolated in the house. She doesn't have many friends or people to talk to. It seems as though Isabelle is not necessarily in love with Heathcliff but further attracted to him. Isabelle lives a very unexciting and predictable childhood. Heathcliff is the exact opposite, a mysterious man. This is what attracts Isabelle to Heathcliff. Heathcliff on the other hand does not have any feelings for Isabelle, even though he does encourage her to love him. In fact, earlier in the novel Heathcliff shows that he despises her. Heathcliff only marries Isabelle to get revenge on Edgar and gain the fortunes of Wuthering Heights. We know this because he keeps her away from her brother as much as possible. He also may have done this to cause Catherine to...