Heathcliff's revenge
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Heathcliff's revenge is the long, calculated campaign of cruelty and manipulation he wages across generations in Wuthering Heights to punish those connected to his own childhood suffering.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional narrative theme
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literary motif ⓘ plot element ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
family dysfunction
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gothic fiction ⓘ inheritance and property law ⓘ romantic obsession ⓘ |
| beginsAfter | Heathcliff's return to Wuthering Heights as an adult ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
economic domination
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emotional cruelty ⓘ long-term planning ⓘ psychological manipulation ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | eventual reconciliation between Hareton Earnshaw and Cathy Linton ⓘ |
| depictedIn | Wuthering Heights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directedAgainst |
Earnshaw family
NERFINISHED
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Linton family ⓘ |
| endsWith | Heathcliff's death ⓘ |
| framedBy | Lockwood's narration ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Emily Brontë NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainAgent | Heathcliff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTarget |
Catherine Earnshaw's descendants
NERFINISHED
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Edgar Linton NERFINISHED ⓘ Hindley Earnshaw NERFINISHED ⓘ Isabella Linton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesAction |
Heathcliff's acquisition of Thrushcross Grange
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Heathcliff's acquisition of Wuthering Heights ⓘ Heathcliff's brutal upbringing of Linton Heathcliff ⓘ Heathcliff's coercion of Cathy Linton into marriage with Linton Heathcliff ⓘ Heathcliff's financial ruin of Hindley Earnshaw ⓘ Heathcliff's manipulation of Hareton Earnshaw ⓘ Heathcliff's marriage to Isabella Linton ⓘ Heathcliff's mistreatment of Isabella Linton ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
critique of social class hierarchy
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example of cyclical violence ⓘ exploration of destructive passion ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
childhood abuse
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class humiliation ⓘ loss of Catherine Earnshaw ⓘ romantic rejection ⓘ |
| narratedBy | Nelly Dean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Wuthering Heights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultsIn |
Heathcliff's control of Earnshaw property
NERFINISHED
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Heathcliff's control of Linton property ⓘ suffering of the second generation ⓘ |
| setAt |
Thrushcross Grange
NERFINISHED
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Wuthering Heights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Yorkshire moors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spans | two generations ⓘ |
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