Destructiveness of a Love in Wuthering Heights

Destructiveness of a Love in Wuthering Heights

Abstract:

Catherine and Heathcliff’s passion for one another seems to be the center of Wuthering Heights, given that it is stronger and more lasting than any other emotion displayed in the novel, and that it is the source of most of the major conflicts that structure the novel’s plot. class status often crucially inform the characters’ motivations in Wuthering Heights.

Key Words: passion conflicts class status revenge

1. Introduction

1.1 Background

1.1.1England in the early of 19 Century

The story happened in the early 19 century,when UK was a classic patriarchy society with a strong sense of hierarchy and class contradiction,divided human into seceral levels.Their working people not only were exploited and oppressed by the corrupt landed aristocracy ,but also ruled by the emerging bourgeois nobles.Meanwhile women and proletariates were oppressed too ,whoes personal rights had been deprived.

"At law women were equal to male criminals,madman and minors,in whichever class they were". The middle class were in worse condition ,because their wives and daughters were not regarded as the symbol of estate or status,who had to cling to man--farther,husband,brother or son for life and became other's dolls.As far as they were concerned ,marriage was the best home they turned to ,on which their all success or failure depended. But "women were equivalent of jetton that was used for consolidating their rank of families and promoting their families wealth.It was the woor's wealth and status that decided the success or failure of one’s marriage,which should be well-matched rather than allowed by families.

If the marriage was opposed by families, it was more likely to be failure .To elope with his/her lover was the last choice for youth who loved each other so much and wouldn't abandon each other forever.While elopement means lost everything ,they not only had to break with their own...