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How Does Bronte Use Revenge In Wuthering Heights
Revenge, it has a way of controlling people to do horrible things. Revenge is what creates the interesting story line in Emily Bronte’s book Wuthering Heights. When Heathcliff was adopted by Mr. Earnshaw the rest of the Earnshaw family had an extremely hard time accepting him. With Hindley feeling unloved, while Heathcliff gets put down almost every second of his life, and Edgar steals Heathcliff's one love there is enough revenge to start at least three batman plots.
Heathcliff was orphaned and found by Mr. Earnshaw who adopted him. The first introduction of Heathcliff to Earnshaw’s family, they all connected him to their unhappiness. Hindley started beating Heathcliff and leaving bruises. Heathcliff would want what Hindley had and make him give it to him by saying “If you won’t I shall tell your father of the three thrashings you’ve given me this week” (pg 43). Heathcliff knew he had some power of Hindley and wasn’t afraid to use it. Heathcliff towards the end of the book started to destroy Hindley's son and turn him as crooked as he was, and made that his revenge for destroying his life.
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Earnshaw felt even more sympathy and made him his favorite boy, which in turn made Hindley mad. Once Hindley’s father died Hindley took over the house and basically owned Heathcliff so “he drove him from their company to the servants” (chapter 6 paragraph 9) and he swore he would “reduce him to his right place” (chapter 3 paragraph 30). Hindley thought of Heathcliff below him so he wanted to do whatever he could to make Heathcliff feel that way. Hindley would separate Heathcliff from Catherine so he would have no happiness and no one to talk. Also, he made sure to not let Heathcliff, be educated so he would stay lower than him. Also, to get back at Heathcliff, Hindley would mistreat Catherine. Every time Hindley could get back at Heathcliff he

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