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of Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange. All characters are based off of Wuthering
Heights: A Novel, published in 1847 by Thomas Cautley newby, in London. All names and
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[A transcript of Nelly Dean’s Eulogy for Mr. Heathcliff Heathcliff]
An aura of masculinity exuded his charismatic persona. With his thick black
eyebrows set over sable eyes filled with a fiery intensity, Mr. Heathcliff
certainly struck the part of a tormented soul (70). Many have let his
rugged, conflicted looks lure them in. He... managed to create quite a
name, what with doing all he could to execute revenge for the injustice he
faced as a child. Once, he too had sorrow, misery, happiness, and love
(123). At the end, however, he chose to conceal his heart and die a
solitary man.
When he was young, he seemed a hardened and petulant child, perhaps because
of the ill treatment he constantly received from his older brother (27). He
took all of it in, all of it, and let it fester inside of him something
akin to the curdling of milk. He was then rejected by his beloved‐ my
mistress at the time‐ on the meaningless grounds of class, and status. Mr.
Heathcliff has suffered in the hands of his closest friends and his
farthest enemies. Over time, he let his anger mold him into a malevolent
man. What led him to his demise, was the very thing that should have kept
this man alive: love. Love could’ve carried him to the richest of places.
Love could’ve led him to the most spirited of existences. Alas, he gave in
to the cruel monster that is hatred, and hurt the only ones who could’ve
grown to care for him.
Only I saw him as he truly was, and I now paint the image before your eyes
of this saint of a sinner. For he was not a tragic and romantic hero as his
wife originally thought him; nor was he a mysterious recluse as the
townspeople believed him. He lived among what was considered his kin and
fell into an abysmal cycle of vengeance and avarice until… he succumbed to
mad hysteria at last. It was far too late for grievances (240), and he fell
prey to love. Thus ended his sanity. I believe that all men are inherently
good and Mr. Heathcliff was no different. Had he been treated right and
gotten what was rightfully his, perhaps he too, might have been a good man.
[Transcript of a Diary Account Written by Catherine Earnshaw Linton]
Today, I’ve agreed to wed Edgar Linton. He is a true gentleman at
heart, and has a calm and gentle composure. Nelly tells me that I love
him because he’s handsome, young, rich, and loves me in return (57). I
can not refute that and it does infuriate me to realize that he and I
are not alike in any way. I am sure that any other female would adore
his presence‐ with his blonde locks, and watery blue eyes, and fair
and pleasant complexion (41). Why though do I desist and resign myself
to unhappiness?
Edgar tries so hard to please me, and I seem ungrateful when such an
amiable man has asked my hand in marriage. I can not and will not love
him though, for he is not Heathcliff. Edgar is weak, and is quick to
back down from conflict. The first time I laid eyes on him, he was
crying, because he fought over a small mangy creature with his sister
(35). I can not pity him either, for he has harboured a petty grudge
over Heathcliff, simply because I do not stand up for Edgar when they
fight over my affection. Can they not see that I have sacrificed so
much to see Heathcliff rise from poverty? Edgar, however sweet and
kind, is not half the man he claims to be. He is as delicate as the
first flowers of spring; I fear that he tip over if I so much as
breathe on him. I fear that he does not understand me either; he’s
always so focused on his books (89). I hope I have made the right
choice in accepting his proposal.
Until later,
Catherine Earnshaw
[Transcript of Heathcliff’s Letter, Written the Day Before his Death]
My Dear Catherine,
I am at my end. Not a day went by when I didn’t think of you. When you come
to take me away from my grave at last, I wonder, will you remember what it
meant to be us and not you and I? Will you remember the times when we
infuriated Hindley till he was black and blue (33)? Will you remember the
stories we shared in the moors? Or will you have forgotten what our love
meant?
If you have, I will spend a thousand years retelling our small infinity of
time together. I will remind you of the loud, passionate fits you had,
whilst shouting at the world. I will remind you of the quiet soliloquies
that broke free from your lips and escaped into the harsh winds of the
Crags (90). I will remind you of the silence that enveloped us when we did
naught but sit in our beds and wonder. Oh, how we used to wonder, at that!
We used to draw lovely portraits of our future lives, but it crumbled into
mere sketches. Eventually, the sketches gave way to time and dissolved into
dust. When you come to get me, we will draw once more, until all there ever
was, and will be, is us. And isn’t that lovely? Did you not think us worthy
of such a future? We were both so cruel to each other. You asked me to
forgive you that day. And I do. I do a million times over, if it means I
get to see you once more.
It has been so long since I’ve seen your brown locks flowing carefree over
your shoulders, your beautiful and wicked smile, your haughty scorn for
everyone else (30, 37). It has been so long since I have heard your laugh,
or the echoes of your light feet across the cold tiles at the Heights. And
it has been so long since I’ve heard your voice enchanting everyone around
you, regardless of their wish to be ensnared by your presence. My
Catherine, I say once more, for I am yours and you are mine‐ I love you.
Yours for Eternity,
Heathcliff
[Transcript of Hareton’s Wedding Gift]
New Year’s Eve
Hareton Earnshaw
Catherine,
You may be wondering, my love, why this is my gift to you. The answer is
quite simple‐ you have freed me from being a “dunce,” as you put it (226).
You taught me so much over the past year. So, I wished to write my feelings
instead of saying out loud. I am so glad you came into my life, for I have
gained a teacher, a friend, and a wife.
You are one of the most beautiful women, with your warm chestnut eyes
blazing amongst your milky skin and your soft golden curls cascading over
your small frame (139). I used to think that you were mean spirited. Quite
the contrary! I had yet to learn of your kind and teasing nature, and I did
not know that you were capable of giving me such deep affection. You never
were truly angry with me and you never meant to shame me. I realize that
now, my love. You have a way of brightening up the room whenever you even
throw a light smile in my direction.
Someday, I might use your own teachings to write you an extensive sonnet
describing your strange whims. I might write a novel describing the shape
of your hands. I might write verses upon the sparks lit in your eyes when
you drag me across the moors on an “adventure.” I might give you all the
lands and seas in the world, and every flower from the Grange to the
Heights, but for now... I offer my heart and my love, in return for time
with you.
With much love,
Hareton
[Transcript of a Diary Entry from Emily, Housekeeper of Wuthering Heights]
I do declare! I have met many an insolent child, but I have never seen such
impertinence in my life. It’s the dead of winter, and here the little whelp
is, asking for milk (155). Milk! All of us are parched and our throats feel
like they have received a good scratching from pirri‐pirri tumbles 1. Yet
there it sits, like it’s receiving her Highness for dinner. I have half a
mind to beat it myself! It treats us with a note of contempt that urges my
inner craving to strangle it.
Of course, I am being a tad unfair. Linton’s a weak little thing that can’t
support his own skin and bones. He’s constantly falling prey to one
sickness or the other (155). I pity him, but my pity does not extend so far
as to wait after him hand and foot! It is to no wonder Mr. Heathcliff keeps
well away from him. Of course, Hareton seems to mean well and tries once in
a while to befriend him, but Linton holds himself higher than everyone
else. His looks befit him indeed. Linton’s light locks and bright blue eyes
on anyone else would have made them appear an angel (159). On him, they
only showed a stark contrast to the rest of his sickly body. If he showed a
little compassion to anyone around him, he would be right tolerable. In the
meantime, I suppose, I must continue to meander through his commands and
help him achieve the most mundane state of being.
‐Emily 2
1 Pirri‐pirri tumbles, otherwise known as the pirri‐pirri bur, is a plant
indigenous to Europe, that grows in damp places and has needles sticking
out of the top of the stem.
2 Emily’s retelling of her day is comprised of many spelling mistakes, and
has been modified for reading purposes.