"Is Mr. Heathcliff a man? If so, is he mad? And if not, is he a devil?" (135).
So last blog I mentioned that Catherine was a little crazy. This blog I will talk about how Heathcliff is also crazy. This just proves that the two are meant for each other. Anyway, Isabella is writing this letter to Nelly talking about how horrified she is living with Heathcliff at Wuthering Heights. Isabella is wondering what she has gotten herself into with her marriage with Heathcliff, considering she suspects that he is a devil. Basically, most of the characters in the novel regard Heathcliff negatively. There are many reasons for this. Number one, Heathcliff's upbringing caused him to be an extremely bitter person. He was always cast aside as the unwanted adopted sibling and he never was appreciated except by Catherine. Secondly, Heathcliff falls in love with Catherine only to have his heart broken by her when she chose Edgar over him. This causes Heathcliff to basically go insane and seek vengeance in whatever way to somehow win Catherine back or at least make her jealous. All of the situations that Heathcliff have been placed in have only further aggravated his temper and he acts rather irrationally most of the time, therefore not many people seem to be on his side.
Sometimes I feel sympathetic for Heathcliff because he says things like "Existence, after losing her, would be hell" (148). That is the nicest thing Heathcliff has said about Catherine in awhile. But then again Heathcliff reminds me of Iago in Othello and then I don't feel so sorry for him. This novel is a good example of how jealousy can be a source of motivation and something that drives the action. The saying, "love makes you do crazy things" applies pretty well to this novel.
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