Wuthering Heights: Negativity In Domesticity

Part I of Essay
In Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights, it is perceivable that the domesticity that took place in the novel was more of a vice than a virtue for the characters. The domesticity evident in the novel seems to focus most on the notion of a woman marrying out of duty, rather tha ....

Part II of Essay
.... an excellent example of how negative it can be for one to marry out of duty, rather than out of love. Catherine had loved Heathcliff for many years, but the domestic norms forced her to marry Edgar Linton because he was an acceptable suitor. Although she loved Heathcliff, he still remained an unattainable husband because he did not live up to the domestic standards of what a husband should be. He lacked a family background, wealth, and an ideal appearance that led Catherine to realize that “it would degrade [her] to marry Heathcliff” (Br ....