Question

Which of the following is the best description of Catherine and Heathcliff’s love in Wuthering Heights?.

Heathcliff loves Catherine all his life, though his love is unrequited..

They are passionate, but their love transgresses social boundaries..

Catherine is merely infatuated with Heathcliff, and her passion dies out soon..

Heathcliff’s love for Catherine is outshone by Edgar Linton's.

Answer 1

They are passionate, but their love transgresses social boundaries.

Step-by-step explanation:

From the beginning of the story (and their lives), Catherine and Heathcliff identify with each other. Catherine famously states that she "is Heathcliff," and they seem destined to be together. However, Heathcliff is of low birth, and Catherine grows concerned with the possibility that marrying him might affect her social status. This leads to tragedy for both characters, due to the fact that their passionate love transgresses social boundaries, and that the society they live in is not one which cannot accept such turbulent and carefree attachment.

Answer 2

• They are passionate, but their love transgresses social boundaries.

Step-by-step explanation:

In Catherine and Heathcliff’s childhood, it appears that the two are bound for one another, as they are unmistakably very stricken with each other. As the book advances, miscommunication and envy creep into the relationship, finishing with catastrophe and Heathcliff's craving to spend whatever remains of his spirit's presence with her soul.