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Mr. Linton:
It has been some days since the terrible confrontation between my beloved wife and myself. I knew I should have not confronted her, prevented her from going into hysterics and raising her temper. But it is that detestable Heathcliff's fault, that base and mongrel creature. I cannot remain calm and supplicate him, not even for my wife's sake. She must not be exposed to such heather. Whoever this former friend could be is no longer her friend, and she does not see it. I must prevent her from ever seeing this devil forever. She must choose between her husband and that man. I know she will make the right decision. She has to make the right decision.
Bronte leaves out the turmoil Edgar Linton feels after the confrontation with Heathcliff. Here, I created a scene in which Edgar reveals his emotions toward Heathcliff and vents his feelings during his isolation in the library.
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Nelly Dean
I simply would not stand for that. Here, the whole time she has fawned after another, yet now she strikes hard at one that holds her secrets. How dare she! From this day forward she will confide in me no more. She will keep her secrets to herself for I will refuse to listen to her self-indulgent problems. I will simply refuse to listen!
This is Nelly's reaction to Cathy's indigent refusal to follow her rules. Ellen, for years, raises Cathy for her own and is the sole confident of the naughty girl. Just prior to this, Cathy and Ellen had a fight over rules that Cathy refused to follow. Ellen is saying this to the reader to give them an insight on her feelings about Cathy's actions.
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Heathcliff
She says will not marry me, for I am not rich enough to please her. But how can she marry one that she doesn't even love. She loves me and I love her! Then how can she even think about that ignorant man, Edgar Linton. And then marry him; that I will not stand. I will show her! I can please her far more than Linton. She will never be happy with him and I won't be able to live without her. I love her far more than he. She rejects me for my lack my wealth. I shall gain all of their's. She rejects me for my lack of power. I shall gain power over both houses. Then whom will she choose? Linton? Or me?
This monologue is Heathcliff’s feelings towards what he overheard. He overheard Nelly and Catherine’s conversation discussing who Catherine should and will
marry. Catherine says that because of Heathcliff status it is impossible for her to marry him. Heathcliff, in this monologue, foreshadows his status in the near future. He also states his sincere love for Catherine.
