Psychiatrist: I see, is this man… Hindley the only person you feel you have to have revenge on.
Heathcliff: No, there is another man by the name of Edgar Linton. The main reason I feel I need to bring revenge on this man is because he married the woman I loved.
Psychiatrist: Yes, can you explain yourself a bit better about the subject?
Heathcliff: During my time with the Earnshaw’s I began to fall in love with their daughter, Catherine. I had loved her for a long time until one day I over-heard Catherine telling someone that she cannot marry me on account of my poor social standing. After this I left Withering Heights only to discover that she had married Edgar Linton just because he was an heir of a wealthy neighbouring family.
Psychiatrist: OK, what else do you know about Edgar Linton?
Heathcliff: I know that he was an heir to an estate called Thrushcross Grange.
Psychiatrist: During your absence from Wuthering Heights what happened?
Heathcliff: Whilst I was away from Wuthering Heights I decided that I should try to earn some money to keep me going, so I constantly read the employment page of every newspaper in England. Eventually I found an advertisement for a job as a courier, so I accepted it. I had arrived at work only to find it was a drugs courier’s job. I had made quite a high amount of cash when I thought I would play cards with some lads from a pub, I couldn’t stop until I had won all their money and become rich. After this I arrived back in Wuthering Heights.
Psychiatrist: Yes… after your return to Wuthering Heights what happened?
Heathcliff: I married a young girl called Isabella Linton who was Edgar’s sister. I didn’t actually love this girl; I just married her so I could get revenge on her brother. She eventually ran away from me so when she had our child, Linton I went to retrieve him.
Psychiatrist: Did you ever end up getting revenge on this… Hindley?
Heathcliff: Actually I did, I thought if I could encourage the man’s habits of drinking and gambling then I could break him down. In the end I managed to gain the Heights for myself.
Psychiatrist: After that what happened?
Heathcliff: I thought that if I could get my son and Catherine’s daughter, Cathy, to marry then I could get Thrushcross Grange for myself. At this moment Cathy had control of Thrushcross Grange.
Psychiatrist: Sorry for interrupting you but did you eventually manage to get this… Cathy and your son to marry?
Heathcliff: Yes I did but sadly my son died a short time back…
Psychiatrist: Oh, I am sorry.
Heathcliff: Yes it struck me too. Anyway Cathy discovered another man named Hareton, she became fond of him and began to teach him and to show him the care he had not previously received.
Psychiatrist: So let me see. First of all you were found in Liverpool by Mr. …
Heathcliff: Earnshaw.
Psychiatrist: Yes, yes Earnshaw thank you. Then he brought you up along with his family. After his death, his son…
Heathcliff: Hindley.
Psychiatrist: Yes, yes Hindley. Hindley treated you as his slave because his father grew fonder of you than of Hindley. Another man named… something or the other married the woman you loved. His name was…
Heathcliff: Edgar.
Psychiatrist: Yes that’s the one. You then fled from town because you over heard the woman you loved talking about how she could not marry you on account of your low social standings. (Smiles with happiness because he got the facts correct)
Heathcliff: That’s right.
Psychiatrist: Now if I could just remember the young lady’s name.
Heathcliff: It’s Catherine.
Psychiatrist: Yes, yes I know. After your return you married a girl called…
Heathcliff: Isabella.
Psychiatrist: Thank you. You didn’t actually love this girl; you just used her to get at Edgar. She fled from you and you retrieved your son from her. His name was…(In an excited, high pitched voice) Linton his name was Linton. Anyway, you forced your own son to marry, a young girl called…
Heathcliff: Cathy.
Psychiatrist: Yes and…
Heathcliff: They were wed and I gained both Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange for myself. Later, on my son, Linton, tragically died. Then Cathy eventually discovered another man called Hareton.
Psychiatrist: Yes thank you for that, well all I can say to you is to keep away from these people and those estates for another week, which is when I would like you to come back. You can make an appointment with my secretary outside. Ok?
Heathcliff: (angrily) Well actually no, I…
Psychiatrist: Well see you next week then bye.
Heathcliff: (huffing and puffing) Yes, thank for your time.
Psychiatrist: No problem.
Heathcliff: Bye.
Psychiatrist: Bye then.
