Who Is Heathcliff?

Heathcliff is a character in Emily Bronte's novel Wuthering Heights. He is a foundling taken in by Mr. Earnshaw, the owner of Wuthering Heights, and is raised alongside his children, Catherine and Hindley. Heathcliff is dark, brooding, and mysterious, and his intense love for Catherine drives much of the novel's plot. He is often seen as a symbol of passion and destructive love.

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