This page talks of the relationship
between Shakespeare's Hamlett and Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights and Hamlet both possess analogus concepts that
attribute to the theme. The villian in Hamlet, the King, and the
villian in Wuthering Heights, Heathcliff, attempt to take what they
perceive to be theirs yet was never truly theirs by right.
Hamlet: In Hamlet the King marrys the Queen only months
after her
husband died, which happen to be his brother. The King did not have
any love for this woman, and being a man with evil ways, his only
reasons for marrying was to gain power. The King even betrayed his
brother by killing him so he could take over his position as King, and
betrayed his own nephew by not giving him what was rightfully his. In
the following passage the Ghost in Hamlet tells of the King's betrayl.
Ghost: "A serpent strung me; so the whole ear of
Denmark is by a
forged process of my death rankly abused; but know, thou noble youth,
the serpent that did sting thy father's life now wears his crown."
(p. 27, ln. 42-46)
Heathcliff also betrays people along with useing them.
Heathcliff
used Hareton as tool by defiling his mind and teaching him awful
actions. Heathcliff had abused Hareton so much, that Heathcliff thought
that Hareton would take his side rather than his fathers in an arguement.
Heathcliff had thus betrayed Hindley by turning his own son against
him. (This relates to p.201 where Heathcliff describes his thoughts on
Hareton "if the dead villian could rise...")
Claudius' control
over Hamlet.
Halemt finally
finding courage to avenge father's death.
