“I am Heathcliff–he is more myself than I am” Diversity in Romance of Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

The article primarily investigates the diverse romantic relationships incorporated in famous Victorian classic Wuthering Heights. It also attempts to exemplify the extremely subtle differences of the six relationship, which by and large, describe almost all the reasons and tendencies for people to fall in love. References to ‘love entwined with unending hatred’ in Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights (1847) deserve meticulous further attention because of their diversity and complexity as represented in the text, the ways in which they are incorporated in the text, and the extended readership. This article presents a critical detailed analysis of the nuances of love relationships and the facets of hatred interlinked to them. The analysis is supported through the reader response concepts by Stanley Fish and David Bleich. The analysis identifies six relationships that highlight the situations that drive people to fall in love. Among them are the influences related to social class, exceedingly good looks, sympathy and love at first sight. The significance of the analysis is two-fold: it adds novelty to the existing literature on the text, and offers insights into the shades and causes of human relationships.