Wuthering Heights

Physical intimacy is limited to passionate embraces and kisses, though the emotional intensity is extreme.

Characters endure domestic abuse, slapping, hair-pulling, and threats of violence with garden tools.

Mild period-appropriate language and insults like 'blackguard' or 'villain' are used.

Heathcliff frequently uses God's name in anger or to swear oaths of vengeance.

Hindley Earnshaw descends into severe alcoholism, which is depicted as a moral failing.

Catherine suffers a mental breakdown and engages in self-starvation during her illness.

The novel features a famous ghost sighting and a pervasive, eerie gothic atmosphere.

Supernatural elements like hauntings and talk of souls remaining on earth are central themes.

There are no LGBTQ+ characters or themes present in this novel.

The story prioritizes raw, idolatrous passion and revenge over moral or social order.

The character Joseph is a satirical and unflattering portrait of a hypocritical, self-righteous Christian.

The younger Catherine shows some bravery in navigating her forced marriage and captivity.

Biblical references appear mostly as tools for judgment or in the mouth of the hypocritical Joseph.

While the central 'love' is obsessive and toxic, the younger generation finds a healthier affection.

The novel is primarily a study of revenge, though the ending hints at generational peace.