摘　要

《呼啸山庄》一直被认为是英国文学史上一部“最奇特的小说”。主人公希斯克利夫残暴的报复行为使整部小说充满了怪异,暴力和精彩。希斯克利夫特殊性格形成有几个原因。第一个同时也是最重要的一个原因是特殊的环境成就了他强大，邪恶和嫉妒残忍的性格。正是这种特殊的性格形成了他特殊的命运。另一方面，凯瑟琳和希斯克利夫之间的爱情是那样强烈以至于凯瑟琳的背叛促使希斯克利夫用极端的手段去报复凯瑟琳和这个社会。通过分析希斯克利夫性格形成的原因来揭露资本主义社会怎样把一个人变成一个魔鬼。当希斯克利夫意识到是金钱和地位使他失去尊严，特别是凯瑟琳的爱时，他就决定用残酷的手段来惩罚所有和凯瑟琳有关的以及他恨的人。故事以希斯克利夫放弃报复下一代，然后自杀告终。他的死表达了他对凯瑟琳生死不渝的爱，也反应了人性的复苏。

关键词：希斯克利夫；性格；极度的爱恨；报复

Abstract

Wuthering Heights is considered as the most special novel in the English history. The main male character Heathcliff's cruel revenge fills the entire novel with strangeness, violence and splendor. There are several reasons for Heathcliff to form his characters. The special environment created the special characters of Heathcliff who became a powerful and villainous man, capable of extreme cruelties and it was the special characters that doomed his special fate. On the other hand, the love between Heathcliff and Catherine was so overwhelmingly strong that Catherine’s betrayal forced Heathcliff to take the extreme measures to get revenge to Catherine and the society. Through analyzing the process and the reasons for Heathcliff to form his characters to expose how the capitalist society put a man into an evil person. When Heathcliff realized that it was the money and the social position that result in his loss of dignity, especially the love of Catherine. He decided to use cruel punishment or treatment to anyone who had relationship with Catherine or anyone he hated. The end of the novel was that Heathcliff gave up the revenge to the next generation and committed suicide. His death expressed his undying for Catherine and the recovery of humanity.

Key words: Heathcliff; characters; extreme love and hatred；revenge
 
1 Introduction
Wuthering Heights is the Flower of English literature. It is a romantic work which describes a thrilling love story. The story started from the wildness and ended as a tragedy, in which we see the long lasting revenge and hatred between the two families. Heathcliff is the hero of this novel and his personality and his love tragedy in this novel show us that the social environment shapes the character of the people, and the character leads to the people’s destiny.