“It would degrade me to marry Heathcliff now; so he will never know how much I love him; and that, not because he is handsome, Nelly, but because he is more myself than I am. Whatever the composition of our soul, his and mine are the same, and [Edgar's] is as different as a moonbeam from lightning, or frost from fire. These words are spoken by Catherine Earnshaw in Emily Brontë's novel Wuthering Heights. The complicated love triangle that exists between Catherine Earnshaw, Edgar Linton and Heathcliff is at the heart of the plot of Wuthering Heights. This, along with other subplots about love between other characters, make love the main theme of this novel. Catherine is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earnshaw, and they live in Wuthering Heights. Catherine has an older brother – Hindley and an adopted brother – Heathcliff. Mr. Earnshaw loves Heathcliff and prefers him to his own son. Catherine and Hindley despise their new brother at first, but Catherine slowly begins to love him. Hindley becomes increasingly jealous of Heathcliff, so his father sends Hindley to college. While his son is gone, Mr. Earnshaw dies. Hindley returns to the funeral, married to a woman named Frances. He takes over Wuthering Heights and forces Heathcliff to work as a common laborer. However, this does not stop Catherine and Heathcliff's friendship, which begins to blossom into love as the two grow up. Catherine and Heathcliff continue to defy their brother as they grow up, refusing to clean themselves, dress properly, or behave in a civilized manner. One day, the two arrive at Thrushcross Grange (another house on the same grounds as Wuthering Heights), where they attempt to scare the two children, Edgar and Isabella Linton, who live there with their... middle of paper. ....e between Catherine, Heathcliff and Edgar. The actions these three took as a result of this greatly affected each other and their children. The forced "love" that existed between the relationships of Edgar and Catherine and Catherine II and Linton is a type of love in the novel. The absence of love in Isabella and Heathcliff's marriage adds another depth to the story. The true love that caused Hindley to become an alcoholic after the death of his wife adds another form of love to Wuthering Heights. The love “that ends well” between Catherine II and Hareton is another type of love in this novel. Finally, the love between Catherine and Heathcliff, which began as a love between playmates in childhood and turned into an obsession after Catherine's death, is a powerful type of love in this story that affects everyone the other characters..