Lockwood's First Dream Theme - 731 of pilgrim. , telling him that he could never enter the house without one, and boastfully brandishing a heavy-headed club” (18). The logic of the dream merges the staff and the club into one, although one is a walking aid while the other is a weapon. The incongruity should emphasize that Lockwood is indeed in a dream – and “for a moment [he] considered it absurd that [he] needed a weapon to be admitted to [his own] residence” (18). However, Lockwood instead realizes that he and Joseph “[are] traveling to hear the famous… Branderham preach” (18). The lack of logic and she "[throws the key] into the hottest part of the fire, whereupon Mr. Edgar was seized with a nervous tremor... [filled with] a mixture of anguish and humiliation" ( 99). The symbol of the dream builds the symbols of the story of Wuthering Heights – mixing the real world with the dream. This again creates a sense of mixture and ambiguity that highlights the strangeness. ADD ANOTHER IMPLICATION. When Lockwood enters the church, "the famous Jabes Branderham [has been preaching] for... 'seventy times seven.' When the preacher discusses 490 sins and moves on to the 491st, Lockwood denounces the preacher as the "sinner of sin from whom no Christian needs forgiveness", only for the congregation to object. The existence of an unforgivable sin implies the cessation of forgiveness. inciting revenge as a response. This revenge will define the actions of the characters of Wuthering Heights. Heathcliff returns to Wuthering Heights to seek revenge for Hindley's past actions against him. He cheats Hindley out of money and takes the property as his own. Hindley does not forgive Heathcliff his – instead, he tries to kill him with a gun that has daggers attached to it. Heathcliff also attempts revenge on the Lintons for taking Catherine by taking Isabella, the youngest Linton, as his wife. The biblical passage provides a moral framework that shapes the attitude of vengeance versus forgiveness not only toward Catherine and Heathcliff, but also toward Isabella, Hindley, and others. Most characters believe that a sin inflicted on them cannot be forgiven

Essay / Lockwood's First Dream Theme - 731 of pilgrim. , telling him that he could never enter the house without one, and boastfully brandishing a heavy-headed club” (18). The logic of the dream merges the staff and the club into one, although one is a walking aid while the other is a weapon. The incongruity should emphasize that Lockwood is indeed in a dream – and “for a moment [he] considered it absurd that [he] needed a weapon to be admitted to [his own] residence” (18). However, Lockwood instead realizes that he and Joseph “[are] traveling to hear the famous… Branderham preach” (18). The lack of logic and she "[throws the key] into the hottest part of the fire, whereupon Mr. Edgar was seized with a nervous tremor... [filled with] a mixture of anguish and humiliation" ( 99). The symbol of the dream builds the symbols of the story of Wuthering Heights – mixing the real world with the dream. This again creates a sense of mixture and ambiguity that highlights the strangeness. ADD ANOTHER IMPLICATION. When Lockwood enters the church, "the famous Jabes Branderham [has been preaching] for... 'seventy times seven.' When the preacher discusses 490 sins and moves on to the 491st, Lockwood denounces the preacher as the "sinner of sin from whom no Christian needs forgiveness", only for the congregation to object. The existence of an unforgivable sin implies the cessation of forgiveness. inciting revenge as a response. This revenge will define the actions of the characters of Wuthering Heights. Heathcliff returns to Wuthering Heights to seek revenge for Hindley's past actions against him. He cheats Hindley out of money and takes the property as his own. Hindley does not forgive Heathcliff his – instead, he tries to kill him with a gun that has daggers attached to it. Heathcliff also attempts revenge on the Lintons for taking Catherine by taking Isabella, the youngest Linton, as his wife. The biblical passage provides a moral framework that shapes the attitude of vengeance versus forgiveness not only toward Catherine and Heathcliff, but also toward Isabella, Hindley, and others. Most characters believe that a sin inflicted on them cannot be forgiven - this is the 491st.

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