#4: cousin marriage

"That the two cousins may fall in love, and get married." pg.235

Heathcliff motives in my perspective to want Catherine to marry his son Linton, is wrong. That is because they are cousins although it may have been normal during that time period i find it in the same footing as incest. Also Heathcliff forces her to marry him by punishing her as well as made her guilty of Linton's sickness. I personally feel that Heathcliff should not take his anger out on the children, but there is other means by doing it and not force them to commit incest.