：《呼啸山庄》与《基督山伯爵》中复仇的对比
Introduction
Wuthering Heights is a story about Heathcliff’s revenge on the people of
Wuthering Heights① and Thrushcross Grange and its terrible effects. Heathcliff is an
orphan with unknown family background. By chance, he is picked up and adopted by
old Earnshaw who is the owner of Wuthering Heights. Earnshaw’s son named
Hindley detests the dark-skinned Heathcliff. But Catherine who is Hindley’ sister
quickly comes to love him, and the two soon grow inseparable. Earnshaw's favor on
Heathcliff leads to Hindley's jealousness and resentment. After Earnshaw's death,
Hindley inherits Wuthering Heights and begins to persecute Heathcliff. During the
time, Catherine betrays Heathcliff and their love due to some worldly reasons. She
marries a rich man Edgar Linton, who lives Thrushcross Grange next to Wuthering
Heights. All the sorrow leads him to fulfill his crazy plans of revenge. He ruins
Hindley by changing Hindley’s life to a living hell. When Hindley dies, Heathcliff
inherits the manor. In the mean time, He destroys Isabella’s life by marrying her only
for his revenge on Edgar. Heathcliff controls both Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross
Grange. But when he accomplishes his revenge and realizes his mistake, humanity
finally returns to him. This paper depicts Heathcliff's cruel and the means of revenge,
and tries to find the reasons behind his revenge.
The Count of Monte Cristo describes the life of its main character Edmond
Dantes. He is promoted to captain of his ship, and has plan to marry his beautiful
lover Mercedes . His success ignites the jealousy of his enemies. They write a letter
falsely accusing him of being a Bonapartist. This means he sides with Napoleon
Bonaparte and is committing treason against his own king. He is arrested on his
wedding day and sent to a prison called the Château d'If②.These three enemies are
Danglars, Fernand Mondego, and Villefort. Danglars will become captain of the
Pharaon once Dantes is removed, Fernand aspires to win Mercedes' love. While
Edmond is in prison, he learns from another prisoner of a secret treasure hidden on the
island of Monte Cristo. Edmond concocts a daring and audacious plan: escape and
find the treasure. When Edmond escapes, he takes revenge against his three enemies