Heath ‧ cliff /ˈhiːθklɪf/ BrE AmE
one of the main characters in the book ↑ Wuthering Heights (1847) by Emily ↑ Brontë . He is an attractive, proud, and often angry man with very strong emotions. He loves Catherine Earnshaw and she loves him, but they are prevented from marrying. As a result, he decides to punish the other members of her family because he believes that they are responsible for his unhappy life.