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Why does Heathcliff give up on revenge?

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Near the end of Wuthering Heights, Heathcliff explains to Nelly Dean that he gave up on revenge because he has lost the will for it. He says this is not because he has suddenly become kind or generous. He simply has begun to lose interest in life, sensing a "strange" change coming over him.

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Near the end of the book, Heathcliff explains to Nelly Dean why he has given up on revenge. As he notes, the young Cathy and Hareton are in his clutches, and he could exact revenge on the Linton and Earnshaw families if he so chose. Edgar's daughter, Cathy, is in love with Hindley's son, Hareton, and Hareton is in love with Cathy. As Heathcliff holds Edgar and Hindley responsible for destroying his own life, as well as that of the first Catherine, destroying the lives of their children in the same way would be a just end, Heathcliff believes.
However, as Heathcliff explains to Nelly, right when he has found the moment to strike, he has lost all will to move against them. He is no longer interested in revenge. He notes that he worked like "Hercules" to arrive at this point and that nobody could stop him if he wanted to separate the two young lovers and break their hearts, but he doesn't have the will to do so.
He hastens to add that this has nothing to do with kindness or a sudden burst of generosity. As he puts it,

That sounds as if I had been labouring the whole time only to exhibit a fine trait of magnanimity. It is far from being the case: I have lost the faculty of enjoying their destruction, and I am too idle to destroy for nothing.

Heathcliff goes on the tell Nelly that he senses a "strange" change coming over him. He says he can barely remember to eat or drink and is no longer interested in the life around him.

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Why does Heathcliff give up on revenge?

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