The literary adventure known as Wuthering Heights takes place early 1800s.Characters like Heathcliff take advantage of 18th century marriage laws.He forced his son to marry a neighbouring girl.By doing this his son Linton, was given all the property that his wife Cathy owned.18th century marriage laws are seen as one person and that person being the husband.This entitled the husband to al of the wifes personal property.Cathy was the heir to the property Thrushcross grange.When Linton and her got married her property went to Linton.The thing is Linton was dying and knowing this ,Heathcliff forced Linton to write in his will that Heathcliff got all of his belongings.Because of this law Heathcliff was able obtain land that was never to be thought that it would become his.Why do you think Heathcliff was very easily able to manipulate the law?Do you think laws like these had any good benefits?