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Emily Brontë
Emily
Brontë
1818 - 1848
Out on the wiley, windy moors
Catherine
Character
Map
of
Wuthering
Heights
Main Characters
Heathcliff The main character.
Orphaned as a child, he is constantly
on the outside, constantly losing
people. Catherine Earnshaw’s
decision to marry Edgar Linton
almost destroys their relationship.
He spends most of his life
contemplating and acting out
revenge. He is abusive, brutal, and
cruel.
Catherine Earnshaw
The love of Heathcliff’s life. Wild,
impetuous (heftig, oppfarende,
snarsint), and arrogant as a child,
she grows up getting everything she
wants. When two men fall in love
with her, she torments both of them.
Ultimately, Catherine’s selfishness
ends up hurting everyone she loves,
including herself.
Genealogy
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Mr. Earnshaw: Owner of Wuthering Heights and father of two children,
Hindley and Cathy. He adopts a street waif, Heathcliff, and dotes on the
child, arousing jealousy in Hindley. After Mr. Earnshaw dies, Hindley
inherits Wuthering Heights and makes Heathcliff a common stable boy and
field laborer.
Hindley: Earnshaw’s son, who torments Heathcliff when the latter is a small
child many years younger than Hindley. After Hindley inherits Wuthering
Heights, he continues to mistreat Heathcliff.
Frances Earnshaw: Hindley’s wife. Like Hindley, she maltreats Heathcliff.
She dies after the birth of Hareton.
Edgar Linton: Elegant aristocrat at Thrushcross Grange whom Cathy marries
to gain social position and the finer things of life.
Isabella Linton: Edgar’s naive sister. Heathcliff marries her to spite Edgar and
Cathy, then treats Isabella cruelly.
Young Catherine: The daughter of Edgar Linton and Cathy.
Hareton: The son of Hindley Earnshaw and his wife, Frances.
Linton: Sickly child of Heathcliff and Isabella.
Joseph: A crabby old servant.
Zillah: A housekeeper.
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