Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
Main Events of the story
Hindley Earnshaw's Child is Hareton Earnshaw.
Isabella Linton marries Heathcliff (Heathcliff is a negro child Mr Earnshaw adopted him)
Their child is Linton Heathcliff
Catherine, Edgar, Heathcliff, Hindley & Isabella dies.
Heathcliff Takes over the property of Hindley Earnshaw
Catherine Linton is married to Linton Heathcliff.
Heathcliff Takes over the property of Edgar Linton also.
Later Linton Heathcliff dies, and Catherine (Cathy) becomes a widow
Nelly Dean is the narrator.
An outline of the story
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The novel develops in three stages. These three stages are very well connected.
we will see that as the story passes from one stage to another action and place also changes.
First, we have Wuthering Heights, then Thrushcross Grange and lastly, we have bolted the place
Let me tell you in short all three stages:
i) First stage is when Heathcliffe disappears
when he hears that Catherine is to marry Linton.
(ii) Heathcliff returns and Catherine dies of an illness leaving a girl
child behind.
(iii) This stage is till the death of Heathcliff and the novel ends
with the engagement of Catherine & Hareton.
(iv) At the different stages we find the development of the
themes.
There is a development of love and revenge.
This grows in the second stage also.
In the third, we find the revenge descending on the children.
we will notice that all the violent nature occurs at Wuthering Heights Here violent winds keep blowing.
The calm scenes are at Thrushcross Grange. Here nature is also calm.
going through the story we will find that Wuthering Heights had witnessed both prosperity and ruins.
Now I'll try to give the events in detail.
The novel begins with Mr.Lockwood's visit to Wuthering Heights in the year 1801.
Mr. Heathcliff was the owner and Mr. Boldwood his tenant Mr Lockwood had disappointed in Love, so at Wuthering Heights he came to the Grange to spend a few months in this quiet corner.
Wuthering Heights. was situated on a hill in the North of England. It was swept with violent winds for a greater part of the year.
Mr. Lockwood calls it "a perfect misanthropist's heaven."
Thrushcross Grange was situated in a low valley at a distance of about 4 miles from Heights, It was situated on the lovely moor.
MOOR
Mr. Heathcliff was slovenly and morose. He was not social.
On his first visit to Wuthering Heights Lockwood had a strange experience.
His servant Joseph was deemed to have aversions to visitors.
The dogs were snarling and barking at Lockwood. He could not control the dogs.
The Housekeeper came with a frying pan and chased the dogs away.
Mr. Lockwood found Heathcliff very intelligent on certain topics.
Lockwood visited Wuthering Heights the next day again. It was snowing so thick that Joseph did not allow him to enter.
And then a young man came and asked him to follow him.
Inside was a young lady But she seemed to be very reserved. She only enquired if the visitor was asked for tea.
Regards the young man, Lockwood was having doubts, if he was a servant.
Heathcliff was surprised to see Lockwood being out, on the thick snow.
He ordered tea in a very rude tone. Then all four had tea.
At the meal table, Lockwood came to know that the young woman was his widowed daughter-in-law.
And the rustic boy was no relation to him.
Heathcliff then asked the woman to provide someone to take Lockwood to the Grange.
The rustic boy offers to go but Heathcliff refuses.
When Lockwood was leaving, two dogs jumped on his throat. He fell on the ground bleeding. (1-a-23)
Zillah the housekeeper ran to rescue him. She put on icy water to stop the bleeding.
Zillah takes him upstairs. He was told that Heathcliff never allows visitors to lodge here.
The room had a chair, a couch & a mildewed book.
On it was written - Catherine Earnshaw - Catherine Heathcliff, and Catherine Linton.
There was a Catherine Catherine dairy. He started reading it
He read how Hindley, her brother I'll treated her & Heathcliff, after her father's death.
Joseph was a regular tyrant; they were punished if they disobeyed him.
He read the discourse delivered by reverend Jabes Baranderham in the Chapel of Gimmerden Sough. The title of it was seventy times seven, & the first of seventy-first.
He went off to sleep & dreamt of the pious discourse.
He found himself sitting in front of Jabes in the chapel.
Jabes pointed out to Lockwood & asked the congregation to execute him.
At this, the whole assembly raised the pilgrims Staves rushed towards him
Lockwood woke up in horror
He found it was the fir trees that touched the window panes, He went off to sleep again.
But he was so much annoyed by the striking of the branches, that he thrust his hands to hold the branches.
But shockingly his hands touched an icy-cold hand. He heard a voice, 'Let me in!" I'm Catherine Linton from the Moor.
Lockwood Laid she was saying that she had been waiting for twenty years.
Lockwood tried to shake off his hands but he couldn't move. He yelled in fright.
Lockwood awoke Heathcliff. Lockwood told him that the house was haunted.
He told him about "Catherine Linton" on hearing that Heathcliff became uncomfortable.
He asked Lockwood to go downstairs and spend the rest of the night there.
(point No. 24 देखिए Heathcliff did not allow visitors here)
And then Heathcliff burst out in an uncontrollable passion of tears he was pleading to Catherine to come.
Lockwood felt sorry for Healthclitt.
The next morning Heathcliff accompanied Lockwood to the Grange.
Lockwood requested the housekeeper of the Grange, Mrs. Nelly. Dean to tell him about the family.
Nelly Dean tells him the story of Wuthering Heights, Thrushcross Grange, and the Earnshaw and Linton family. (1-b-48)
She tells him that her mother was the nurse of Hindley Earnshaw (brother of Catherine)
Hindley Earnshaw was the father of Hereton, the rustic youth
Lockwood had seen at Wuthering Heights
She tells him how on one fine morning Mr. Earnshaw (father of
Catherine) was going to Liverpool.
Hindley asked for middle; Catherine for whip as she was interested
in riding a horse.
Mr. Earnshaw told Nelly that he would also bring something for
Nelly.
On the third day, Mr. Earnshaw returned with, a dirty, ragged child & he named him Heathcliff.
No one wanted to keep him in the house. Mrs Earnshaw wanted to fling him out, But the master kept him.
Hindley used to thrash him from the very beginning. Heathcliff bred bad feelings for Hindley.
After his mother's death, Hindley regarded his father as an oppressor. He took Heathcliff as a usurper of his father's affection and privileges.
Nelly tells him that when the children fell ill, Cathy and
Hindley would harass her. But Heathcliff was calm and quiet.
But if Heathcliff wanted anything he used to get it despite all
obstacles.
The severity between Hindley and Heathcliff continued. It also
increased.
Mr. Earnshaw became invalid and so extremely irresistible.
And then on the advice of the curate, Hindley was sent to college,
as Hindley would never compromise with Heathcliff.
Even after Hindley left, the peace of the House was not maintained.
Joseph was another source of trouble.
He kept complaining about
Heathcliff and Catherine to his master Mr.Earnshaw.
He had contrived a great impression on Mr. Earnshaw.
As the Master grew feeble, Joseph gained more influence on him.
Catherine was also very naughty But she was beautiful and had a sweet smile.
She was fond of the company of Heathcliff. But she was kept separate from him. Catherine was demanding and would plague everybody who would not listen to her.
Heathcliff obeyed her and he did whatever she said.
One October Evening, the master left for his heavenly abode. Nelly says that a high wind blustered around the house and roared in the chimney. It sounded windy & stormy and yet it was not cold. (1-c-78){end of part 1}
Mrs Nelly Dean continued her narration.
Hindley came home to attend the funeral. He came with his wife. Hindley never told anything about her. She was silly. Her behaviour was a bit peculiar. She was also weak. Climbing the stairs made her breath noise. She was afraid to die.
But she was fair complexioned. She liked Catherine, She gave her many presents But her affection & did not continue.
Hindley became more tyrannical. He put Heathcliff at the servant's corner and made him work like the other servant.
As time passed, Catherine and Heathcliff gave time to each other.
They spent their time at the Moor. Once they did not return. Hindley asked to bolt the house so that no one would enter.
But Nelly stayed awake. Heathcliff returned.
Nelly took him inside quietly. Catherine went to the Grange.
She was wounded by the bulldog. The Lintons asked Catherine to stay back. They did not ask Heathcliff to stay.
The next morning Mr. Linton came to visit the heights.
He asked him to control Catherine and Heathcliff.
Mrs. Eainshaw (Hindley's wife) was asked to look after Catherine after she returned.
Catherine was at the Grange for five weeks. When she returned, her manners were changed. She had become decent. She was no more impertinent.
She enquired about Heathcliff, and Hindley gives him permission to welcome Catherine
Heathcliff refuses to do so because he felt, he will be laughed at. He said, 'I shall not bear it.
The Lintons, Edgar & Isabella were invited to Wuthering Heights.
They accepted but were asked to keep the children away from Heathcliff.
Nelly instructed Heathcliff to be calm and decent.
Heathcliff did as Nelly said.
When Linton arrived, Nelly asked Heathcliff to visit them at the parlour.
But just as he was going, Hindley stopped him calling him a "vagabond"!
Linton without an intention to hurt Heathcliff said ``wonder they don't make his headache."
This was unbearable for Heathcliff.
The Seized a tureen of hot apple sauce and threw it against Linton's face.
Isabella began to weep and said they wanted to go home.
Hindley was thrashed and locked up in the room.
In the evening they had a dance. Catherine wanted Heathcliff to participate.
But Hindley does not allow him.
The Gimmerton band arrived while they were playing band, and Catherine secretly brings Heathcliff down.
Nelly served him some food. But he was sick and he ate a little.
He tells Nelly he would take his revenge and pay Hindley back.
He said he only wished that Hindley would not die before him
Nelly reprimands him saying, god punishes the culprits He should not.
But Healticliff was adamant. He said he would plan God won't.
On the morning of June, Hareton was born. The baby was healthy and strong.
But the doctor Mr.Kennel said she would not live longer.
Hindley could not believe it, Mrs. Eainshow was always cheerful.
But then one night a fit of coughing took her mind before Hindley could take her to like doctors, she died.
Hindley could not believe that his wife was no more.
Hindley could not believe that his wife was no more. He did not cry, he did not prey. He didn't lament.
He becomes reckless & tyrannical. The servants could not bear his evil conduct.
The curate dropped coming. No decent person visited the Heights.
Heathcliff was happy that Hindley was degrading himself.
Catherine became haughty and headstrong.
At the Grange she was decent.
Edgar's parents and Isabella liked her.
Hindley had gone out one afternoon, and Heathcliff took the opportunity to spend his time with Catherine.
But Catherine had invited Edgar Linton to the Heights.
Heathcliff gets angry at Catherine. They had a quarrel.
Heathcliff told Nelly not to leave Edgar & Catherine alone.
Nelly starts cleaning the room. Catherine asks her to leave the room
Nelly does not Catherine pinches her Yet Nelly did not leave the room.
Then Catherine slapped her. Edgar is shocked to see this aspect of Catherine. He interposed.
Catherine had become so violent that she pulled Edgar Linton's ear.
Edgar leaves, saying he would never visit here again.
But he returned soon.
Then Nelly informed them that Hindley had returned home drunk.
Nelly saw that the quarrel had brought them closer.
Hindley entered the house in a dreadful state.
He forced Nelly to swallow the carving knife. But he failed.
He took the baby Hareton from Nelly's arm and was going upstairs. The child was not comfortable in his father's arms.
And suddenly Hareton fell from his hands. Luckily Heathcliff caught the child in his arms.
Nelly was ferocious. She said, 'He hates you. All hate you. And this is the truth."
He also tells him that he had such a pretty family, but to what state he had brought everything to?
He warned Heathcliff not to come in front of him.
Nelly stopped him from drinking and had mercy on him. But he did not listen. Taking the drink he went to his room. (p-2-a-66)
In the night, Catherine tells Nelly that Edgar had proposed to her & she had accepted her proposal.
Nelly asked her why she chose Edgars. Catherine replied that he was handsome and rich.
Catherine also says that she knew she was doing wrong & she would have married Heathcliff.
But her brother doesn't allow it.
Then Catherine Compares herself to Heathcliff, that both were of the same soul.
That Linton was different. It was like moonbeam and lightning; frost and fire.
She also says that she wanted to marry Edgar Linton because She would help Heathcliff. She always wished good luck to Heathcliff.
She says her love for Edgar Linton was like the foliage in the woods, time will change it.
But her love for Heathcliff was like an eternal rock.
But marrying Heathcliff would degrade her.
Heathcliff heard all this & left telling no one.
There was a desperate search for Heathcliff, but he was not found anywhere.
Catherine ran to the moors, but he was not found there.
She felt guilty that she was the cause. She fell ill.
Old Mrs. Linton came several times to visit her. She took her to the grange.
But unfortunately, both old Mr Linton & Mrs Linton also caught fever. They died.
Catherine returned to the Heights. She was very haughty and rude.
Dr. Kenneth advised that she should be allowed to do whatever she
wanted.
Her brother too allowed her to do whatever she wanted.
Three years after his father's death Edgar married Catherine.
Nelly was asked to accompany Catherine to the Grange.
Nelly did not want to go But Hindley forced her to go.
At this point, Nelly saw it was quite late. So she left the story and Lockwood also to rest.
Lockwood was taken severely ill due to the cold.
When he recovered he requested Mrs. Nelly Dean to resume the story.
Nelly says that after her marriage, Catherine's behaviour was changed.
She seemed to be fond of her husband and Isabella.
Nelly says that it was not the thorn bending to the honeysuckles, but the honeysuckles embraced the thorn.
Edgar had fear that Catherine would be hurt.
He was always conscious. He spoke sternly to the servants and Nelly if they behaved in an improper way.
He said his pain was more about seeing his wife in pain. He would bear the pain of a wound but not the pain of his pain.
Sometimes when Catherine used to get gloomy and silent, Edgar said it was because of the events at Wuthering Heights.
And then one fine day, Nelly was entering a basket full of apples.
She heard a familiar voice. It was Heathcliff's voice.
Heathcliffe asked her to inform Catherine that a visitor from Gimmerton wanted to meet her.
Nelly did accordingly and Catherine went down. She returned. breathless. She told Edgar that Heathcliff was back.
Edgar does not want Heathcliff to come to the parlour
But Catherine insisted. She was very excited. Linton didn't like all this.
Heathcliff stayed for an hour. They left for the Heights. Saying Hindley had invited him.
At night Catherine came to Nelly's room, she said Edgar was offended because she was happy.
Heathcliff visited the Heights. There some people were playing cards Hindley lost.
He asked for money from Heathcliff.
Heathcliff agreed to give, only on the condition that Hindley would allow him to stay at Heights.
Hindley agreed.
Nelly feared that Heathcliff would harm Hindley.
Catherine tells Nelly that the return of Heathcliff had reconciled her to God and humanity.
That she had risen in angry rebellion against Providence.
But now the mood was over and was like an angel.
Here at the Grange, Heathcliff became a regular visitor.
Edgar somehow controlled himself.
But things became alarming, as Isabella developed strong feelings for Heathcliff.
She was pretty, witty but there were still children in her ways. She had a keen temper that couldn't be controlled.
Edgar knew there was no comparison between Heathcliff and Isabella.
Edgar dreaded this relationship.
Isabella's nature was changing. She quarrelled & behaved in an ill-mannered way.
She quarrelled with Catherine.
She told her that she loved Heathcliff more than Catherine loved Edgar.
Catherine tried to make Isabella realize that Heathcliff was a friendly pitiless man.
She also said Heathcliff would crush her like a sparrow's egg.
But Isabella was not ready to listen.
One day Catherine told Heathcliff that Isabella was in love with him. He gave an ominous smile.
Healthcliff's coming to the Grange with anger it was like a nightmare to Nelly and Edgar.
The same fear was when Heathcliff came to the Heights.
Nelly felt that God had forsaken his sheep to the wicked wanderings.
that an evil beast had prowled, waiting to spring and destroy. (pt-2-b-66)
One afternoon Nelly went to the Heights.
She saw Hareton playing with stores.
Nelly tried to stop him but he threw stones at her.
She gave him oranges. Then he told her that he was no more taught by the curate.
Nelly understood that Heathcliff was trying to spoil Hareton.
Heathcliff continued coming to the Grange.
He showed fake love to Isabella.
Catherine and Nelly saw him. Catherine rebuked him for his false love.
She knew he did not love Isabella.
Heathcliff replied that he would take revenge on Edgar by marrying Isabella.
She tells him that the revenge. would not only be on Linton but also on her.
Heathcliff showed signs of guilt.
Linton was told about Heathclist's bad intentions.
He was angry and called his men.
He asked Nelly not to allow Catherine to meet Heathcliff.
Linton went to the kitchen, Catherine and Heathcliff were there.
In a very civilized manner, Linton politely asked Heathcliff to leave his house.
He also requested him never to come again.
He told him that his presence was a laminate moral poison that would contaminate the most virtuous and so to leave the house at once.
Heathcliff made fun of Linton saying, "Catherine, this lamb of yours threatens like a bull".
An unexpected, unpredictable scene followed.
Linton made a sign to call his men.
Catherine apprehended that something wrong would go. She looked at the door.
Linton sat on the chair, closing his eyed. Heathcliff pushed the chair on which Linton was sitting.
Linton could not control his anger. He gave a hard blow to Heathcliff, Then he walked away.
Heathcliff also left the Grange.
After Heathcliff left; Catherine told Nelly that she was trying to keep Heathcliff away from Isabella.
That had Linton not come, she would have succeeded.
But Linton came and spoiled everything.
Linton had a talk with his sister also.
He persuaded her not to be intimate with the ruffian. He was not suitable for her.
It seemed Isabella was not willing to leave Heathcliff.
Linton warned her that if she continued her relationship, the relationship between the brother and Sister would be broken.
Linton asked Catherine also if she would continue meeting Heathcliff.
Catherine seemed to go mad with anger. She began to grind her teeth & dash her head.
She refused to meet anyone. She locked herself in the room.
After a few days, Catherine came out of the room, asking for some food.
She Inquired about her husband.
Nelly told her, that he was in the library.
On hearing this she went mad with anger again.
she went violent.
Linton came and tried to soothe his wife.
Nelly went out to call the doctor.
while going, Nelly noticed something irregular.
She saw Isabella's springer fanny tied up.
She loosened the horse. She heard the gallop of horses.
But then she had no time. She was going to the doctor.
At the doctor's place, Nelly was told that. Heathcliff and Isabella were keen together.
When Nelly came to the Grange, She found Isabella's room empty.
She did not say anything to Linton. (part-3-a-50)
Dr. Kenneth Confided to Nelly that Calterine had the possibility of the derangement of the mind.
Though he did not tell anything to Mr. Linton.
Just then a servant came saying Isabella was seen with the Heathcliff at Gimmerton.
Linton made no effort to bring her back.
He just said, "She went on her own.
Linton added that she was his sister only in name.
He also said, it was not that he disowned her, it was she who disowned him.
For two months, there was no news of Isabella.
Catherine was recovering from her brain fever.
Nelly told Lockwood that,' no mother could nurse a child. Better than Edgar had nursed Catherine.
And then Linton received a letter from Isabella:
She apologised, but Linton sent no reply.
After a fortnight there came a letter from Isabella.
The letter was very odd. She said her marriage with Heathcliff was a great mistake.
That no one at the Heights received her She sat alone in the house.
Hindley was locked up inside his own room.
Joseph was busy with his work.
Isabella related in her letter that there was no room where could sleep.
Isabella said she felt that her husband neglected her.
Meathcliff accused Edgar that he was the cause of Catherine's illness.
Isabella ended the letter, writing "I do hate Heathcliff - I am wretched - I have been a fool! Beware of uttering one breath of this to anyone at the Grange." anyone - anyone?
Nelly informed Linton that Isabella was back at the Heights. She wished to come to the Grange.
Linton refused. But he allowed Nelly to meet Isabella.
Nelly went to visit Isabella at the Heights.
Heathcliff asked about Catering.
Nelly requested him not to visit her or else she would never recover.
Nelly advised Heathcliff to take care of Isabella.
She was brought up like a princess.
She said if Isabella really hated him, she could go.
Isabella interrupted Heathcliff Lias. She said she tried to leave the Heights but Heathcliff did not allow her.
In fact, she was punished for doing so.
When Nelly was alone in the room, Heathcliff persuaded Nelly to let him meet Catherine.
He assured me he would not harm anyone.
Then Heathcliff gave her a letter for Catherine.
Catherine got the letter.
One afternoon when Linton had gone to the church, Heathcliff came to the grange.
Heathcliff entered Catherine's room.
Both hugged each other.
Linton entered the garden, Nelly. Grew nervous she was feeling that Linton would see Heathcliff.
Catherine fainted in Heathcliff's arm.
With great effort, Catherine was brought back to consciousness.
They sighed and moaned.
She could not recognise anyone.
She knew nobody. (pt-3-b-66)
That night after giving birth to little Cathy Catherine died.
She did not recover after the previous event she did not miss Heathcliff, nor recognised Edgar
The novelist says that, after her death, the expression on her face appeared beautiful.
No angel in heaven could be more beautiful.
Linton lay beside her, with his eyes shut but their expressions were different.
His was of exhausted anguish, hers of perfect peace.
The next morning Nelly went to inform Heathcliff of Catherine's death.
He enquired if she had mentioned him before her death.
And when Nelly said no, he went mad with anger.
He cursed Catherine, saying, "And I pray…. Catherine Earnshaw, may you not rest as long as I am living ".
And that, "Be with me always- take any form drive me mad!, do not leave me in the abyss, where I cannot find you! oh, go! It is unutterable! I cannot live without my life! I cannot live without my soul!”
He dashed his head against the knotted tree. He hurt himself. His head and hands were stained with blood.
Catherine's funeral was on the next day. Her brother Hindley was informed, But he did not come and gave no reasons as to why he did not come.
The funeral was attended by my tenants and servants.
Before her burial, the coffin was left uncovered.
Heathcliff pleaded to Nelly to allow him to say adieu to her.
The next day after the funeral Nelly was rocking the baby to sleep.
The weather was not fine. It was raining. It was bringing the snow.
And suddenly Isabella came in. She was "wet. She asked Nelly to arrange a carriage for her; she was planning to go to Gimmerton.
She had a bad cut under her ear.
Nelly dressed, her wound. She made her change her wet clothes. She gave her tea.
Then Nelly asked why she was in this state.
Isabella related everything. She said that after the funeral of Catherine, Hindley was in a very bad state.
One day he was waiting for Heathcliff with a loaded pistol.
Isabella warned Heathcliff not to come. But he did not listen.
Both had a tough time. Heathcliff snatched his pistol, and Hindley fainted.
Another day, Isabella said that the three of them were sitting by the fire.
She was angry and irritated with Heathcliff.
In anger, Heathcliff threw a dinner knife at Isabella.
In return, Isabella also threw a knife at him & in this way, she got the cut.
And then Isabella left for her new place in South London.
After a few months of her leaving the Heights and her brother, Isabella gave birth to a son.
He was christened Linton.
On the other side, Edgar had completely given up on life. Nothing pleased him.
He stopped meeting people, going to church and also had his office work. He led a secluded life.
But Time brought change. It seemed grief came in disguise of joy.
Now his life was his daughter, Catherine. He had christened his daughter as 'Calterine!
He never let alone. He took her everywhere he went. He gave proper education. She learnt rapidly. Curiosity and quick intellect made her a sharp scholar.
The novelist says Cathy was like Sunshine to a desolate house. She had her mother's handsome dark eyes and her father's fair skin. She was sensitive and affectionate. Her love was deep and tender.
But she had a few faults also. She was saucy. The other was a perverse will that indulged children acquire.
On the other hand, Hareton's grief made him worse and weaker.
The novelist compares the grief of Hindley and Hareton to a ship sailing.
When the ship is struck, the captain leaves the vessel to its own luck. Another Captain tries to save the ship.
Linton trusted well. One hoped the other despaired.
They chose their own way of doom and endurance.
Hindley died six months later due to excessive drinking.
The entire property was mortgaged to Heathcliff. (pt-4-a-47)
Heathcliff had lent him money to drink. Hareton now became dependent on Heathcliff.
Linton as a father was very caring. He trusted no one
For Little Catherine, Wuthering Heights did not exist.
Sometimes Penistone Cragg's attracted her. It looked beautiful, especially when the Letting sun shone at its height and the whole landscape below lay in shadow.
Isabella lived her own life alone with her son.
But then She developed an incurable fever.
She knew she would not live any more.
So she called Edgar so that she could give her son Linton Safely in his hands.
Edgar had to leave. He entrusted Nelly to take care of Cathy.
Here Nelly allowed Cathy to walk on the park grounds.
One morning Cathy left after breakfast and did not return till tea.
Nelly left to search for her. She set out for the Craggs. But she could not find her
Nelly moved towards the Heights. At the window, She found the two pointers.
Then she found Cathy rocking in the arm-chair of her mother inside the house.
Cathy was enjoying there with Hereton.
Nelly was angry. She ordered Cathy to return.
To Hareton, Nelly spoke as if she was a servant
Hareton got angry. Now he had grown up.
Hareton spoke rudely to Cathy. Cathy was full of tears. She was never treated rudely.
The housekeeper at the Heights soothed her saying, Hareton was her cousin.
Cathey was hurt. She said Hareton could not be her cousin.
Her father had gone to London to bring her cousin.
And that he was a gentleman's son" (irony)
Hareton was also hurt, that he was taken as a servant. He also realized his rude behaviour. He gifted her a fine terrier whelp from the kennel.
Cathy refuses to take his gift.
Hareton had good-looking features. Though Heathcliff did not ill-treat him, but he gave him no education.
They returned to the Grange. Nelly took a promise from Catherine that she would not tell her father about her visit to the Heights.
Edgar returned to the Grange. He brought his nephew Linton with him.
Linton was a pale, delicate child.
Catherine was very excited about having a cousin. Edgar asks Linton to be cheerful and not cry.
Little Linton wanted to go to bed. Then they had tea. Linton could not sit on the chair. So he sat on the sofa. Then he went to sleep.
Joseph came to the Heights to take Linton. It was Heathcliff's instruction.
Edgar did not want to send him. But then he said he would send Linton the next morning.
Linton did not want to go. His mother had never told him about his father.
Edgar had to make false promises. And then he was sent with Nelly.
On seeing Linton Heathcliff, he scornfully said "What a beauty!". He asked Nelly, "Haven't they reared it on snails and sour milk, Nelly?"
Nelly requested Heathcliff to be kind to Linton.
To this Heathcliff replied he would be kind, "only nobody should be kind to him."
He said he wanted his son to be his successor, & that his children to be the descendants.
He added, "I despise him for himself, and hate him for the memories he revives!" But he will be safe.
Nelly returned to the Grange. (pt-4-b-)
When Cathy awoke in the morning, she was very sad as to why her cousin went away. Edgar had to soothe him softly.
Nelly enquired about Linton. The housekeeper said Heathcliff didn't like Linton. But he was never rude to him. He arranged proper lessons for him. Heathcliff did not like the voice of Linton. They seldom spoke to each other.
Lenin was also an introvert and selfish. He delivered his own comfort.
One morning Cathy and Nelly went for a walk. Catherine was now 16 years old Cathy ran ahead of Nelly to the Heights.
Heathcliff and Hareton were standing there.
Heathcliff asked her if she would like to meet Linton.
Nelly did not want Cathy to go. But Cathy insisted on going.
Linton stood on the Hearth. Catherine was very delighted to see Linton But Linton did not reciprocate equally.
Heathcliff asked Linton to take Cathy and show her around.
Linton refused. So Hareton took her for the round.
Linton became jealous and followed them on their return" they read the inscriptions on the stone. Hareton could not head Linton and Catherine made fun of his illiteracy.
Heathcliff planned to get Linton and Cathy married; he knew Linton was very weak. He would not live beyond his eighteenth year.
Getting them married he would take over the property of the grange also.
The next morning Catty told Edgar about her trip to the Heights.
Edgar did not approve of it.
Edgar tried to explain that Heathcliff was a vicious man.
He told her about his cunningness, how he was ill-treated. Isabella and that is how he took over the property of the Heights.
Catherine stopped her visits to the Heights. But there was an exchange of letters and gifts from Linton. She kept all the letters carefully in the Library.
One day Nelly saw it. She threatened Cathy that she would show the letters to her father. Miss Linton (Cathy) promised she would not correspond.
Nelly knew it was all Heathclist's plan. She asked him to stop making such Conspiracy.
on the other side was down with a fever due to the cold. He could not go out the whole winter.
Now Cathy also could not move out on the moors she used to be in low spirits.
One afternoon, she went for a walk with Nelly, Cathy was in fear that her father would not live long.
Nelly consoled her. To divert her, Nelly showed the flowers on the wall & Cathy jumped to see them and she fell on the other side of the wall. Nelly tried to open the gate. But could not.
Just then, Heathcliff came. He said that Linton was lamenting her absence.
That if she would not meet her, he would die.
Nelly knew Heathcliff was lying. Nelly Protested.
But Cathy was adamant to go and meet Linton.
So the next morning she went to meet Linton.
Linton was angry. He said his father was a liar. That his mother never loved his father.
Cathy pushed the chair on which he was lying, and Linton started coughing very badly. Nelly soothed him Cathy sang ballads to soothe him.
Before leaving, Linton asked for a promise from Catty that she would come to meet him.
Nelly promised so. But on the way, Nelly threatened Cathy not to continue her visits.
Cathy just replied," "we shall see!"
But the next day Nelly fell ill. She was on bed for three weeks. Cathy nursed her father and Nelly with full devotion.
There was no amusement. She was the fondest nurse the world ever saw.
Nelly observed a fresh colour on her cheeks and a pinkness over her slender fingers.
Instead of the hue of the cold ride, she laid a charge of hot fire in the library.
After Nelly recovered, she came to know that Catherine visited the Heights daily in the evening.
They went to the Heights. Heathcliff had gone out. Joseph, Hareton, no one was seen.
Linton was feeling cold. the was asking for some more coal for the fire. He was heard saying,' How often am I to call you?
There are a few red ashes now. Now Joseph! come this moment.
Just then Cathy + Nelly entered. Nelly lighted a fire. Cathy brought a glass of water for him, she put in a little wine.
Linton drank and felt better.
He complained that his father called him a worthless thing. That Cathy despised him.
Again there was a quarrel between Cathy & Cathy. Cathy explained that even if the wives and husbands hated each other; the brothers and sisters had bondings.
She told him how much her father cared for his sister Isabella.
She also told him how badly Heathcliff ill-treated Isabella. Heathcliff was a wicked man.
Edgar yielded to his daughter's request of meeting Rinton on the moors.
Nelly accompanied her.
So Cathy and Linton met on the moors
One day Linton was not at the meeting place.
A boy told them that Linton was a bit further waiting for them.
He was lying on the Heath. He could not get up when they came. He was very weak.
Nelly told him he should not have come.
Linton was afraid of his father. He pleaded with Cathy to tell his father that she enjoyed the company of Linton.
He also asked to convey his thanks to his uncle, her father for allowing them to meet.
Linton said he was strong and feeling well.
But in fact, Linton seemed to grow weaker.
Cathy was not comfortable with Linton.
Once Linton and Hreton had a quarrel.
In the quarrel the cough attacked him.
Cathay got afraid that he would die.
On her next visit. Linton blamed Cathy that she was the cause of the quarrel.
Linton had a divergent, distorted type of nature. In his company, he would not let people be at ease, nor he be at ease.
Hareton tried to keep Cathy away from Linton but Catherine would not Listen.
When Edger came to know about the visits of Cathy to the Heights, he strong objected.
He stopped Catherine from going to the Heights.
Catherine pleaded and prayed.
But Edger allowed her to write letters to Catherine and that Linton could come down to visit her.
Cathay stopped her visit to the Heights.
Meanwhile, Edgar's health was also declining.
He wrote a letter to Linton asking him to come to the Grange.
On the instructions of Heathcliff, Linton gave a refusal letter.
He was thankful to his uncle for his loving remembrance.
After some days Nelly and Catherine Earnshaw (Cathy) go to meet Linton Heathcliff.
Linton seemed weak and afraid.
Something was troubling him. But he did not share with Cathy.
Cathay got married. She called him a coward.
Linton was referring to some work that his father had asked him to do but he was not telling what the work was.
So Cathy got angry. Linton was afraid of Heathcliff’s wrath.
Just then Heathcliff entered. He asked Nelly if Edgar was really dying.
Nelly told him that was declining in health.
Heathcliff pulled up Linton, who was lying down.
He rebuked the boy saying he had no spirit and no manliness.
He ordered him to go inside the house but he would not go without Cathy.
Cathy had to accompany him, and Nelly also followed.
Heathcliff locked the door compelling Catherine to marry Linton.
And this was the work that Heathcliff had asked Linton to do.
Catherine agreed to marry Linton.
But she wanted to go as her father was ill.
Catherine tried to snatch the keys from Heathcliff.
On this Heathcliff, slapped her. He left the room.
Nelly threatened Linton to tell the truth and plan of Heathcliff.
Linton tells them that Heathcliff was planning to get Linton and Cathy married.
The next morning Cathy was brought out but Nelly was locked for the coming five days.
On the fifth day, Zillah told Nelly that Heathcliff spread the rumour that he saved Cathy and Nelly.
That Nelly and Cathy were sunk in the Blackhorse Marsh.
Heathcliff allowed Nelly to go to the Grange but Cathy was not allowed.
On her threatening Linton told Nelly that Catherine was locked up in the room upstairs.
She kept weeping. She was beaten by his father.
That he would marry Cathy and after Edgar’s property would be his.
He also told Nelly that he did not love Catherine. He had no sympathy for her.
Linton said, his joy was getting the property of Catherine after Edgar’s death.
Nelly tried hard to take Cathy with her but she could not.
She was told that Cathy would go only to attend her father’s funeral after his death.
On her return, she found Edgar a lifeless man.
The separation had brought him near death.
Edgar wished to give his property to trustees.
He called for Green the lawyer.
But the Lawyer didn’t turn up.
He was purchased by Heathcliff.
Cathy came to the Grange. Edgar was happy to see her.
He died peacefully telling her, “I’m going to her…”
After the Funeral, Heathcliff took Catherine to the Heights.
He told Nelly how eighteen years before, he dragged out the grave of Catherine Linton.
But then he heard a voice.
Heathcliff believed in the existence of ghosts.
He was sure Catherine’s ghost was around.
He could feel her. He could feel that Catherine had followed him to the Heights.
Only that he did not see her.
He said, “It was a strange way of killing…”
Nelly went to the Heights to visit Cathy, but she could not.
Zillah told her that after Cathy came to the Heights, She was with Linton the whole time.
Once she came down to call for a doctor as Linton was severely ill.
Heathcliff refused to call a doctor. He said he would not append a farthing on him.
That his life was of no value. He had to die.
Linton grew weaker and one night he passed away. She informed Zillah.
Heathcliff asked her how she felt about his death.
She said, “He’s safe, and I’m free…”
She continued that “... you have left me so long to struggle against death… that I feel I can see only death…”
Cathy refused to meet anyone. She stayed in the room upstairs.
Zillah tried to be friendly, but she repelled.
Heathcliff came to show her the will of Linton.
It made no difference to her.
When she felt better, she came down but never spoke to anyone.
She mentioned distance even from Zillah and Hereton.
Thus ended the narration of Nelly.
Lockwood was now better. He planned to go down to London.
But would return in October and take the Grange on rent again. (pt-5-a+b{combined)}
Lockwood return to the Grange next September.
At the Grange, he enquired about Mrs. Dean.
An old woman was sitting there.
She informed him that she was now at the Heights & she was deputed here.
He asked her to prepare dinner for him.
He left for the Heights to meet Nelly.
He found the doors open.
In the parlour Cathy was teaching Hareton to read, Then they went out for a walk.
They did not see Lockwood.
Lockwood went inside to meet Nelly.
Nelly was surprised to see him.
Nelly told him that Heathcliff was no more.
She said that soon after Lockwood had left, Nelly was called to the Heights.
Cathy was gloomy and depressed
Heathcliff did not allow her to mingle with servants.
She wouldn't be friends with Hareton
But very soon she realised that Hareton was only a friend.
She offered to teach him. She also apologized for her bad behaviour
Hareton forgave her and he started taking tuition from her.
Nelly said she wished both were married.
That she would be the happiest woman in their marriage. "The crown of all my wishes will be the union of two".
Then Nelly told Lockwood how one day Catherine got the bushes client.
She wanted to plant some flowers.
These bushes Joseph liked.
Hareton took the blame on himself.
But Catherine intervenes, saying all that belonged to Hareton & himself.
Heathcliff was angered badly, He shouted at her and asked her to leave the room.
Cathy became obstinate, She said neither she nor Hareton would leave the room.
On this, he caught her hair and pulled it strongly. Cathy also was determined not to obey him.
Hareton tried to save her.
And suddenly he loosened her hair.
He told her not to provoke him, or else he would murder her.
he directed her to go to her room, he said it would be better that the be pampered by Mrs. Dean.
And he warned that if he would show any affection for Hareton, he would make him a beggar.
Then Heathcliff left saying he would return by evening.
Very Soon Hareton changed his intelligent nature and made him learn fast. He was changing in his ways & manners also.
At dusk when Heathcliff, there was a strange change in him.
He himself realized that there was a change, but he did not know that.
Nelly asked him if was fearing death. He said he would never be afraid of death.
He said he was having a single wish. He was yearning for it.
He was sure his wish would be fulfilled.
He said, "...my confessions have not relieved me…"
He wished, saying "O God! It is a long fight, I wish it was over.
Then he started muttering to himself.
He stopped meeting people." One -night he left for the moors. He did not return the whole night.
In the morning, when he returned was very happy. But he did not have breakfast or lunch.
Though he sat to have lunch, he left it and was looking outside the windows.
Then he went to the garden and was walking in a very restless way, but he was happy.
Again he sat to eat, but he could not.
Nelly asked him if everything was alright and where was he all night. (pt-6-a-50)
He told her that last night he was "on the threshold of hell."
He continued that today he was within the sight of heaven!!
Again in the night when Nelly took the food for him, he did not touch it.
He was looking very pale. Then he went up to Sleep,
He did not go to his room but went to Catherine's room.
The next morning he gave instructions to Joseph about farming businesses.
Nelly offered him coffee she observed that Heathcliff was observing something very intently.
Nelly observed that the object that Heathcliff was giving him was pain and pleasure.
Then Heathcliff went out saying, he would have a meal when he wanted.
Heathcliff returned late in the night and Nelly found him restless.
He was uttering the name of Catherine.
He was speaking as if she was in front of him.
He asked Nelly to light the fire.
Nelly again coaxed him to have food.
But he refused saying he could not eat or rest.
He said he was like a man struggling in the water and was just arm's length from the shore.
Nelly advised him to meet a clergyman.
She told him that Heathcliff had never touched a Bible after he passed his thirteenth year.
Thus, she said, he could never go to heaven.
Thus she said, he could never go to heaven.
Heathcliff replied that he desired to be buried in the Churchyard.
He also requested that Hereton and Nelly would accompany him to the Churchyard.
He also requested that the sexton obeys about the two coffins of his & Catherine.
He said he nearly attained his heaven.
In the afternoon, he once again becomes desperate.
He asked Nelly to sit with Nelly and refused.
She said she was frightened her by his strange talks.
He Pleaded to Cathy, but she also refused.
He shouted saying no one could bear him.
Heathcliff secluded himself from society.
The whole time, he was heard groaning and murmuring.
Hereton brought Dr Kenneth.
But Heathcliff had locked himself from inside.
The next day was wet as it was continuously raining.
Nelly observed that the window of the room of Heathcliff was open.
She opened the door with another key.
Heathcliff was lying still. His face was wet with rain. His bed clothes were dripping wet.
Heathcliff was dead but his open eyes had life, like the gaze of excluding. They would not shut.
But his white teeth sneered too.
Joseph seemed to be relaxed as if the tyrant had gone. The lawful master was restored.
Hareton was the most wronged. He stayed with two corpses whole weeping bitterly.
Hareton’s grief was in earnest, that naturally springs out from a generous heart.
Heathcliff was buried, as he desired.
There was a rumor that Heathcliff’s ghost was seen.
They saw the ghost on the moor, in the church and inside Wuthering Heights.
Joseph also affirmed it. He said, even he saw Heathcliff ghost.
Nelly said he did not believe in such things but the rumour somewhere affected her also.
She told Lockwood, she would not stay at the Heights.
That after the marriage of Hareton and Cathy, she would shift to the grange.
The marriage was scheduled for New Year’s Day.
Just then Cathy and Hareton returned.
Then Lockwood left.
Note: Everywhere we have talked about Cathy we were referring to little Catherine Earnshaw.
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