<P> Hareton has an accident and is confined to the farmhouse . During his convalescence, he and Cathy overcome their mutual antipathy and become close . While their friendship develops, Heathcliff begins to act strangely and has visions of Catherine . He stops eating and, after four days, is found dead in Catherine's old room . He is buried next to Catherine . </P> <P> Lockwood learns that Hareton and Cathy plan to marry on New Year's Day . As he gets ready to leave, he passes the graves of Catherine, Edgar, and Heathcliff and pauses to contemplate the quiet of the moors . </P> <Ul> <Li> Heathcliff: Found, presumably orphaned, on the streets of Liverpool and taken by Mr. Earnshaw to Wuthering Heights, where he is reluctantly cared for by the family . He and Catherine grow close and their love is the central theme of the first volume . His revenge against the man she chooses to marry and its consequences are the central theme of the second volume . Heathcliff has been considered a Byronic hero, but critics have pointed out that he reinvents himself at various points, making his character hard to fit into any single type . He has an ambiguous position in society, and his lack of status is underlined by the fact that "Heathcliff" is both his given name and his surname . </Li> <Li> Catherine Earnshaw: First introduced to the reader after her death, through Lockwood's discovery of her diary and carvings . The description of her life is confined almost entirely to the first volume . She seems unsure whether she is, or wants to become, more like Heathcliff, or aspires to be more like Edgar . Some critics have argued that her decision to marry Edgar Linton is allegorically a rejection of nature and a surrender to culture, a choice with unfortunate, fateful consequences for all the other characters . </Li> <Li> Edgar Linton: Introduced as a child in the Linton family, he resides at Thrushcross Grange . Edgar's style and manners are in sharp contrast to those of Heathcliff, who instantly dislikes him, and of Catherine, who is drawn to him . Catherine marries him instead of Heathcliff because of his higher social status, with disastrous results to all characters in the story . </Li> <Li> Nelly Dean: The main narrator of the novel, Nelly is a servant to three generations of the Earnshaws and two of the Linton family . Humbly born, she regards herself nevertheless as Hindley's foster - sister (they are the same age and her mother is his nurse). She lives and works among the rough inhabitants of Wuthering Heights, but is well - read, and she also experiences the more genteel manners of Thrushcross Grange . She is referred to as Ellen, her given name, to show respect, and as Nelly among those close to her . Critics have discussed how far her actions as an apparent bystander affect the other characters and how much her narrative can be relied on . </Li> <Li> Isabella Linton: Isabella is seen only in relation to other characters, although some insight into her thoughts and feelings is provided by the chapter, a long letter to Ellen, detailing her arrival at Wuthering Heights after her marriage to Heathcliff . She views Heathcliff romantically, despite Catherine's warnings, and becomes an unwitting participant in his plot for revenge against Edgar . Heathcliff marries her, but treats her abusively . While pregnant, she escapes to London and gives birth to a son, Linton . </Li> <Li> Hindley Earnshaw: Catherine's elder brother, Hindley, despises Heathcliff immediately and bullies him throughout their childhood before his father sends him away to college . Hindley returns with his wife, Frances, after Mr Earnshaw dies . He is more mature, but his hatred of Heathcliff remains the same . After Frances's death, Hindley reverts to destructive behaviour and ruins the Earnshaw family by drinking and gambling to excess . Heathcliff beats up Hindley at one point after Hindley fails in his attempt to kill Heathcliff with a pistol . </Li> <Li> Hareton Earnshaw: The son of Hindley and Frances, raised at first by Nelly but soon by Heathcliff . Nelly works to instill a sense of pride in the Earnshaw heritage (even though Hareton will not inherit Earnshaw property, because Hindley has mortgaged it to Heathcliff). Heathcliff, in contrast, teaches him vulgarities, as a way of avenging himself on Hindley . Hareton speaks with an accent similar to Joseph's, and occupies a position similar to a servant at Wuthering Heights, unaware how he has been done out of his inheritance . In appearance he reminds Heathcliff of his aunt, Catherine . </Li> <Li> Cathy Linton: The daughter of Catherine and Edgar, a spirited and strong - willed girl unaware of her parents' history . Edgar is very protective of her and as a result she is eager to discover what lies beyond the confines of the Grange . Although one of the more sympathetic characters of the novel, she is also somewhat snobbish against Hareton and his lack of education . </Li> <Li> Linton Heathcliff: The son of Heathcliff and Isabella . A weak child, his early years are spent with his mother in the south of England . He learns of his father's identity and existence only after his mother dies, when he is twelve . In his selfishness and capacity for cruelty he resembles Heathcliff . Physically he resembles his mother . He marries Cathy Linton because his father, who terrifies him, directs him to do so, and soon after dies from a wasting illness associated with tuberculosis . </Li> <Li> Joseph: A servant at Wuthering Heights for 60 years who is a rigid, self - righteous Christian but lacks any trace of genuine kindness or humanity . He speaks a broad Yorkshire dialect and hates nearly everyone in the novel . </Li> <Li> Mr Lockwood: The first narrator, he rents Thrushcross Grange to escape society, but in the end decides society is preferable . He narrates the book until Chapter 4, when the main narrator, Nelly, picks up the tale . </Li> <Li> Frances: Hindley's ailing wife and mother of Hareton Earnshaw . She is described as somewhat silly and is obviously from humble family backgrounds . </Li> <Li> Mr and Mrs Earnshaw: Catherine's and Hindley's father, Mr Earnshaw is the master of Wuthering Heights at the beginning of Nelly's story and is described as an irascible but loving and kind - hearted man . He favours his adopted son, Heathcliff, which causes trouble in the family . In contrast, his wife mistrusts Heathcliff from their first encounter . </Li> <Li> Mr and Mrs Linton: Edgar's and Isabella's parents, they educate their children in a well - behaved and sophisticated way . Mr Linton also serves as the magistrate of Gimmerton, like his son in later years . </Li> <Li> Dr Kenneth: The longtime doctor of Gimmerton and a friend of Hindley's who is present at the cases of illness during the novel . Although not much of his character is known, he seems to be a rough but honest person . </Li> <Li> Zillah: A servant to Heathcliff at Wuthering Heights during the period following Catherine's death . Although she is kind to Lockwood, she doesn't like or help Cathy at Wuthering Heights because of Cathy's arrogance and Heathcliff's instructions . </Li> <Li> Mr Green: Edgar's corruptible lawyer who should have changed Edgar's will to prevent Heathcliff from gaining Thrushcross Grange . But Green changes sides and helps Heathcliff to inherit Grange as his property . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Heathcliff: Found, presumably orphaned, on the streets of Liverpool and taken by Mr. Earnshaw to Wuthering Heights, where he is reluctantly cared for by the family . He and Catherine grow close and their love is the central theme of the first volume . His revenge against the man she chooses to marry and its consequences are the central theme of the second volume . Heathcliff has been considered a Byronic hero, but critics have pointed out that he reinvents himself at various points, making his character hard to fit into any single type . He has an ambiguous position in society, and his lack of status is underlined by the fact that "Heathcliff" is both his given name and his surname . </Li>

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