Wuthering Heights📚
Wuthering Heights is Emily Brontë's only novel. It was first published in 1847 under the pseudonym Ellis Bell, and her sister Charlotte Brontë edited the second edition after Emily's death. The title of the novel is taken from an estate on the Yorkshire Meadows, a historic town in Northern England ('Wuthering' in Yorkshire means 'a changeable atmosphere') The novel tells the story of the passionate, possessive love between the protagonists, Catherine, and Heathcliff, and how this passionate love leads to their own destruction and the destruction of others around them
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This novel is a pillar of English literature and has been critically acclaimed since its publication for its horrific scenes of mental and physical cruelty. Although her sister, Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, was considered the best of the Brontë sisters, critics later considered Wuthering Heights to be their superior work. Furthermore, the novel has inspired numerous subsequent works of art, including cinema, radio, and songs (most famously, Kate Bush's song of the same name), as well as opera and ballet. In 1956, it was adapted into a film entitled The Stranger, directed by Fatin Abdel Wahab and Kamal El Sheikh, and starring Yehia Chahine, Magda, and Kamal El Shenawy
Summary of the novel
The story begins with Mr. Lockwood, a new resident of Thrushcross Grange, a large house on the Yorkshire moors, which he has rented from Mr. Heathcliff, near Wuthering Heights. On his first night at Heathcliff's house, Mr. Lockwood meets Cathy, Heathcliff's daughter-in-law and the daughter of Catherine, Heathcliff's lover. He has a terrible dream: the ghost of Catherine Earnshaw, begging him to let him in. Mr. Lockwood asks the housekeeper, Mrs. Nelly Dean, and here begins the story of the past thirty years, told by the matron who has known this family, seen its successive generations, known their characters, and been very close to them
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Novel characters
Heathcliff - The hero of the story. An orphan boy, Mr. Earnshaw adopts him after finding him homeless. He falls madly in love with Catherine Earnshaw. However, he marries Isabella Linton to take revenge on her brother, Edgar, who married Catherine
Catherine Earnshaw - The heroine of the story, and Heathcliff's adopted sister. She falls in love with Heathcliff. She has a unique character in literature as she is selfish and quick to anger. She marries Edgar Linton for his influence and wealth, but her love for Heathcliff remains dominant over he
Edgar Linton - He is Catherine's childhood friend and later marries her. Edgar is a calm and refined gentleman who loves Catherine deeply and also suffers from his love for her and her friendship with Heathcliff
Isabella Linton - Edgar's younger sister. She falls in love with Heathcliff and is deceived by his personality, especially after he returns wealthy after many years away. Heathcliff marries her only to destroy her and her family. She is eventually able to run away from home and live with her son, separated from the other woman, until she dies
Hindley Earnshaw - Catherine's brother and Heathcliff's adoptive brother. He hates Heathcliff and is jealous of his father's attention instead of his own. He continually torments Heathcliff as a child. He marries a minor character in the story, Frances, and has his only son, Hareton. He becomes an alcoholic after his wife's death and loses much of his fortune and life. Eventually, Heathcliff comes to pay off his debts and allows him to stay in the house, further humiliating him
Aileen Dean - The housekeeper and narrator of this story. During her time at Thrushcross Grange, she moves between Wuthering Heights and the Earnshaw families. She is aware of all the painful events that the Linton and Earnshaw families go through
Linton Heathcliff - He is the son of Heathcliff and Isabella, who gave birth to him after she eloped with her husband. He returns to his family after his mother's death. He lives at the mercy of Heathcliff, who forces him to marry Catherine Linton to gain access to her fortune
Catherine Linton - She is the daughter of Catherine Earnshaw and Edgar Linton. Her mother dies during her birth. She lives a relatively happy childhood with her father, knowing nothing of her family's dark history, until one day she decides to transcend the boundaries imposed by her father and meet the Earnshaw family. She thinks she is falling in love with Linton Heathcliff, but she soon discovers that he was deceiving her at his father's behest. She is forced to marry him after being imprisoned and threatened. After her husband's death, she falls in love with Hareton Earnshaw
Hareton Earnshaw - The son of Hindley and Frances. Heathcliff adopts him and treats him well. At the end of the story, he falls in love with Catherine Earnshaw
-Joseph - He is the servant of the Earnshaw family
Mr. Lockwood - The new tenant
of Thrushcross Grange
Frances
Earnshaw - Hindley's wife and
Hareton's mother, dies in childbirth
Mr. Kenneth - The family doctor
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