Wuthering Heights [Trout Lake Media Edition] characters

Appears from the start

A gentleman renting Thrushcross Grange who seeks out his landlord at the isolated Wuthering Heights. Reserved and self-conscious, he misreads much of the household he encounters and records the history later related to him.

Appears from the start

Lockwood's landlord and the master of Wuthering Heights. Dark, guarded, and openly hostile to easy sociability, he lives among a household whose strained relationships Lockwood cannot yet understand.

First appears in chapter 2

A rough-spoken young man living at Wuthering Heights. Lockwood cannot determine whether he is a servant or a member of the family, though his bearing suggests both pride and neglect.

First appears in chapter 2

A beautiful, sharp-tongued young woman at Wuthering Heights, recently widowed and plainly unhappy in Heathcliff's household. She receives Lockwood with contempt rather than hospitality.

Appears from the start

An elderly servant at Wuthering Heights whose harsh religious judgments and broad dialect make him difficult for Lockwood to follow. He has served the Earnshaw household for decades.

First appears in chapter 4

The longtime servant who keeps house for Lockwood at Thrushcross Grange. Having lived among both the Earnshaws and the Lintons, she becomes the principal narrator of their intertwined history.

Also known as Cathy Earnshaw

First appears in chapter 4

The spirited daughter of the former master of Wuthering Heights. As a child she is unruly, affectionate, and inseparable from Heathcliff, the orphan her father brings into the family.

First appears in chapter 4

Catherine's older brother, who resents the attention their father gives Heathcliff. His jealousy turns into open cruelty when he gains authority over the household.

First appears in chapter 6

A well-bred young neighbor at Thrushcross Grange. His sheltered manners and refined home offer Catherine a social world very different from Wuthering Heights.

First appears in chapter 6

Edgar's younger sister, raised with him at Thrushcross Grange. Delicate and protected, she is fascinated by Heathcliff after his return despite Catherine's warnings about his character.

First appears in chapter 6

Hindley's wife, brought unexpectedly to Wuthering Heights after his father's death. Lively but physically fragile, she is frightened by Heathcliff and uncomfortable in the household.

First appears in chapter 19

The sickly son of Heathcliff and Isabella, brought north after his mother's death. Timid, fretful, and accustomed to indulgence, he becomes a vulnerable piece in the conflict over the two estates.