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Heathcliff Arrives
Mr. Earnshaw returns from Liverpool with Heathcliff. Both Hindley’s and Catherine’s gifts were broken so they hated the new child. “I had a peep at a dirty, ragged, black-haired child… this was Heathcliff’s first introduction to the family” (27). -
Catherine and Heathcliff Bond
Catherine accepts Heathcliff because he loves her and plays her games. The two become inseparable. “She was much too fond of Heathcliff. “The greatest punishment we could invent for her was to keep her separate from him” (30). -
Mr. Earnshaw Dies
Hindley returns from college and begins to punish Heathcliff for taking his father’s affection. Heathcliff is immediately moved to a servant. “Hindley became tyrannical… he drove him from their company to the servants” (33). -
Journey to Thrushcross Grange
Catherine and Heathcliff sneak out after dark. As they are terrorizing Edgar and Isabella, the bulldog, Skulker, is released and Catherine is caught. “’Run Heathcliff, Run!’ she whispered. ‘They have let the bull-dog loose, and he holds me!’” (35). -
Catherine Returns
Hindley embarrasses Heathcliff by making him greet Catherine as a servant. He flees as soon as he can to avoid further embarrassment. “’You make come and with Miss Catherine welcome, like the other servants’” (38). -
Heathcliff Flees
After listening to Catherine and Nelly’s conversation, Heathcliff leaves Wuthering Heights. Catherine and Nelly cover for him to prevent Hindley’s rage. “Neither of us wished to mention Heathcliff’s absence, as long as we could conceal it” (63). -
Heathcliff Returns
After taking three years away from Wuthering Heights, Heathcliff returns a new man and wins Isabella’s heart. Catherine welcomes him back with open arms. “’The whole household need not witness the sight of your welcoming a runaway servant as a brother’” (70). -
Heathcliff Leaves with Isabella
His plans to hurt Hindley go into motion by marrying Isabella. He brings her back to Wuthering Heights that he took from drunken Hindley. This enrages Catherine and she refuses to believe Heathcliff loves Isabella. “’It is impossible that you can covet the admiration of Heathcliff’” (75). -
Catherine Dies
Heathcliff is deeply affected and begs for her to haunt him. Edgar’s heartbroken and secludes himself to release stress. “’The nuisance of her presence outweighs the gratification to be derived from tormenting her’” (112). -
Isabella Dies
Heathcliff’s plan goes into motion to gain control of Thrushcross Grange when Linton Heathcliff arrives. He plots to marry his oaf son to Catherine Jr. “Isabella was dead; and he wrote to bid me to get mourning for his daughter, and arrange a room, and other accommodations, for his youthful nephew” (147). -
Success
Heathcliff marries Linton and Catherine then wait till Edgar dies. This grants him complete control of Thrushcross Grange. Heathcliff achieves his life goal. “The master looking glad would not be an everyday spectacle… he had a strange joyful glitter in his eyes” (240). -
Death
Heathcliff died in his sleep freeing the houses of their spell. Catherine Jr. and Heathcliff make the houses good again. “His eyes met mine so keen and fierce, I started… he was dead and stark!” (241).