Wuthering Heights
Catherine & Isabella
By Emily Brontë
Catherine Earnshaw (Linton)
- Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Earnshaw
- Sister of Hindley Earnshaw
- Married Edgar Linton
- Mother of Catherine
- Starved herself, grew weak, & died
- Educated women
- Taught in lady-like etiquette
- Wealthy
- Had a strong tie (or need)
to communicate with Nelly
Fell in love with Heathcliff
BUT
- Isabella loved him for his appearance
- Catherine had always been
compatible with Heathcliff
"My love for Heathcliff resembles the eternal rocks beneath:
a source of little visible delight...I am Heathcliff! He's always, always in my mind..." - Catherine
"His new source of trouble sprang from the not anticipated
misfortune of Isabella Linton evincing a sudden and irresistible attraction towards the tolerated guest (Heathcliff)."
But they also shared REGRETS
- Isabella married Heathcliff, but later regretted doing so.
"I do hate him- I am wretched-I have been a fool!..." - Isabella
Catherine married Edgar, but loved Heathcliff more.
"...Heathcliff. I only wish us never to be parted..." - Catherine
Constructing Plot
Catherine married Edgar, which broke Heathcliff's heart
To hurt Catherine, Heathcliff married Isabella to gain her wealth and to make Catherine jealous.
This made Catherine and Isabella's relationship irritable at times.
- Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Linton
- Sister of Edgar Linton
- Mother of Linton
- Died in London