Wuthering Heights Characters
Every major character in Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, with a portrait, who they are and the chapters they appear in.
HeathcliffProtagonist · 34 chaptersA dark, brooding foundling who becomes master of Wuthering Heights, driven by obsessive love for Catherine Earnshaw and thirst for revenge.
Nelly DeanNarrator · 31 chaptersLong‑serving housekeeper and the primary storyteller, caregiver and moral commentator for the Earnshaw and Linton households.
Catherine LintonMajor character · 28 chaptersDaughter of Catherine Earnshaw and Edgar Linton; spirited, educated at Thrushcross Grange, later confined at Wuthering Heights.
JosephMinor character · 27 chaptersLong-serving, pious, cantankerous manservant at Wuthering Heights whose Yorkshire manner marks the household atmosphere.
Edgar LintonMajor character · 26 chaptersGentle, wealthy heir of Thrushcross Grange whose civility contrasts Heathcliff’s violence and whose love for Catherine anchors much of the plot.
Hareton EarnshawMajor character · 25 chaptersThe neglected Earnshaw heir, rough-mannered and uneducated, raised at Wuthering Heights under Heathcliff’s control yet fundamentally warm and loyal.
Linton HeathcliffMajor character · 20 chaptersthe frail, peevish son of Heathcliff and Isabella, used as his father's pawn and dependent on others' care
Mr. LockwoodNarrator · 20 chaptersA genteel, solitary tenant at Thrushcross Grange who frames the main story by prompting Nelly’s long narration.
Hindley EarnshawMajor character · 19 chaptersEldest Earnshaw son who inherits Wuthering Heights; jealousy and self-destruction catalyze much of the novel's violence and decline.
Isabella LintonMinor character · 19 chaptersEdgar Linton’s sheltered younger sister who marries Heathcliff, escapes his cruelty, and later dies offstage.
Mr. EarnshawMajor character · 19 chaptersThe Earnshaw patriarch who brings Heathcliff home, showing a fatal partiality that destabilizes his family.
Catherine EarnshawProtagonist · 17 chaptersHeadstrong Earnshaw daughter whose wild bond with Heathcliff collides with social ambition and reshapes both households.
ZillahMinor character · 15 chaptersA pragmatic kitchen woman and servant at Wuthering Heights who tends guests and reports household news.- MMr. KennethMinor character · 3 chaptersThe local physician summoned to tend Catherine during her fever; a practical, calming presence in crises.
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