Catherine Earnshaw Character Profile
- Created by: safiya
- Created on: 26-05-15 13:14
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- Catherine Earnshaw
- Born in WH, brought up by brother Hindley and Heathcliff (orphan brought into home by father)
- Falls in love with H but no marriage as degraded by Hindley after fathers death
- 'Saucy' & 'Selfish'
- Marries Edgar Linton but still passionate for H
- Falls ill when H and Edgar fight.
- Dies during childbirth (Catherine Linton)
- 1st intro is as Ghost in her childhood bedroom.
- Her name scratched on window ledge in 3 forms, Linton, Heathcliff, Earnshaw
- At end H tormented by anything that signals Catherine's loss
- 'I am Heathcliff'
- Dramatic and memorable, also shows her passion. However, unstable sense of identity
- 'Wayward' & 'Mischevious'
- Nelly's description, we expect her to make surprising & unpredictable decisions
- E.g. Marriage to Edgar is Culture over Nature.
- Nelly's description, we expect her to make surprising & unpredictable decisions
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