Catherine Earnshaw Character Profile 5.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? English LiteratureWuthering HeightsA2/A-levelAQA Created by: safiyaCreated on: 26-05-15 13:40 Where was Catherine born? Wuthering Heights 1 of 9 Who looked after her? Her brother Hindley and also Heathcliff ( an orphan brought to the family home) 2 of 9 What happen in Catherine's love life? In love with Heathcliff, but marries Edgar instead because he is rich and handsome ( society) but is still passionate about Heathcliff. 3 of 9 What is she described as in the novel? 'Saucy' and 'Selfish' 4 of 9 Why does she get ill and how does she die? She gets ill when Heathcliff and Edgar fight. Dies during childbirth ( Catherine Linton) 5 of 9 Who does she say she is? ' I am Heathcliff' dramatic and memorable. Also unstable sense of identity. 6 of 9 How does Nelly describe her? 'Mischevious' and 'Wayward' we expect her to make surprising and unpredictable decisions, e.g. marriage to Edgar is culture over nature. 7 of 9 Where are we first introduced to her? Scratching of her name as Linton, Heathcliff & Earnshaw. Then she appears to Lockwood in his nightmare. 8 of 9 How does she affect Heathcliff? At the end Heathcliff is tormented by everything that signals Catherine's loss. 9 of 9
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