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At the conclusion of a dark and cruel tale, Wuthering Heights finally offers a glimpse of hope for the future. After Heathcliff dies under mysterious circumstances, Hareton and Cathy Linton are engaged to marry and planning to move to the Grange.
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The Destructiveness of a Love That Never Changes. Catherine...
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Heathcliff’s humiliation and misery prompt him to spend most...
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Jan 31, 2024 · What happens with Heathcliff in the end? Months later, Lockwood returns to Heights where he meets with Nelly. Nelly informs Lockwood that Cathy has been teaching Hareton, and Heathcliff has descended into madness seeing Catherine’s ghost everywhere and even having conversations with her.
Oct 7, 2022 · As discussed in class, the ending seems very abrupt, one that Heathcliff even seems to acknowledge above. However, arguably, Heathcliff’s monologue after seeing Catherine Linton and Hareton together represents the culmination of the novel’s themes, and in some ways the true endpoint of the novel.
Sure the book ends, as does Nelly's narration, and certain threads of the story are neatly tied together: domestic harmony returns to the home, Hareton is able to read his name above the threshold, and his ownership of the house suggests that all is right with property and inheritance.
Mar 1, 2015 · Heathcliff with his troubled past and humble origin stood storm-tossed and bifurcated between his distrust for everybody and his incapacity to engage in social relations. Heathcliff showed signs of becoming good natured, but his background and failures in life turned him into a devilish persona.
Importantly, by the end of the novel Heathcliff admits to Nelly that he no longer has any interest in violence. It's not so much that he is sated as that he is just... over it. As he tells her:
Hareton is very upset by Heathcliff’s death, though he is alone in his sorrow. Ultimately, Heathcliff is buried next to Catherine as he requested—a decision that scandalizes the villagers.
