Wuthering Heights, Chapter 11 summary
Chapter 11 of 34 · 17 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 11, Nelly Dean finds Hareton under Heathcliff’s harmful influence, then witnesses Heathcliff embrace Isabella and provoke a confrontation with Catherine and Edgar Linton. Edgar bars Heathcliff from the house and demands that Catherine choose between them, while Catherine locks herself away and refuses food.
What happens
- Nelly visits the Heights, where Hareton throws a stone, curses, and describes Heathcliff’s encouragement of his behavior.
- Nelly sees Heathcliff embrace Isabella and reports his quarrel with Catherine to Edgar.
- Edgar orders Heathcliff out, but Catherine locks the kitchen door and throws the key into the fire.
- Edgar strikes Heathcliff, who breaks the door lock and escapes when servants approach.
- Catherine threatens to hurt herself emotionally, and Edgar demands that she choose between him and Heathcliff.
- Catherine locks herself in her bedroom and refuses meals, while Edgar warns Isabella against encouraging Heathcliff.
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What to notice
Edgar makes Catherine’s divided loyalties an explicit choice. She does not answer and instead demands solitude before shutting herself away.
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Why does Heathcliff break the kitchen door lock?
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