Wuthering Heights, Chapter 10 summary
Chapter 10 of 34 · 26 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 10, Heathcliff returns after three years, delights Catherine, and disrupts her peaceful marriage to Edgar as he becomes a regular visitor at Thrushcross Grange. Isabella falls in love with him, but Catherine and Nelly warn her against him, while his questions about her inheritance deepen Nelly’s suspicions.
What happens
- Confined by illness, Mr. Lockwood asks Mrs. Dean to resume her account of Heathcliff and Catherine.
- After six happy months of Catherine’s marriage, Heathcliff returns with changed manners and unexplained wealth, provoking Catherine’s joy and Edgar’s resentment.
- Heathcliff lodges with Hindley at Wuthering Heights and gradually becomes a regular visitor at the Grange.
- Isabella confesses her love for Heathcliff, but Catherine and Nelly warn that he is cruel and may want her inheritance.
- Catherine exposes Isabella’s feelings to Heathcliff and restrains her until Isabella scratches her hand and escapes.
- Heathcliff expresses violent contempt for Isabella but asks about her inheritance, and Nelly resolves to watch him.
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What to notice
The question follows his expressions of contempt for Isabella. It gives weight to Catherine’s warning that her property might attract him despite his lack of love.
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Why does Isabella scratch Catherine’s hand?
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