Wuthering Heights, Chapter 7 summary
Chapter 7 of 34 · 17 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 7, Catherine returns from Thrushcross Grange with polished manners, while Heathcliff feels ashamed of his appearance and excluded from her new friendships. Hindley shuts Heathcliff away after he attacks Edgar Linton, but Catherine reaches him secretly, and Heathcliff begins thinking about revenge against Hindley.
What happens
- Catherine returns after five weeks, embraces Heathcliff, and wounds his pride by laughing at his dirty appearance.
- Ellen helps Heathcliff wash and dress for Christmas, but Hindley bars him from joining the Lintons.
- After Edgar comments on his hair, Heathcliff throws hot apple sauce at him, and Hindley takes Heathcliff away and locks him up.
- Catherine hides her tears at dinner and crosses the roof that evening to enter Heathcliff’s attic.
- Ellen brings Heathcliff downstairs and offers food, but he concentrates on finding revenge against Hindley.
- Mr. Lockwood asks Ellen to continue in detail, and she agrees to resume with the summer of 1778.
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What to notice
Heathcliff’s attention shifts from immediate humiliation to deliberate revenge. Thinking about retaliation becomes his way of escaping pain.
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How does Catherine enter the attic where Heathcliff is locked?
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