Wuthering Heights, Chapter 29 summary
Chapter 29 of 34 · 10 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 29, Heathcliff refuses to let Catherine remain at the Grange and takes her away, while forbidding Ellen to visit her. Before leaving, he describes opening Mrs. Linton’s coffin and explains how his longing for her presence torments him, exposing the misery behind his cruelty.
What happens
- Ellen and Catherine hope to remain together at the Grange, with Linton joining them.
- Heathcliff arrives, describes Linton’s terror of him, and orders Catherine to come home.
- Catherine promises to protect Linton and confronts Heathcliff with his loneliness and misery.
- Heathcliff refuses Ellen’s request to work at the Heights and describes opening Mrs. Linton’s coffin.
- He recounts an earlier attempt to uncover her grave and years of sensing her presence without seeing her.
- Heathcliff forbids Ellen to visit and leads Catherine away on foot.
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Heathcliff presents his longing as relentless suffering. His confession gives substance to Catherine’s accusation that his cruelty accompanies profound misery.
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Why does Heathcliff refuse to let Catherine remain at the Grange?
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