Wuthering Heights, sammanfattning av Chapter 5

Handling

1. Mr. Earnshaw’s failing health sharpens his temper, and his protection of Heathcliff increases household tension.
2. On the curate’s advice, Mr. Earnshaw agrees to send Hindley to college.
3. Joseph gains influence over the sick master and directs his strongest complaints against Catherine.
4. Catherine provokes her father, commands Heathcliff’s loyalty, and grows hardened by repeated rejection.
5. Mr. Earnshaw dies beside the fire while Catherine sings softly to him.
6. The narrator fetches the doctor, then finds Catherine and Heathcliff comforting each other with thoughts of heaven.

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Catherine answers her father’s demand for good behavior with a matching challenge. Her quick reply exposes their conflict even during a tender moment.

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