A character in Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights by Brontë, Emily
The wild, headstrong daughter of Mr. Earnshaw and sister of Hindley (the elder Catherine of the first generation); soulmate of Heathcliff who marries Edgar Linton and dies giving birth to her daughter Catherine.
Also known as: Cathy, Miss Cathy, Catherine Linton, Mrs. Linton
Inside the story
Catherine Earnshaw is the wild, headstrong daughter of Mr. Earnshaw and sister of Hindley at Wuthering Heights. She shares a deep childhood bond with Heathcliff, the orphan taken into the household, and is shaped by the tense family life around them.
A slender, beautiful young woman with dark hair and the Earnshaws' handsome dark eyes; spirited and imperious in bearing, capable of both great charm and fierce, stormy temper.
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