ove and a new beginning. Their marriage reveals that love has finally conquered hate. PLOT SUMMARY:The Earnshaws, of Wuthering Heights, and the Lintons, of Thrushcross Grange, are two families living on the Yorkshire moors in the late 18th century. The Earnshaws have a son and daughter, Hindley and Catherine, and the Lintons have a son and daughter, Edgar and Isabella. Mr. Earnshaw brings home a waif from Liverpool, names him Heathcliff, and prefers him over his own children. Catherine loves Heathcliff while Hindley despises him. After Mr. Earnshaw’s death, Hindley takes over the Heights and treats Heathcliff poorly. Catherine and Heathcliff become closer until Catherine spends five weeks at Thrushcross Grange under the influence of the fashionable Lintons. When she returns to the Heights, she comments on Heathcliff’s rough appearance, and Heathcliff is greatly offended. Edgar Linton begins to make calls to the Heights in order to see Catherine, and despite Catherine’s love for Heathcliff, she marries Edgar. Heathcliff leaves Wuthering Heights, and when he returns, he appears to have been transformed into a thinner, calmer, and more subdued gentleman. Catherine and Heathcliff’s love for each other intensifies until Catherine gives birth to Cathy and dies. Heathcliff is then determined to get his revenge on both the Lintons and the Earnshaws. He turns Hindley into a drunk and wins all of his money through gambling. As part of his plan to get the Linton estate, he marries Isabella. At this time, the third generation has emerged. Cathy, the daughter of Catherine and Edgar, lives at the Grange with her ailing father. Hareton, the son of Hindley and Frances, lives at the Heights with the tyrannical Heathcliff. Linton, the son of Heathcliff and Isabella, also lives at the Heights. Heathcliff prefers Hareton over his own son because Hareton reminds him of himself as he was a child. Although, Heathcli...
