Wuthering Heights

Roles

• Catherine - Young Adult (20-35), Adult (36-50), Female

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Catherine tries to persuade Isabella that Heathcliff is not the right man for her

Summary

The story is set in 1801 in an isolated moor country in the north of England. Lockwood, one of the narrators of the story, rents a manor, Thrushcross Grange, from a mysterious wealthy landlord, Heathcliff, who lives in a manor in Wuthering Heights. From his housekeeper, Nelly Dean, Lockwood learns the story of the families that lived in those manors, the Earnshaws and the Lintons. Heathcliff was adopted by Mr. Earnshaw, who brings him home after a trip to Liverpool. Heathcliff becomes part of the family that also includes Catherine and Hindley. Even if they both dislike him at the beginning, Catherine and Heathcliff soon become inseparable and the passionate love between them is the main focus of the story. After Mr. Earnshaw dies, Hindley inherits the manor and he mistreats Heathcliff. Catherine, despite loving Heathcliff, marries her rich neighbor, Edgar Linton, to find security. Heathcliff decides to leave and comes back after three years, having become mysteriously rich. He sets about seeking revenge and sets his sights on Isabella, Edgar's sister. In this monologue Catherine tries to persuade that Heathcliff is not the right man for her. He is a cruel and "pitiless" man who is not capable of love, she tells her, and is only pursuing her because of her wealth...

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