Catherine Earnshoe is Mr. Earnsha's daughter, sister of Hindley. She is a spoiled and self-loving girl, originally wild, and later quite sophisticated. He loved Hitcliff but married Edgar Linton. She lost her mind and died, giving birth to Catherine's daughter. Young Catherine marries Linton Heathcliff, but after the deaths of Linton and Heathcliff, she marries Hareton. Catherine suffers through a long illness but slowly begins to recuperate. Her illness physically and mentally alters her; she is listless and withdrawn, clearly marked for an early death. She falls into a faint from which she never awakens. A girl plays a role of one of the main characters in the novel.
Catherine Earnshaw Linton in the Essays
Author: Craig Brown