"Wuthering Heights" — Characters & Cast

To maintain high social status and security while retaining total emotional and physical possession of Heathcliff.

Evolves from a wild, unruly child running through the moors into a wealthy, trapped aristocrat who destroys herself through secret obsession and physical illness.

To possess Cathy completely and punish the society that deemed him inferior.

Begins as an orphaned, silent stable boy treated as a household pet, vanishing after rejection and returning as a polished, sadistic gentleman set on destroying his tormentors.

Preserving her own position and maintaining domestic order.

Serves as the primary housekeeper witnessing the saga; her interference, secret-keeping, and moral judging actively accelerate the tragic downfall of Cathy and Heathcliff.

Maintaining aristocratic propriety and earning Cathy's genuine love.

A refined aristocrat who marries Cathy for her beauty, only to find himself dragged into a horrific nightmare of marital infidelity, secrecy, and tragic loss.

Seeking excitement and escaping her brother's quiet household.

A pampered young woman who mistakes Heathcliff’s sinister demeanor for Byronic romance, running away with him only to end up in an abusive, cruel marriage.