Wuthering Heights | Chapter 1 Summary and Analysis

New Characters
Mr. Lockwood: the first-person narrator of the story; tenant of Heathcliff

Heathcliff: the protagonist of the novel; a fascinating, yet surly and unpleasant man

Joseph: an elderly servant of Heathcliff who speaks with a thick Yorkshire dialect

Zillah: the housekeeper; the young woman’s name is not disclosed until later in the book

Summary
The story begins in 1801, as Lockwood, a new tenant in Thrushcross Grange, narrates the story of his visit to his new landlord, Heathcliff. Although...


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