Whole-book exam review: a concise Wuthering Heights study guide covering the full plot, main characters, major themes, important symbols, narrative structure, and essay ideas.

This bonus wrap-up episode reviews the entire story of Wuthering Heights from beginning to end. We start with Lockwood’s arrival and Nelly Dean’s narration, then move through Heathcliff’s arrival as a child, Catherine and Heathcliff’s bond, Hindley’s cruelty, Catherine’s choice to marry Edgar, Heathcliff’s return, Isabella’s suffering, Catherine’s death, and the revenge that shapes the next generation.

We then review the second-generation plot: young Cathy, Linton Heathcliff, Hareton Earnshaw, Edgar’s death, Heathcliff’s control of both houses, and the final shift toward Cathy and Hareton’s healing relationship. Along the way, w ...