A gentleman who rents Thrushcross Grange from Heathcliff. He is the narrator of the story; Nelly Dean tells him about all of the other characters, and he passes on her account to the reader. He is a somewhat smug and emotionally remote city boy who is not very involved in the action.
Mr. Lockwood Quotes in Wuthering Heights
The Wuthering Heights quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Lockwood or refer to Mr. Lockwood. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 1
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But Mr. Heathcliff forms a singular contrast to his abode and style of living. He is a dark-skinned gypsy in aspect, in dress and manners a gentleman, that is, as much a gentleman as many a country squire.
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Chapter 3
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Terror made me cruel; and finding it useless to attempt shaking the creature off, I pulled its wrist on to the broken pane, and rubbed it to and fro till the blood ran down and soaked the bedclothes.
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The ledge, where I placed my candle, had a few mildewed books piled up in one corner; and it was covered with writing scratched on the paint. This writing, however, was nothing but a name repeated in all kinds of characters, large and small—Catherine Earnshaw, here and there varied to Catherine Heathcliff, and then again to Catherine Linton.
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Mr. Lockwood (speaker), Catherine Earnshaw Linton, Heathcliff, Edgar Linton
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Chapter 32
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The task was done, not free from further blunders; but the pupil claimed a reward, and received at least five kisses; which, however, he generously returned. Then they came to the door, and from their conversation I judged they were about to issue out and have a walk on the moors.
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Mr. Lockwood (speaker), Catherine/Cathy Linton Heathcliff Earnshaw, Hareton Earnshaw
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Mr. Lockwood Character Timeline in Wuthering Heights
The timeline below shows where the character Mr. Lockwood appears in Wuthering Heights. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 1
It is 1801. Mr. Lockwood writes in his diary that, wanting solitude after unintentionally hurting a woman he admired because...
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...and has grotesque carvings around the front door. During the visit, Heathcliff is amused when Lockwood is nearly attacked after Heathcliff leaves him alone with a bunch of savage dogs. Yet...
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Chapter 2
Lockwood returns to Wuthering Heights the next day. As he arrives, it begins to snow. No...
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Eventually a rough young man lets Lockwood in and brings him to a sitting room. In the room also is a beautiful...
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During the meal, Lockwood learns that the young woman (whom he assumed was Heathcliff's wife) is the widow of...
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...on Joseph the servant. The snow also turns to a blizzard, and while discussing how Lockwood will get home, the woman tells Heathcliff that if he lets Lockwood leave alone, she...
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Fed up with the bickering, and with no one willing to guide him home, Lockwood takes a lantern, promising to return it the next day, and leaves. But Joseph thinks...
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Chapter 3
Zillah brings Lockwood to a room that Heathcliff usually doesn't allow anyone to stay in. Left alone, Lockwood...
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That night Lockwood has a nightmare in which he breaks a window to get some air, and a...
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The next morning Heathcliff escorts Lockwood home. The servants of Thrushcross Grange are overjoyed to see Lockwood—they feared he'd died in...
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Chapter 4
Back at Thrushcross Grange, Lockwood starts feeling lonely and asks his housekeeper, Nelly Dean, to tell him about Heathcliff and...
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Chapter 7
...then breaks into her story to say that it is late and she must sleep. Lockwood insists that she continue the story right then.
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Chapter 10
Lockwood falls ill for four weeks.
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Chapter 16
...corner of the churchyard, with a view over the moors she loved. Nelly then tells Lockwood that Edgar is buried next to Catherine.
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Chapter 25
Nelly pauses in her narrative to tell Lockwood that the events she's now describing took place a little over a year ago during...
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Chapter 30
Nelly tells Lockwood that she hasn't seen Cathy since that day, and only gets news about her from...
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In his diary, Lockwood writes that Nelly has finished her story. He says that he has recovered from his...
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Chapter 31
Lockwood goes to Wuthering Heights to tell Heathcliff of his decision to leave Thrushcross Grange. He...
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Lockwood also learns that Heathcliff has taken Cathy's books. Cathy adds that Hareton has gathered some...
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After a rather dull and unpleasant meal, Lockwood leaves. On the way back to the Grange, he muses on how lucky Cathy would...
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Chapter 32
Six months later, Lockwood returns to the area and pays a visit at Wuthering Heights. He finds, to his...
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Chapter 34
Lockwood leaves Wuthering Heights and walks through the moors to the churchyard where Heathcliff, Catherine, and...
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