Question

What is the climax of Wuthering Heights?

• A. Heathcliff adopts Hareton
• B. Catherine gives birth and dies after reuniting with Heathcliff
• C. Cathy and Linton get married
• D. Thrushcross Grange is sold

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Catherine gives birth and dies after reuniting with Heathcliff

The climax is the turning point of the story — the moment of greatest emotional intensity — and in Wuthering Heights, it occurs when:

• Catherine Earnshaw gives birth to her daughter, Cathy,

• and then dies shortly after a dramatic and emotional reunion with Heathcliff.

This moment is:

• The emotional peak of their destructive love story.

• A pivot in the novel's structure: the first generation’s story ends, and the second generation’s (Cathy, Linton, Hareton) begins.

• It also deepens Heathcliff’s obsession and bitterness, which fuels the rest of his life and actions.