Wuthering Heights · Character

Mr. Lockwood

The new tenant of Thrushcross Grange whose awkward visit to Wuthering Heights draws out Nelly Dean's long, tangled history.

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As a supporting figure in Wuthering Heights, Mr. Lockwood is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

The narrator and new tenant of Thrushcross Grange, who visits Heathcliff and finds himself both intrigued and repelled by the bleak atmosphere.

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Lockwood arrives from the city expecting a quiet moorland retreat and instead stumbles into a household of surly strangers and a ghostly dream at a latticed window. His curiosity about his landlord and his neighbors gives Nelly Dean the audience she needs to tell the story from the beginning. As an outsider, he frames the tale for the reader and returns at the end to find what time has done to the Heights.

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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I
The narrator and new tenant of Thrushcross Grange, who visits Heathcliff and finds himself both intrigued and repelled by the bleak atmosphere.
Chapter II
Narrator who visits Wuthering Heights, endures cold reception and dog attack, forced to stay overnight.
III
Narrates his disturbing night at Wuthering Heights, including his nightmare and discovery of Catherine's diary.
Chapter IV
The listener who prompts Nelly to tell the story; feels unwell and excited after his experiences.
VII
Urges Nelly to continue the story despite the late hour; expresses fascination with the characters.
Chapter XIII
Lockwood witnesses Hindley's violent obsession with killing Heathcliff and feels a momentary covetousness for the weapon.
Chapter XXX
Recovering from illness, he decides to leave Wuthering Heights and spend the next six months in London.
Chapter XXXI
Visits Wuthering Heights, delivers a note from Nelly, and informs Heathcliff of his plan to leave for London.
Chapter XXXII
Returns to Wuthering Heights, hears the conclusion of Heathcliff's story, and observes the new harmony between Catherine and Hareton.

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