# Mr. Lockwood — Wuthering Heights character guide

> Mr. Lockwood in Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Snapshot

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

## Who they are

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.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wuthering_heights_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wuthering_heights_se/chapters/ii)

Narrator who visits Wuthering Heights, endures cold reception and dog attack, forced to stay overnight.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wuthering_heights_se/chapters/iii)

Narrates his disturbing night at Wuthering Heights, including his nightmare and discovery of Catherine's diary.

### [Chapter IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wuthering_heights_se/chapters/iv)

The listener who prompts Nelly to tell the story; feels unwell and excited after his experiences.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wuthering_heights_se/chapters/vii)

Urges Nelly to continue the story despite the late hour; expresses fascination with the characters.

### [Chapter XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wuthering_heights_se/chapters/xiii)

Lockwood witnesses Hindley's violent obsession with killing Heathcliff and feels a momentary covetousness for the weapon.

### [Chapter XXX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wuthering_heights_se/chapters/xxx)

Recovering from illness, he decides to leave Wuthering Heights and spend the next six months in London.

### [Chapter XXXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wuthering_heights_se/chapters/xxxi)

Visits Wuthering Heights, delivers a note from Nelly, and informs Heathcliff of his plan to leave for London.

### [Chapter XXXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wuthering_heights_se/chapters/xxxii)

Returns to Wuthering Heights, hears the conclusion of Heathcliff's story, and observes the new harmony between Catherine and Hareton.

## Links

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