# Zillah — Wuthering Heights character guide

> Zillah in Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0029-xxx

## Who they are

A servant at Wuthering Heights who assists Nelly and Lockwood.

## Relationships

### [Heathcliff](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wuthering_heights_se/characters/heathcliff)

_professional_

A professional, distant relationship where Zillah serves as housekeeper at Wuthering Heights under Heathcliff's rule.

### [Heathcliff](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wuthering_heights_se/characters/heathcliff)

_professional_

A professional, distant relationship where Zillah serves as housekeeper at Wuthering Heights under Heathcliff's rule.

### [Heathcliff](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wuthering_heights_se/characters/heathcliff)

_professional_

A professional, distant relationship where Zillah serves as housekeeper at Wuthering Heights under Heathcliff's rule.

## In the story

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

A lusty dame from the kitchen who rushes in with a frying pan to quell the dog attack, restoring order.

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

Housewife who rescues Lockwood from the dogs, splashes water on him, gives him brandy, and shows him to bed.

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

The housekeeper who provides the account; she is narrow-minded and self-serving, refusing to help Catherine out of fear of Heathcliff.

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