Mr Lockwood

Biographical

A shy, but rather pompous visitor from the city, Mr Lockwood becomes a tenant to Heathcliff at Thrushcross Grange. He seeks to withdraw from society, and desires the solitude of the northern moors after having an affair at a seaside resort in the south of England. He is interested in knowing more about his landlord, whom he finds very reserved, and his beautiful widowed daughter-in-law. He stays at the Heights during a snowstorm, has a nightmare, and then convalesces there due to an illness. This gives Nelly Dean the opportunity to recount to him the saga of the two families over several weeks between 1801 and 1802. He and Nelly even consider the possibility of him marrying Catherine Linton. Constantly eager to learn more about the family history, he promptly severs all contact with the Heights and its occupants once his curiosity is satisfied. Nine months later, he is travelling north during the shooting season, and he pays Nelly a visit where he learns about Heathcliff's death and the forthcoming marriage between Catherine and Hareton. Lockwood is the primary, first-person narrator of the story.

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