Gimmerton Kirk

Gimmerton Kirk
Scenes
4
Characters
Catherine Earnshaw, Edgar Linton, Heathcliff, Mr. Earnshaw
Contents
  1. Significance
  2. Scenes

The village church and churchyard where the Earnshaw and Linton families are buried. Features scattered gravestones, two fir-trees in the yard, and Catherine Earnshaw's unusual grave in the corner where the wall is low and heath plants climb over from the moor.

Significance

The final resting place that becomes central to the novel's supernatural elements. Catherine's burial in the corner rather than with either family reflects her divided nature. Site of Heathcliff's obsessive visits and supernatural encounters.

Scenes