Chapter+16

=CHAPTER 16: The Death of Catherine= Megan M and Alex E

__EVENTS or DEVELOPMENTS IN THIS CHAPTER:__

As her own life was slipping away, Cathy gave birht to a daughter, Catherine. She died two hours after giving birth. Edgar was devastated by this loss. During these events, Heathcliff remained hidden in the park outside of the Grange. Nelly went to tell him that Cathy had died peacefully. Heathcliff, shook up by the news, pleaded that Cathy haunt him. During the days leading up to Cathy's funeral, Edgar watched over Cathy's body. Nelly helped Heathcliff sneak into her room when it was unattended. He removed the lock of Edgar's hair from the locket around Cathy's neck and replaced it with his own. Upon finding this out, Nelly twisted the locks of Edgar and Heathcliff together. Cathy was buried, not at the chapel or tombs, but by the moors.

__3 IMPORTANT QUOTATIONS FROM THIS CHAPTER (and why):__

"I cannot live without my life! I cannot live without my soul." --Heathcliff pg.153 Heathcliff expresses his love for Cathy. The love they share is so strong that it unites them as one. It is so powerful that they cannot live without one another. Cathy's death feels like the death of Heathcliff himself. His heart is empty and his soul is barren now that Cathy is gone, and Heathcliff longs for her return.

"Her life closed in a gentle dream-- may she wake as kindly in the other world." --Nelly pg.153 Cathy's hysterical and chaotic life ended not in pain, but in peace. The torment that weighed upon her was lifted as she fell into a peaceful state of sleep. Her body was finally able to find rest as her sould began its journey to the afterlife. Her life was characterized by anguish and vengeance, though it ended in still comfort.

"Be with me always-- take any form-- drive me mad!" --Heathcliff pg.153 The love Heathcliff has for Cathy is as strong as death itself. Heathcliff desires to feel Cathy's presence, and cannot continue living without it. He longs for her, even if they are worlds apart. His love for Cathy and everlasting desires overcome the powers of death. He is willing to sacrifice himself to be with her, and he even offers his own sanity just to feel her presence.

__THEMATIC CONNECTIONS and MOTIFS:__

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