Chapter+09

=CHAPTER 9: Misunderstanding=

__EVENTS or DEVELOPMENTS IN THIS CHAPTER:__

Cathy approaches Nelly and tells her that Edgar has asked for her hand in marriage. She has accepted this proposal, but in her heart and her head she knows that it isn't the right thing. Cathy tells Nelly what she's feeling: she loves Edgar and Heathcliff but Edgar for the wrong reasons and Heathcliff for the right reasons. Edgar is educated, good-looking, cheerful, and rich. He loves her back just as much. Heathcliff has no money and marrying him would "degrade" her. Nelly gives Cathy her advice as to what to do. However, Heathcliff overhears her saying that she can't love him and gets angry and leaves. Cathy waits all night for him to return, but he never does. She almost goes mad from the guilt. If he would've stayed, he would have heard her say just how much she does love him. The chapter ends leaving the reader wondering if he'll ever come back.

__2 IMPORTANT QUOTATIONS FROM THIS CHAPTER (and why):__

"Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same." - Cathy. This quote is the basis of Cathy and Heathcliff's love. It explains how she feels and why she's so guilty when Heathcliff leaves.

"As soon as you become Mrs. Linton, he loses friend, love, and all." - Nelly. This quote explains just how serious this marriage is to both Cathy and Heathcliff. It closes the opportunity for anything to happen between them.

__THEMATIC CONNECTIONS and MOTIFS:__

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