does cathy die in wuthering heights

Yes, Cathy (Catherine Earnshaw) does die in Wuthering Heights.

Quick Scoop

• Catherine Earnshaw becomes seriously ill after a period of intense emotional stress involving both Heathcliff and her husband Edgar Linton.

• She goes into premature labor, gives birth to her daughter (also called Cathy/Catherine Linton), and then dies only a few hours later.

• In the structure of the novel, her death happens roughly halfway through the book, not at the very end, and the story continues with the next generation.

So if you’re reading and wondering whether this is a fake‑out: it isn’t—Cathy really dies, and her death is one of the major turning points of the story.