Wuthering Heights By Emily Brontë Summary and Analysis Chapter
27   During the week that follows, Edgar's health continues to
deteriorate, so it is grudgingly that Cathy rides to meet
Linton. During the visit, Heathcliff arrives and demands to know
if Edgar is truly dying. Heathcliff is worried that Linton might
die before Edgar does.  Heathcliff asks Cathy to walk her cousin
back to Wuthering Heights. Although she meekly reminds
Heathcliff that she is forbidden from visiting the farmhouse,
Cathy disobeys her father's instructions. Linton's cries of
anguish and Heathcliff's rage, which is directed toward Linton,
however, convince both Cathy and Nelly to accompany them.  After
they're inside, Heathcliff imprisons Cathy and Nelly; he will
not release her until after she and Linton are married.
Overnight, Heathcliff locks Cathy in a bedroom. In the morning
he frees Cathy from the room, but Nelly is held prisoner for
five days, only seeing Hareton, who serves as her jailer.
Linton is extremely pathetic and obvi