Edgar Linton

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Character in a novel Fictional character Literary character

Edgar Linton is a refined, gentle, and affluent gentleman in Emily Brontë’s novel "Wuthering Heights," whose marriage to Catherine Earnshaw contrasts sharply with Heathcliff’s passionate nature.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Edgar Linton canonical 12
Mr. Linton 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Character in a novel ⓘ
Fictional character ⓘ
Literary character ⓘ
appearsIn Wuthering Heights ⓘ
appearsInMedium Novel ⓘ
associatedWithPlace Thrushcross Grange ⓘ
contrastedWith Heathcliff ⓘ
createdBy Emily Brontë ⓘ
deathInWork Wuthering Heights ⓘ
economicStatus Affluent ⓘ
Wealthy ⓘ
familyName Linton ⓘ
fatherOf Catherine Linton ⓘ
surface form: Cathy Linton
fictionalUniverse Wuthering Heights ⓘ
surface form: Wuthering Heights universe
firstAppearance Wuthering Heights ⓘ
gender Male ⓘ
hasRelationshipWith Cathy Earnshaw ⓘ
surface form: Catherine Earnshaw

Catherine Linton ⓘ
surface form: Cathy Linton

Heathcliff ⓘ
Isabella Linton ⓘ
hasSibling Isabella Linton ⓘ
hasTitle Master of Thrushcross Grange ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
literaryGenreOfWork Gothic novel ⓘ
livesAt Thrushcross Grange ⓘ
marriedTo Cathy Earnshaw ⓘ
surface form: Catherine Earnshaw
marriesInWork Cathy Earnshaw ⓘ
surface form: Catherine Earnshaw
memberOfFamily Earnshaw family and Linton family ⓘ
surface form: Linton family
narrativelyFunctionAs Foil to Heathcliff ⓘ
nationality English ⓘ
parentOf Catherine Linton ⓘ
surface form: Cathy Linton
personalityTrait Gentle ⓘ
Mild ⓘ
Refined ⓘ
Reserved ⓘ
portrayedAs Civilized ⓘ
Conventional ⓘ
Kind ⓘ
residesNear Wuthering Heights (estate) ⓘ
surface form: Wuthering Heights
setInCountry England ⓘ
setInRegion Yorkshire ⓘ
socialClass Gentry ⓘ
spouseOf Cathy Earnshaw ⓘ
surface form: Catherine Earnshaw
timePeriod Late 18th century ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wuthering Heights → mainCharacter → Edgar Linton ⓘ
Wuthering Heights (1978 TV series) → adaptationOfCharacter → Edgar Linton ⓘ
Heathcliff → enemy → Edgar Linton ⓘ
Cathy Earnshaw → spouse → Edgar Linton ⓘ
Cathy Earnshaw → conflictWithCharacter → Edgar Linton ⓘ
Nelly Dean → associatedWithCharacter → Edgar Linton ⓘ
Isabella Linton → sibling → Edgar Linton ⓘ
Hareton Earnshaw → appearsAlongside → Edgar Linton ⓘ
Earnshaw family and Linton family → hasMember → Edgar Linton ⓘ
subject surface form: Linton family
this entity surface form: Mr. Linton
Earnshaw family and Linton family → hasMember → Edgar Linton ⓘ
subject surface form: Linton family
Earnshaw family and Linton family → marriedTo → Edgar Linton ⓘ
subject surface form: Catherine Earnshaw
Earnshaw family and Linton family → childOf → Edgar Linton ⓘ
subject surface form: Cathy Linton
Wuthering Heights (2009 TV series) → hasCharacter → Edgar Linton ⓘ