edgar linton

language: en

definitions

  1. A central fictional character in Emily Brontë's 1847 novel Wuthering Heights. He is the gentle, well-bred, and aristocratic son of the Linton family, husband to Catherine Earnshaw, and father to young Cathy Linton, often serving as a narrative foil to the passionate and vengeful Heathcliff.
    en: A central fictional character in Emily Brontë's 1847 novel Wuthering Heights. He is the gentle, well-bred, and aristocratic son of the Linton family, husband to Catherine Earnshaw, and father to young Cathy Linton, often serving as a narrative foil to the passionate and vengeful Heathcliff.

examples

  1. Edgar Linton represents the civilized and refined side of love in contrast to Heathcliff's wild passion.

    Edgar Linton represents the civilized and refined side of love in contrast to Heathcliff's wild passion.