A wealthy, refined neighbor who falls in love with Cathy. He proposes after she recovers from a dog bite at his estate, takes her to Wuthering Heights, and eventually marries her. He is Isabella's older brother and represents the civilized, upper-class life Cathy briefly embraces before her emotional turmoil returns her to Heathcliff.
A standard professional bond that anchors the local social order.
Heathcliff views Edgar as a rival who stole Cathy through social privilege.
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