In What Chapter Does Catherine Die In Wuthering Heights How Does This Happen?

In Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, Catherine Earnshaw marries the gentleman Edgar Linton instead of her beloved adoptive brother, Heathcliff. Catherine's reasoning for this is nuanced: she believes that Heathcliff is below her in social station, but if she is the wife of a rich man who is well-liked in society then she can help Heathcliff. Instead, Heathcliff overhears her discussing the impossibility of marrying him and runs away from home for three years. When Heathcliff returns, Catherine welcomes him with open arms even though her husband dislikes and distrusts him. Their complicated and passionate relationship has tragic results for all three.
Catherine Linton (nee Earnshaw) dies in chapter sixteen of the novel, after giving birth to her daughter, Cathy.
At midnight that night whenHeathcliff prepares to leave, Catherine's daughter Cathy is born two months prematurely. The mother Catherine falls unconscious and dies two hours later. In the morning, Nelly seeks Heathcliff to tell him the news, but he is already aware of the situation. He is angered that Catherine did not mention his name in her dying moments and is despondent over losing her. He simultaneously curses her spirit while lamenting his loss.
Catherine's body was put on display for Edgar and Heathcliff to pay their final respects to the woman they both loved. Catherine had a locket with a lock of her and Edgar's hair in it, until Heathcliff replaces Edgar's with his own. Both locks were twined together by Nelly and Catherine's funeral was held shortly afterwards. Hindley was supposed to attend but didn't show up and Isabella wasn't invited. Instead of being interred in the Linton family crypt, Catherine is instead buried in a small churchyard in the moors.