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Chapter 7 – Discussion – Christmas Scene

June 6th, 2007 · 2 Comments

“I’m trying to settle how I shall pay Hindley back. I don’t care how long I wait, if I can only do it at last. I hope he will not die before I do!”
Heathcliff
Chapter 7 (Vol 1) is a key scene in the text. It is one of four scenes we will look at in [...]

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Genre in Wuthering Heights

May 24th, 2007 · 9 Comments

Complete the following activity:
 
1. Define Gothic
Codes and signals of the Gothic
Examples from the text
 
2. Define Romantic
Codes and signals of Romantic
Examples from the text
 
3. Define novel of manners
Codes and signals
Examples from the text

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Character profile

May 21st, 2007 · 8 Comments

In groups, write an overview of the following characters: Heathcliff, Edgar, Catherine, Hindley, Nelly Dean, Lockwood

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The Significance of Setting

May 19th, 2007 · 6 Comments

Discuss The Significance of Setting – use quotations from the text

Describe the setting of the Yorkshire moors.
Describe the houses Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange. Include descriptions of architecture and the surrounding landscape.
How do the houses reflect their inhabitants?
Do the houses symbolize their inhabitants? Give examples.
How do the settings influence the novel’s characters?

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The Role of Social Class

May 19th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Discuss the The Role of Social Class in Wuthering Heights using quotations from the text as evidence.

Describe the social class of the Earnshaws, the Lintons, and Heathcliff. Which are of a higher social class? Why is this significant?
How does social class motivate Catherine’s actions? How does she try to change her class?
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Bronte biography – written response

May 11th, 2007 · 13 Comments

In what was does Emily Bronte’s biography shape the content and issues in Wuthering Heights?
Write a five-paragraph response.

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1939 Wuthering Heights

April 29th, 2007 · 1 Comment

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