PowerPoint by: Anita Hoffman period 2

Genre: Gothic Fiction, Classical, Realist Fiction Setting: Begins in the 1770’s in Yorkshire, but Lockwood leaves in 1802 Mood: Tragic, dramatic, and somber. GENRE, SETTING, AND MOOD

Chapter 3 page 74:“Heathcliff gradually fell back into the shelter of the bed as I spoke, finally sitting down almost concealed behind it. I guessed, however, by his irregular and intercepted breathing, that he struggled to vanquish an access to violent emotion.” Heathcliff wants to believe that the ghost of Catherine really was at the window, his need and suffering is so strong it trumps all other emotions. Chapter 7 page 1: “…instead of a wild, hatless little savage jumping into the house, and rushing to squeeze us all breathless, there 'lighted from a handsome black pony a very dignified person, with brown ringlets falling from the cover of a feathered beaver, and a long cloth habit, which she was obliged to hold up with both hands that she might sail in. ” This describes how Catherine has changed, and how now Heathcliff is inferior to her. Chapter 9 page 145:“Here she burst into uncontrollable grief, and the remainder of her words were inarticulate.” Catherine is so upset about Heathcliff’s departure that her words become blurred. IMAGERY

Lockwood narrates the novel as an entry to his diary in is in Nelly’s point of view, third person in past tense, as she tells the story to Lockwood. Theme 1: Long intense suffering creates complex’s in people, causing them to be irrational, mean, and rash. Theme 2: Love’s destructiveness never changes if dealt with incorrectly. Theme 3: The differences of social classes cause instability. NARRATOR AND THEMES

Protagonist: Catherine and Heathcliff. Antagonist: Hindley Earnshaw aka “Devil daddy” referred to him by his son. Conflict: Heathcliff’s love for Catherine conflicts with social status and ends up creating multiple clashes with other characters because of the bad personality it gives him. PROTAGONIST, ANTAGONIST, AND CONFLICT

Exposition: Lockwood becomes a local of Wuthering Heights and goes to visit the landlord, who turns out to be quite dreadful. Rising Action: Heathcliff arrives at Wuthering Heights after Hindley has denounced him. This is when Catherine’s social status gets in the way of Heathcliff’s love for Catherine, because of his inferior status. Heathcliff overhears Nelly and Catherine speaking and wants revenge. Climax: Catherine dies, leaving sorrow biting at the heels of Heathcliff and lack of closure between the two lovers. This leads Heathcliff to pursue his vengeance vehemently and more crudely. Falling Action: Heathcliff’s revenge is fulfilled as he inherits the Thrushcross Grange and forces Catherine and Linton to marry, also forcing Isabella to leave after destroying her. Resolution: Heathcliff dies, leaving the reader relieved from his already satisfied revenge from going further. PLOT

Heathcliff and Catherine: Heathcliff and Catherine are lovers. However, Catherine’s love for Heathcliff clashes with her want for social advancement, so she refuses to marry Heathcliff, instead marrying his enemy Earnshaw, and rebukes Heathcliff. By doing this, Catherine brings about Heathcliff’s need for vengeance against the two. He ends up owning Earnshaw’s property and ruining Catherine’s life. Heathcliff and Hindley Earnshaw: Earnshaw abused the orphan Heathcliff as a child and treated him much like a slave, much to Heathcliff’s shame. Earnshaw ends up stealing Catherine from him, so Heathcliff takes his revenge on their children. Heathcliff and Isabella: Isabella falls in love with Heathcliff, who doesn’t return her feelings and ends up using her as a mere tool for his revenge. Mr:Green: A lawyer for Edgar Linton who doesn’t arrive soon enough to change the will that put Heathcliff in possession of Thrushcross Grange. CHARACTER RELATIONS

Heathcliff: Heathcliff loves Catherine, which is his downfall. He turns into a cruel, rude, vengeful man so set on revenge that it ends up being the only thing he knows. Heathcliff started out as an orphan, but rose to power as a wealthy landowner. After his revenge is sated, he then dies. Catherine: Catherine is in love with Heathcliff, madly so, which is her conflict. Her love for him clashes with her need for social advancement. Instead of following her heart, she instead marries Earnshaw in order to become a gentlewoman. This unleashes Heathcliff’s endless revenge upon the two. HEATHCLIFF AND CATHERINE

Ghosts: The ghosts represent the quick ending between Heathcliff and Catherine and the lack of closure that the two lovers received. Wuthering Heights: The house itself represents the revenge that Heathcliff yearns for. The name gives the actual mood to the house, which Lockwood described as stormy. The Moors: The untamed, mysterious, and barren moors represent the drama between the two houses. SYMBOLISM