Wuthering Heights

AP Lit Catastrophe

1. Why did Mr. Lockwood go to Wuthering Heights? What kind of welcome did he receive?

1. He is looking for solitude and visits his landlord Mr. Heathcliff. He is treated rudely by all of the residents.

1. How does Lockwood’s return visit to Wuthering Heights affect the remainder of the novel?

1. Returning home in wintry weather, he becomes ill, which sets up his long time spent quietly listening to Nelly tell the story

1. When Lockwood first enters Wuthering Heights, who lives there?

1. Catherine, Heathcliff, Hareton, and Joseph

1. What feeling do we get from Wuthering Heights and its occupants in these first few chapters?

1. The occupants are cross, cold, sulky, and dark

Describe Heathcliff

1. Dark with black eyes, well dressed, sullen, and short-tempered

1. What glimpses from the past does Lockwood discover from Catherine’s books?

1. He learns of Catherine’s fondness for Heathcliff

1. Who appears in Mr. Lockwood’s dream

1. Catherine’s ghost

1. Who is Nelly Dean? 

1. Lockwood's servant, housekeeper at Wuthering Heights 

What do the gifts Hindley and Catherine ask their father to bring them reveal about their characters? 

 Hindley asks for a fiddle, suggesting he has more of an artist's personality. Catherine wants a whip, she appears to be the more robust of the two.

1. What are Heathcliff's origins?

Mr. Earnshaw found him on the streets of Liverpool and took him in. 

1. Why does Hindley despise Heathcliff? 

Mr Earnshaw favors Heathercliff over Hindley. 

1. Describe Catherine. 

 High-strung, carefree and insolent. 

1. Compare and Contrast Catherine and Heathcliff’s reactions to the Lintons at Thrushcross Grange. 

 Heathcliff is disgusted, Catherine likes their elegant style of living. 

1. Why did Edgar get applesauce dumped on him?

His comments about Heathcliff’s hair puts Heathcliff in a temper.

1. Catherine is pained by Hindley’s punishment of Heathcliff, yet she remains as the hostess of her guests. What change does this reveal? 

1. She loves Heathcliff and worries about him, but she is strongly drawn to the Lintons and their lifestyle.

1. What does Heathcliff begin to plan? 

Revenge on Hindley 

1. Who is Hareton? 

Son of Hindley and Frances

1. How does France's death affect Hindley?

Hindley becomes more cruel and despondent. He turns to excessive drinking

1. Edgar gets a good look at Catherine’s “other side.” What is his reaction? 

1. He is horrified but still attracted to her

Who saves Hareton’s life?

1.  Heathcliff

Why does Catherine accept Edgar’s proposal when she knows Heathcliff is part of her soul?

1. She’s proud and seduced by the money and power of a marriage to Edgar and deludes herself into thinking it will put her in a position to help Heathcliff.

Why does Heathcliff disappear?

Catherine hurts his feelings, so he leaves.

How has Heathcliff changed during his absence of three years?

1.  Better appearance and education but more full of hate and cruelty

1. Who is Isabella, and what does she think of Heathcliff?

1. Edgar’s sister who takes a fancy to Heathcliff

How does Heathcliff begin his revenge on Hindley?

1. Heathcliff wins great gambling debts from Hindley playing cards.

Describe Hareton Earnshaw as a boy.

1. Wild; no education; no manners

Why does Heathcliff embrace Isabella?

1. He sees an opportunity to hurt Edgar through her.

Why does Catherine put herself into a fit?

1. She wants both Edgar and Heathcliff for herself. She cannot reconcile them or stop Heathcliff from “courting” Isabella. Thus, her power over everyone is diminishing.

For what does Catherine wish in her delirium?

1. She wishes she were a young wild girl living at Wuthering Heights as she used to be AND that Heathcliff would join her in her grave.

What happened to Isabella’s springer?

1. Heathcliff tied it up

How does Edgar react to Isabella’s running away with Heathcliff?

1.  He claims she has disowned him and he’ll have nothing more to do with her.

1. Describe Heathcliff’s relationship with Isabella 

He despises her and thinks her a fool.

1. Why does Nelly agree to take Heathcliff’s letter to Catherine? 

1. She thinks her delivering the letter will cause the least trouble 

1. Describe the relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine

They love but torment each other 

1. For what does Heathcliff plead from Catherine

 For her ghost to haunt him 

1. Why does Edgar bury Catherine away from the family? 

He wants her to be near the moors she loved. 

1. Isabella hates Heathcliff and yet she warns him that Hindley has a gun and means to shoot him. Why? 

Although she wishes him dead, Isabella cannot be a party to cold-blooded murder.

1. What kind of reception does Isabella receive at Wuthering Heights? 

 She is cursed or ignored and left to fend for herself.

1. What does Isabella want of Nelly? 

 She wants Nelly to visit her and bring a message from Edgar.

1. Describe Cathy’s relationship with Hareton at their first meeting.

1. They get along well until Cathy calls Hareton a servant.

1. Describe Linton Heathcliff.

1. Blond, pale, thin, sickly

1. Why does Heathcliff want Linton?

Heathcliffs sees a way to get Thrushcross Grange through Linton.

1. Why does Heathcliff feel affection for Hareton?

1. Hareton is the wild and robust son Heathcliff wanted.

1. Why does Nelly cut off the love letters between Cathy and Linton?

1. Nelly wants to protect Cathy from Heathcliff’s schemes.

1. What is Hareton doing when Isabella escapes?

1. Hanging a litter of puppies

1. Who is Linton?

1. Son of Isabella and Heathcliff

1. Compare/contrast the way Hindley and Edgar rear the children.

1. Both are cruel to their children

1. Upon Hindley’s death, who owns Wuthering Heights, and how?

1. Heathcliff owns it as a mortgage holder

1. How does Heathcliff get Cathy to visit Linton?

 He appeals to her pity for Linton 

1. Linton is not very likable. Why do you think Cathy cares for him?

 Her care is pity more than love 

1. What are the relationships among Hareton, Cathy, and Linton?

Cathy loves linton, Hareton loves cathay, Hareton is jealous of Linton 

1. Where do Cathy and Linton meet?

B. On the moors 

1. Why does Heathhcliff want Cathy and Linton to marry?

It is through their union and Linton’s early death that he will control Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange the family fortunes of both of his enemies. 

1. Why did Heathcliff kidnap Cathy and Nelly?

To get full revenge, he must get Cathy and Linton married before Edgar dies. 

1. Why does Linton help Cathy escape to see her father?

He is tired of her crying and perhaps he feels some pity for her.

1. How has Heathcliff arranged to finally be with Catherine?

He kills himself, He has bribed the gravedigger to remove the near sides of their coffins so that their dust may mingle, He arranges to be buried near her 

1. After Linton dies, what is left for Cathy? 

She has no money and is a prisoner at Wuthering Heights 

Why is Hareton trying to learn to read?

He wants to win cathy’s approval

Heathcliff abuses Hareton and tries to see Hindley in his features, but who does he see?

He sees Hareton’s mother, Frances

How has Wuthering Heights changed in Mr. Lockwood’s absence?

The house is cheerful, Cathy and Hareton are in love, and Heathcliff has died.

How did Heathcliff change towards the end?

He became preoccupied and obsessed with Catherine

How is Healthfliff’s death like Catherine’s?

Asked for forgiveness and repented upon their death beds

How is the bitterness and hatred in the story finally overcome?

By the death of heathcliff