Wuthering Heights

Why did Mr. Lockwood go to Wuthering Heights?

What kind of welcome did he receive?

For a little vacation and solitude

He was treated rudely

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

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

When Lockwood first enters Wuthering Heights, who lives there?

Catherine, Heathcliff, Hareton, and Joseph

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

The occupants are cross, cold, sulky, and dark

Describe Heathcliff.

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

What glimpses from the past does Lockwood discover from Catheirne’s books?

He learns of Catherine's fondness for Heathcliff

Who appears in Mr. Lockwood’s dream?

Catherine

Who is Nelly Dean?

Housekeeper at Thrushcross Grange

What do the gifts Hindley and Catherine ask their fathers 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.

What are Healthcliffs origins?

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

Why does Hindley despise Healthcliff?

Mr. Earnshaw favors Healthcliff over Hindley.

Describe Catherine.

High-strug, carefree and insolent

Compare and contrast Catherine’s and Healthcliff’s reactions to the Lintons at Thrushcross Grange.

Healthcliff is disgusted; Catherine likes their elegant style of living.

Why did Edgar get applesauce dumped on him?

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

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

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

What does Healthcliff begin to plan?

Revenge on Hindley

Who is Hareton?

Hareton is the son of Hindley and Frances Earnshaw.

How does Frances’ death affect Hindley?

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

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

He is horrified but still attracted to her.

Who saves Hareton’s life?

Heathcliff

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

She is 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?

Better appearance and education but more full of hate and cruelty

Who is Isabella and what does she think of Heathcliff?

Edgar’s sister who takes a fancy to Heathcliff

How does Heathcliff begin his revenge on Hindley?

Heathcliff wins great gambling debts from Hindley playing cards.

Describe Hareton Earnshaw as a boy.

Wild; no education; no manners

Why does Heathcliff embrace Isabella?

He sees an opportunity to hurt Edgar through her

Why does Catherine put herself into a fit?

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

For what does Catherine wish in her delirium?

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

What happened to Isabella's springer?

Heathcliff tied it up

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

He claims she has disowned him and he'll have nothing more to with her

Describe Heathcliff's relationship with Isabella.

He despises her and thinks her a fool.

Why does Nelly agree to take Heathcliff's letter to Catherine?

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

Describe the relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine.

They love but torment each other.

For what does Heathcliff plead from Catherine?

For her ghost to haunt him

Why does Edgar bury Catherine away from the family?

He wants her to be near the moors she loved.

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.

What kind of reception does Isabella receive at Wuthering Heights?

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

What does Isabella want of Nelly?

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

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

They get along well until Cathy calls Hareton a servant

Describe Linton Heathcliff

Blond, pale, thin, sickly

Why does Heathcliff want Linton?

Heathcliffs sees a way to get Thruscross Grange through Linton

Why does Heathcliff feel an affection for Hareton?

Hareton is the wild and robust son Heathcliff wanted

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

Nelly wants to protect Cathy from Heathcliff’s schemes

What is Hareton doing when Isabella escapes?

Hanging a litter of puppies

Who is Linton?

Son of Isabella and Heathcliff

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

Hindley is an abusive parent to Hareton;  Edgar is loving to Catherine

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

Heathcliff owns it as a mortgage holder

How does Heathcliffe get Cathy to visit London?

He appeals to her pity for Linton by saying Linton is sad that Cathy doesn't write

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

Her care is pity more than love.

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

All of the above.

Cathy Loves Linton, Hareton Loves Cathy, Hareton is Jealous of Linton

Where do Cathy and Linton meet?

Wuthering Heights

Why does Heathcliffe want Cathy and Linton to marry?

Through their marriage and Linton’s eventual death, Heathcliff will control Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange - the family fortunes of his enemies

Why did Heathcliffe Kidnap Cathy and Nelly?

Heathcliffe must get Cathy and Linton married before Edgar dies.

Why does Linton help Cathy escape to see her father?

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

 How has Heathcliffe arranged to finally be with Catherine?

He has bribed the gravedigger to remove the near sides of their coffins so that their dust may mingle.

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?

Catherine

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?

Became preoccupied and obsessed with Catherine

How is Heathcliff’s death like Catherine’s?

Both seemed already to be a part of the world to which they were going

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

By the love of Cathy and Hareton