The Most Remarkable Novel In English! --Walter Allen Prominent English Critic

The Only Victorian Novel UNDIMMED, Even partially By the dust of time! --David Cecil, critic

TIMELESS SUBJECT MATTER

PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER!

A STORY OF Undying LOVE!!

A STORY OF The supernatural

A STORY OF Conflict!

A STORY OF Revenge!

A STORY OF Rebellion!

A STORY OF wild PASSION!!!

May I introduce…. Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights

Introduction First published in 1847, Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights ranks high on the list of major works of English literature.

Introduction A brooding tale of passion and revenge set in the Yorkshire moors, the novel has inspired no fewer than four film versions in modern times.

Introduction Early critics did not like the work, citing its excess of passion and its coarseness. A second edition was published in 1850, two years after the author’s death. Sympathetically prefaced by her sister Charlotte, it met with greater success, and the novel has continued to grow in stature ever since.

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WUTHERING HEIGHTS

CHARACTER: Heathcliff Brooding, vengeful, and tormented! Passionately, obsessively drawn to Catherine Earnshaw!

Catherine Earnshaw High Spirited and independent! She is Heathcliff’s soul-mate, but marries Edgar Linton

Hindley Earnshaw Catherine’s Ungenerous Brother. He abuses Heathcliff Becomes a drunkard Loses Wuthering Heights to Heathcliff

Frances Earnshaw Hindley met/ married her at college and brought her back to Wuthering Heights. WEAK, DELICATE Died soon after giving birth to Hareton.

Hindley Earnshaw Son of Hindley and Frances. After his mother’s death and his father’s downfall, he is reduced to servant status by cruel Heathcliff.

THRUSHCROSS GRANGE

CHARACTERS: Mr. and Mrs. Linton Owners of Thrushcross Grange Parents of Edgar and Isabella

Edgar Linton Catherine’s refined and loving husband He lacks Heathcliff’s dashing dark looks as well as Heathcliff’s vigor and passion.

Isabella Linton Despite repeated warnings from her brother Edgar and from Catherine, Isabella marries Heathcliff, who does not love her.

Linton Heathcliff Heathcliff and Isabella’s sickly, selfish son.

Cathy Linton Proud daughter of Catherine Earnshaw Linton and Edgar Linton Inherits traits of both parents

Nelly Dean One of two narrators, she is a servant who has lived at both Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange. She knows both the Lintons and the Earnshaws. She has remarkable common sense, but little imagination.

Joseph Elderly, self-righteous servant at Wuthering Heights

Zillah Earthy housekeeper at Wuthering Heights

Mr. Lockwood An outsider and a foppish city- dweller who rents Thrushcross Grange and is one of the two narrators.

THEMES

Themes in Bronte’s Wuthering Heights Love and Passion

Themes in Bronte’s Wuthering Heights REVENGE

Themes in Bronte’s Wuthering Heights Violence and Cruelty

Themes in Bronte’s Wuthering Heights CLASS CONFLICT

Themes in Bronte’s Wuthering Heights NATURE

Themes in Bronte’s Wuthering Heights SUPERNATURAL