WH CH 10 & 11 Blake Knight

Summary Cathy was very sad to learn her cousin was gone. After some time she stopped asking about him, and he faded in her mind. Nelly met the Height's housekeeper, and asked about Linton. Heathcliff hated him but treated him well, and Linton was constantly in bed with colds. He is very delicate, and careful of his health; the maid thinks he is selfish and complains too much.

Summary Cathy turned sixteen, she wished to see some nesting birds with Nelly, only to wander off and be met by Heathcliff. On realising who it was, Heathcliff takes her back to The Heights, even though she originally refused. He plans on having the cousins fall in love and marry, so that her property will fall to him when Linton dies.

Summary Originally the aged Linton was not recognisable to Cathy. She was to return and “Repair the Rift” in the families, (as if that were possible) Cathy wishes to go for a walk and Hareton escorts her. Heathclff sees this as Linton’s competition and Linton shows his nature by mocking, with Cathy, the fact Hareton talks vulgur and cannot read.

Summary Nelly is appalled at where Cathy ended up, and cannot convince Cathy that going to The Heights in the future to be a bad idea. She decides to meddle and tell Edgar, of whom put a stop to it. Cathy and Linton in secret sent each other childish love letters but Nelly found out, burnt them and threatened to tell Edgar.

Summary Chapter 11 shows a break from the tale with Lock divulging his feelings for Cathy but resigning to the fact she would not feel the same and when the narration is returned to Edgar is rather ill by the seventeenth birthday of Cathy, she was rather upset and subdued until Heathcliff arrives and says Linton is worth, causing Cathy to blame herself, Nelly who was separated from Cathy at this point breaks the lock and removes her, they leave in the rain. On return to Thrushcross Grange Cathy cries and Nelly agrees to take her tomorrow to The Heights

Important aspects -Heathcliff’s supernatural aspect – How he draws Cathy to come to The Heights; and the possibility it is him writing not Linton -Rebellion – Cathy refusing to be stopped by Nelly and her father -Cathy lived a sheltered life which did her no good as now she wishes to find out more - How Heathcliff treats his son and how he treats Hareton -The way the children mock Hareton

Quote “An interview – you will see my father’s character is not mine own” – Linton to Edgar in a letter, most likely written by Heathcliff trying to convince Edgar that Linton is worthy of his daughter, but Edgar sees through it, and declines but gives Linton the option to visit The Grange to appease Cathy, even through Linton’s condition would never permit that, also Heathcliff would never allow it.

Quote “ But there's this difference: one is gold put to the use of paving-stones, and the other is tin polished to ape a service of silver” – Heathcliff to Nelly, describing his son and Hareton “I could not picture a father treating a dying child as tyrannically and wicked” – Nelly describing Heathcliff’s mistreating of Linton

Quote “and the his cheek was often flushed, and his eyes were bright, she felt sure of his recovering” – this is Edgar’s condition – as a reader we know from Frances in ch7 book 1 that he has the same condition therefore is likely to meet the same end just on how the book has developed thus far as Bronte has often removed hope within the novel.

Quote “I cannot abandon her to him … crush her buoyant spirits …sad while I live, solitary when I die …I’d resign her to God, and lay her in the Earth before me” - Edgar deciding that Linton is unworthy and is a tool in Heathcliff’s plans, very emotive as he talks of protecting Cathy in a peculiar way, firstly locking her away and secondly if worst came to worst he would rather her dead than in his hands.

Techniques -Emotive Language – Quote from last slide -Gothic Descriptions – “Laid in lonely hollow!” -Pathetic Fallacy – “Spring advance, but the masters strength did not” -Lexis - “Harped” – can be perceived as a plea – emotive -Alliteration – “defeat by death” – emotional response for Linton