Catherine 1 Quotes Flashcards
Linton touches the ghost of Cathy
‘My fingers closed on the fingers of a little ice-cold hand’
Cathy as a ghost
‘Let me in’
Cathys haunting me
‘I’ve been haunted Nelly’
Catherine wishing
‘I wish I were a girl again, half savage, and hardy, and free’
Symbolism Cathy longing to be on the moors
‘Open the window wide again’
Cathy presented through the wind
‘No sound but the moaning wing, which shook the windows every now and again’
What she will be once she marries Edgar
‘Greatest woman in the neighbourhood’
Window
‘Still by the window’
Appearance
‘The bonniest eye, and the sweetest smile’
How does Bronte present Catherine
As the atypical female - presented as ‘a wild wicked slip’
How is she similar to Tess
They both reflect the landscape they inhabit
- she is wild like the moors
Male characteristics
‘Unruly nature’ and violent streak
What is she much less than Tess
Passive
What does the appearance of Tess and Catherine mean?
In order for a protagonist to be successful, she must be beautiful