Chapter 27- 34 Flashcards
How is Catherine’s face described at beginning of chapter 27?
- “shadows and sunshine flitting over it.”
- Juxtaposition between “shadows” and “sunshine” exemplifies tension between Catherine’s different types of love. ie. to father vs Linton.
How is the window of the room that Catherine is locked in described?
ch.27
- “narrow.”
- Can’t escape
Where does Edgar wish to be buried?
- Besides his wife. Shows his devotion as a caring husband.
What does Cathy say to confront Heathcliff for forcing her to stay at TG and work for her living?
ch.29
- Calls Heathcliff “lonely like the devil and envious like him.”
- Says his actions come from “greater missery.”
- Envious that Cathy and Linton can have love that he can never have.
How does Heathcliff wish to be buried, signifiance of this?
ch.29
- Wants Catherine’s coffin to be opened so that when he is burried, their bodies can intertwine together- something they couldn’t do when they were alive.
- Shows fact that Heathcliff always viewed their relationship as romantic/ sexual.
Signifiance of Cathy trying to reach books in ch.30
- Shows how boundaries are imposed upon women from recieving an education.
What does Heathcliff say about himself that links to idea of him seeking revenge?
ch.32
- “I never relent in exacting my due, from any one.”
- Getting justice!
How is weather described in ch.32? Symbolsism?
ch.32
- “winter nothing more dreary, summer nothing more divine.”
- Juxtaposition between hope of future (with Haerton and Cathy) and wrongs of past that need to be fixed.
Description of how Lockwood re-enters WH after 6 months in ch.32, signifiance?
- “neither climb gate nor nock.”
- Catherine/ Haerton have broken ALL BARRIERS between classes (that WH’s solid walls symbolised previously.)
Where do Cathy and Haerton spend time together? Signifiance?
- On the moors.
- Signifiance: parallel to Heathcliff and Catherine.
- Cathy teaches Haerton how to read, making up for wrongs of past/ Heathcliff being denied an eduaction.
What difficulty do Cathy and Haerton face in their relationship?
ch.32
- Quarrel after Cathy has to look after him after him hurting himself.
- Haerton: “blackened and scowled like a thunder cloud.”
- Cathy tried to provoke Haerton by irritating him just as Catherine did to Edgar!
Main events reg. books in ch.31.
- Heathcliff takes Cathy’s books (denying her an education.)
- Haerton collected some of her favourites and attempts to read them and is ridiculed.
- Haerton then throws the books in fire out of embarassment.
What happens at end of ch.30 in terms of narrative persepective?
- Shifts back to Lockwood, Nelly’s story = complete.
How does Heathcliff speak to Cathy reg. what her love for Haerton will do to him?
ch.33
- Says: “your love will make him an outcast, a beggar.”
- Direct reference to when Catherine says “we shall be beggars” when speaking about Heathcliff.
Description of Cathy and Haerton together.
ch.33
- “red firelight glowed on their heads…. faces animated with interest of children.”
- Vivacity of children, common feature of Romantic lit.
How does Bronte describe the change in Haerton in ch.33?
- “his intelligent nature shook of the clouds of ignorance”
What does Heathcliff reveal to Nelly at end of ch.33?
- He’s losing interest on exacting revenge on Cathy and Haerton.
- Says he “hardly remembered to eat”, he was so obsessed with his revenge plan.
How does Nelly describe Heathcliff’s heart as he paces the room?
- ” turned (his heart) into an earthly hell.”
- Liminality between this world and the next, Heathcliff acts as a portal to the next life.
How does Heathcliff describe himself as he appraoched his death, allowing him to reunite with Catherine?
- “yesterday I was on threshold of hell, today, i’m within sight of heaven.”
- Time markers; reminder of authenticity of story.
How does Nelly ponder on ambiguity of Heathcliff’s origins?
ch.34
- Says that on headstone you will only read “Heathcliff” and his date of death.
How does Heathcliff describe life with Catherine?
“my heaven”
- Emaphasises idea of liberal spiritualism rather than Orthox Christianity that Bronte sisters advocated for.
How are the windows described when Heathcliff dies?
ch.34
- “lattice flapping to and fro.”
- Letting supernatural/ Catherine in JUST as Catherine did when she died.
- Being free of societal barriers/ constraints.
Signifiance of Heathcliff’s eyes not closing after he dies.
-Portal into supernatural world?
Paralleles between Catherine and Heathcliff’s death. Signifiance?
- Shows the pair’s unity.
- Both die with windows wide open.
- Both die from starving.
