Expectations Of Women

Question 1

“It would degrade me to marry Heathcliff”

Answer 1

•women were expected to marry rich and above them so they were stable and safe

Question 2

“Trying to raise her self respect with fine clothes and flattery”

Answer 2

•women expected to act polite and proper
•”fine clothes”- feminine connotations

Question 3

“this shattered prison”

Answer 3

•Isabella and Heathcliff marriage- she’s trapped in it
•is Isabella trapped in the conforms of society as a women

Question 4

“A wild, wicked slip she was”

Answer 4

-description of Cathy goes against societal expectations of women
-alliteration of “w” created sound of wind that emphasises her wildness

Question 5

“Instead of a wild hatless savage…a very dignified person”

Answer 5

-juxtaposition of descriptions of Cathy shows her transformation
-wild and savage connote negatively
-shows how society has formed her into their expectations

Question 6

“The thing that irks me most is this shattered prison”

Answer 6

-imager of prison shows how Cathy feels trapped in her marriage and Prehaps on the expectations of her as a women