Masculinity and Femininity Flashcards
1
Q
chapter 3
“Terror made me cruel; […] I pulled its wrist […] and rubbed it to and fro till the blood ran down and soaked the bedclothes.”
Lockwood
A
- Lockwood - the male’s - first instinct is to attack the ghost who only wishes to be let in
- grusome imagery shows how every man has the capability to be violent towards anything
2
Q
chapter 9
“if I marry Linton, I can aid Heathcliff to rise”
Cathy, Heathcliff, Nelly
A
- Cathy is willing to marry someone she doesn’t love to help Heathcliff
- A woman providing for a man (feminizing Heathcliff, Gerbert and Grubar critic)
- “rise” - climbing the social ladder
chapter 9
3
Q
TMMC; […] IPIWOTTBP, ARITAFTTBRDASTB.
A
“Terror made me cruel; […] I pulled its wrist on to the broken pane, and rubbed it to and fro till the blood ran down and soaked the bedclothes.” - Lockwood
chapter 3
4
Q
IIML, ICAHTR
A
“if I marry Linton, I can aid Heathcliff to rise” - Cathy
chapter 9
