"Wuthering Heights"

Question 1

What ‘genre’ of fiction is “Wuthering Heights”?

Answer 1

“Wuthering Heights” is a gothic novel.

Question 2

List 4 features of Gothic fiction?

Answer 2

Scenes of passion and cruelty
Supernatural elements
Dark & Foreboding/ominous atmosphere
Extreme landscapes
Passion driven - Hero or Villain hero
Moonlight, failing light, candles flickering

Question 3

How does Mr Lockwood narrate the story?

Answer 3

Lockwood narrates the whole novel as an entry in his diary.

Question 4

List 3 ‘narrators’ whose point of view is embedded in Lockwood’s account. For each, explain how we are provided their point of view.

Answer 4

Mrs Dean/Nelly/Ellen - recounts the events to Mr Lockwood.
Catherine Earnshaw - Lockwood reads her diary entries
Isabella Linton - Her letter is transcribed.
Zillah - Mrs Dean reports Zillah’s gossip

Question 5

List 4 features of Gothic fiction present in the opening 3 chapters of the novel

Answer 5

remote location
“grotesque carving” over the front of Wuthering Heights; blizzard
Heathcliff - “black eyes” “a dark-skinned gypsy”
savage dogs
nightmares
haunting
threat of witchcraft