Wuthering Heights GK Flashcards
What year does Lockwood arrive at the Heights?
1801: Lockwood arrives at the Heights and meets Heathcliff.
What year does the story of Wuthering Heights begin?
1771: Nelly narrates it and begins here.
What name and year does the door have carved?
1500 and Hareton Earnshaw: Later into the novel, Hareton is covered so he doesn’t realise his true property that Heathcliff has stolen.
When was Wuthering Heights written?
Emily Bronte wrote Wuthering Heights in the Victorian era, 1847.
When is Wuthering Heights set?
Wuthering Heights is set in the Georgian era.
Where is Heathcliff taken to the Heights from?
Mr. Earnshaw brings Heathcliff home after a trip, and he is taken from the streets of Liverpool. However, his origins are unknown which is a trait of the Byronic hero.
When does Mr. Earnshaw die?
In Chapter 5, it states that in October 1777 Mr. Earnshaw dies on his deathbed. Because of this, Hindley arrives back at the Heights for his funeral with Frances.
What chapter does Nelly begin to narrate?
Nelly begins to introduce the idea of her narrating in chapter IV and begins to narrate in chapter V.
What genre is Wuthering Heights?
Wuthering Heights is a romantic novel with gothic and tragic elements.
What year did Emily Bronte publish Wuthering Heights?
The novel was published in 1847, but written between 1845 and 1846.
What name did Emily Bronte publish Wuthering Heights under?
In a patriarchal soceity, Bronte published her novel under the male pseudonym Ellis Bell.
What was Wuthering Heights inspired by?
Emily was surrounded nature and the Moors which are referenced repeatdly throughout the novel. Bronte was quite a violent minded person.
How did Lord Byron influence Wuthering Heights?
Mainly, Byron influenced Wuthering Heights because of the byronic hero which can be seen in the character of Heaathcliff, because of his moodiness, strength and handsomeness.
