THEME INTRO WUTEHRING HEIGHTS POETRY CONTEXT / CRITIC
Passion/ It can be argued that in the Victorian gothic Parallelism in language Contrast between the 3 lines of Iambic (1)- Marxist critic would argue
Desire/ novel Wuthering Heights Bronte presents ‘ I am Heathcliff!’ tetrameter then the short sentence of ‘ that Cathy is in her own
Lust passion through the heightened affinity ‘ I cannot live without my soul’ but I’ the belief that their love is superior fantasy and her whole
between Cathy and Heathcliff and their total dependence or passion, HC that they are almost separate from existence is based solely on
dependence on each other. In contrast to desire for companionship society they are their own unit similar to HC, hence her dependence on
this, it can also be argued that in Mew’s WH, brevity of the last line, brevity of life, patriarchal society is
poem ‘A quio bon dire’ passion is displayed ‘If all else perished, and he were the death or the unpredictability hence normative yet arguably
through the transcendental connection annihilated the universe would we ought to hold onto the ones we love damaging when she argues ‘
between the narrator and lover. turn into a mighty stranger’ (1) he’s more myself than I am’ as
Alternatively, it can be argued that Bronte Spiritual connection. ‘you will have smiled, you will have a feminist would argue that
alludes to sexual and erotic passion in tossed your hair’ positive discourse, giving up ones identity is a
regards to Heathcliff’s behaviour after the Of dissolving with her and being perfect future tense, hopeful for true act of theft’
death of Catherine hence presenting passion more happy- sexual transcendental love. Sibilance – soothing
as sometimes detrimental and dangerous. In transgression (2) yet could also almost comforting- reader that there is (2) a Freudian psychoanalyst
similar ways, Larkin in his euphemistic poem be elicited as his weak state of hope. may argue that this is an
‘ Wild Oats’ alludes to sexual passion when mind rooted from his love for example of sexual
the poet applauds physical aesthetic over a Cathy and her death as a ‘English bosomy rose’ image of rose as transgression and relates to
true spiritual connection. symbol for separation and pain. sexual but thorns may show his fear of the unconscious mind, the
commitment which is absent in WH ‘ thoughts that are commonly
‘Be with me always- take any immoral and shameful, may
form!’ In more modern time how money is be argued that dissolving with
related to sex, more of a business her is a violent act of sexual
transaction than the celebration of desire assault.
between two parties with a ‘ten guinea
ring’ different social views Victorians appreciated
romantic love yet viewed sex
Contrast to WH- One flesh- poem title as taboo as it was acceptable
juxtaposes the poem, unity and the for men to have mistresses
importance of the marital bed is and have sex out of marriage
undermined with ‘ her eyes are fixed on due their animalistic
the shadows overhead’ fixed- stagnation, tendencies as it would not
shadows- secrets something to hide. affect their social desirability
but for women the sole
purpose was to procreate-
shows the differing views.
, THEME INTRO Wuthering Heights Poetry CRITIC/ CONTEXT
Enduring love, It can be argued that in the ‘ my love for Linton is like the foliage in 4 tercets with a regular rhyme scheme- rigid A Freudian
transcendental Victorian gothic novel Wuthering the woods but my love for HC is the structure entails harmony and order yet the psychoanalyst may
love Heights Bronte presents eternal rocks beneath. Foliage is season context entails a lack of desire or willingness- argue that this is an
enduring love through the and transient her love for Linton is but triplet rhyme in the final stanza – the triplet example of sexual
symbiotic union between ephemeral whereas her love for HC is is isolated much like the reader at the end of transgression and
Heathcliff and Cathy Wion argues more permanent with longevity. the poem- yet increases pace to show the relates to the
‘ Heathcliff is the world to Cathy’ passing of time without any change to the unconscious mind, the
which supports the notion that I am Heathcliff’ the idea of the self being dynamic. thoughts that are
even through death Heathcliff fulfilled in existence only in and through commonly immoral
will remain committed to Cathy. another being, his metaphysical ‘lying together’ importance of the marital bed and shameful, may be
In contrast to this, it can also be complementary or complimentary female throughout time is implied here, yet lying can argued that dissolving
argued that in Larkin’s ‘Talking in when declaring her lasting love be taken as a double entendra as deceit and with her is a violent act
Bed’ whilst the relationship distrust or yet whilst they are physically close of sexual assault.
endures due to societal ‘existence after losing her would be hell’ they are mentally ‘isolated’
convention that undermined
divorce, the love and passion is Blur the boundaries between the self and you will have smiled, you will have tossed your
unreciprocated. Alternatively, it the other to obtain the transcendental hair’ positive discourse, perfect future tense,
can also be argued that Bronte love hopeful for transcendental love. Sibilance –
presents the lasting love soothing almost comforting- reader that there is
between the protagonists as hope. The religious belief of the afterlife is
transgressive as they attempt to ‘haunt me then’- dominant consonance alluded to
blur the boundaries between self alludes to the primitive and instinctive
and the other ‘ I am HC’. In thoughts of the unconscious, the gothic Contrast between the 3 lines of Iambic
different ways in Mew’s emotive he attempts to transcend barriers and tetrameter then the short sentence of ‘ but I’
poem ‘ A quoi bon dire’ the poet boundaries in order to satisfy himself the belief that their love is superior that they
presents the transcendental love are almost separate from society they are their
as a form of comfort through Of dissolving with her and being more own unit similar to WH, brevity of the last line,
death whereas in the novel the happy- sexual transgression (2) yet could brevity of life, the death or the unpredictability
death is illustrated as also be elicited as his weak state of mind hence we ought to hold onto the ones we love
detrimental and damaging. rooted from his love for Cathy and her
death as a symbol for separation and pain Harrisons Meridithian sonnet form poem ‘
Timer’ use of enjambment ‘ hot enough to
make you ashes’- to show the continuation of
love , eternal nature of motherhood ‘ womb
and breast’ yet the symbolic reference to ashes
to ashes may indicate whilst the physical love is
gone the spiritual connection remains stronger.
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