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In-depth, detailed scene-by-scene summary of Wuthering Heights, with for each chapter notes on the plot, characters, quotes, context and key themes - 97 pages! Used to achieve an A* in A-level Edexcel English Literature, Women in Society Prose component
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Titel boek: Wuthering Heights
Auteur(s): Emily Bronte
Uitgave: januari 2012
ISBN: 9780141199085
Druk: 1
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WutheringHeightsscene-by-scene
Notes:
- SparkNotes
- CliffNotes
- LitCharts
- CourseHero
Analysismetric:
➢ Plotlines
➢ Setting
➢ Characters
➢ Symbols
➢ Narrativevoice
➢ Womeninsociety
➢ Context
Chapterbreakdowns:
Volume1
Chapter1
➢ Plotlines
- Writinginhisdiaryin1801,Lockwooddescribeshisfirstdaysasatenantat
ThrushcrossGrange,anisolatedmanorinthinlypopulatedYorkshire.Shortly
afterarrivingattheGrange,hepaysavisittohislandlord,Mr.Heathcliff,asurly,
darkmanlivinginamanorcalledWutheringHeights
- Duringthevisit,HeathcliffseemsnottotrustLockwood,andleaveshimalonein
aroomwithagroupofsnarlingdogs
- Lockwood,anunwelcomeguest,soonmeetsJoseph,aservant,andapackof
dogsthathaveoverrunthefarmhouse
- WhenHeathcliffreturns,Lockwoodisangry,buteventuallywarmstowardhis
taciturnhost,and—thoughhehardlyfeelsthathehasbeenwelcomedat
WutheringHeights(“evidentlywishednorepetitionofmyintrusion”—he
volunteerstovisitagainthenextday
- Becausetheopeningchapterraisesmorequestionsthanitanswers,itservesas
ahooktocapturetheattentionofreadersandencouragethemtocontinue
reading
➢ Setting
- Wutheringheightshasagothicdescription:
, ● Isolation:“completelyremovedfromthestirofsociety”,“perfect
misanthropist'sheaven”,“cattlearetheonlyhedgecutters”,“guestsareso
exceedinglyrarethatIhardlyknowhowtoreceivethem”
● The"fewstuntedfirs"and"rangeofgauntthorns"aroundthehouse
suggestitisnotaneasyplaceforlivingthingstogroworsurvive
● Stormyweather:excessivestormsandwind"slant"thetrees,whichwill
cometorepresentthecharactersofprivilegeastheyareemotionally
batteredandtwistedbyviolence,“pure,bracingventilation”
● Unwelcomingenvironment:“youmightaswellleaveastrangerwitha
broodoftigers”(LW)-“thedogsdorighttobevigilant”(HC)
● Nonetheless,thehousehasbeenbuilttowithstandwhateverwildweather
itencounters.Theabilityorinabilitytowithstanddangerous,passionate
emotionsandsituationsisacentralissuethroughoutthenovel.
- Mr.Lockwoodseesthedate"1500"andthename"HaretonEarnshaw”-
establishesownershipofpropertyasakeythemefromthebeginning
- Notehowwecanseetheinhabitantsofthehousesasanembodimentofthe
housesthemselves
➢
Characters
- Lockwood
● Hegivesonlyabriefinsightintohischaracterinthechapter,explaining
thathewasonceinfatuatedwithawomanonlytoloseinterestwhenshe
returnedhisaffection
● Mr.Lockwoodimaginesasympathyofemotionbetweenhimselfand
Heathcliff,buthisshallowflirtationwillstandinstarkcontrastto
Heathcliff'sdeeplove
- Heathcliff
● Guarded:“closedteeth”,“gateoverwhichheleant”(refusingtoopenitfor
lockwood),“growled”
● “Dark-skinnedgypsyinaspect,indressandmannersagentlemen”
● “Underbredpride”
- Joseph
● ServantatWH
● Religious:“thelordhelpus”
● Bitter:“sour”,“vinegar-faced”
➢ Symbols
- WhenMr.Lockwoodattemptstopetadoganditspuppiesinthekitchen,
assumingthatthey,likemostdomesticdogs,aretamepets,hequicklylearns
thathisconventionalexpectationswillnothelphimtounderstandtheinhabitants
ofWutheringHeights
- “huge,liver-coloured”=notanappealingdescription
➢ Narrativevoice
- MrLockwoodcanbeviewedasanunreliablenarrator:
, ● L ockwood'sperceptionsaresimultaneouslysignificantforthereader
whilebeingwhollyinaccurateforhimselfasacharacter.Forexample,he
mentionstwicethatHeathcliffdoesnotextendahandtohim,yet
LockwoodstillconsidersHeathcliffagentlemananda“capitalfellow”
● Atthecloseofthechapter,LockwoodrecognizesthatHeathcliffhasno
desiretoseehimagain,yetheplanstovisitagainnonetheless
➢
Womeninsociety
➢ Context
● IntheVictorianera,property=power.Establishesheathcliffatthetimeasa
memberofthepropertyowningclass
Chapter2
➢ Plotlines
- Onachillyafternoonnotlongafterhisfirstvisit,Lockwoodmakesthefour-mile
walktoWutheringHeights,arrivingjustasalightsnowbeginstofall.Heknocks,
butnooneletshimin,andJoseph,anoldservantwhospeakswithathick
Yorkshireaccent,callsoutfromthebarnthatHeathcliffisnotinthehouse.
- Eventuallyarough-lookingyoungmancomestolethimin,andLockwoodgoes
intoasittingroomwherehefindsabeautifulgirlseatedbesideafire.Lockwood
assumessheisHeathcliff’swife.Hetriestomakeconversation,butshe
respondsrudely
- LockwoodthenassumesthattheyoungmanwholethiminmustbeHeathcliff’s
son.Heathcliffcorrectshimagain.Theyoungman,HaretonEarnshaw,isnothis
son,andthegirlisthewidowofHeathcliff’sdeadson
- Thesnowfallbecomesablizzard,andwhenLockwoodisreadytoleave,heis
forcedtoaskforaguidebacktoThrushcrossGrange.Noonewillhelphim
- Hetakesalanternandsaysthathewillfindhisownway,promisingtoreturnwith
thelanterninthemorning.Joseph,seeinghimmakehiswaythroughthesnow,
assumesthatheisstealingthelantern,andlosesthedogsonhim.Pinneddown
bythedogs,Lockwoodgrowsfurious,andbeginscursingtheinhabitantsofthe
house
- Hisangerbringsonanosebleed,andheisforcedtostayatWutheringHeights.
Thehousekeeper,Zillah,leadshimtobed.
➢ Setting
- Gothicweatherdescription:
● “Earthwashardwithablackfrost”,“airmademeshiverthroughevery
limb”
● “Dismalspiritualatmosphere-neutralisedtheglowingphysicalcomforts”
● “Darknightcomingdownprematurely”,“suffocatingsnow”
● Stormintensifiesatthesamerateasthepassioninthehouse
➢ Characters
, - Lockwood
● AtypicalVictoriangentleman,Mr.Lockwoodexpectstobewelcomedat
WutheringHeightswithcustomaryhospitalityandgoodmanners.He
graduallyrealises,however,thattheinhabitantsofWutheringHeightslive
bytheirownsetofrules,andhisrelianceontraditionalsocial
expectationsfailsmiserably.Truetohisera,heexpectsabeautiful
womanlikeCatherinetobethe"angelinthehouse,"asweet,domestic
goddesswhoiskindandwelcoming,butCatherineisnoneofthese
things
● InWutheringHeights,thesocialworldMr.Lockwoodknowsisturned
upsidedown.Mr.Lockwood'sownsocialnicetiesbegintogivewayashe
findshimselfinahostileenvironment,introducingthenovel'sthemeof
cyclicalviolence—inotherwords,howviolencecreatesviolentpeople.Mr.
Lockwoodbecomesincreasinglyangryinresponsetothe"disagreeable"
companionswhodonotpretendsocialcivility(ashedoes),checktheir
violenttendencies,orcaretobeseenashelpfulorsociable.Inthisway,
heistheembodimentofartificial,rationalsociety.ButWutheringHeights
infectsMr.Lockwoodwithitsowndarkenergy,reducinghimto
screechinglikeanangrylunaticbytheendofthechapter.
- Heathcliff
● Hehaslostbothawifeandason
● Stillaggressivetowardslockwood;“ferociousgaze”,“utteredso
savagely”,“diabolicalsneer”,“malignantmasters”→“Inolongerfelt
inclinedtocallHCacapitalfellow”.
● Foreboding:hopesthiswillbealessonto“takenomorerashjourneyson
thesehills”
- Heathcliff’swidoweddaughterinlaw/“MrsHeathcliff”/Cathy
● paradoxicalbeautywhodoesnotlikebeingatWutheringHeightsbutis
notpermittedtoleave.Shefeelstrapped:“theywouldn’tletmegotothe
endofthegardenwall”-somethingLockwoodcorroborates-justswants
herto“tell”not“show”theway
● Coldtowardslockwood:“cool,regardlessmanner”,
● Beautiful:“mostexquisitelittlefaceIhaveeverhadthepleasureof
beholding”
● Callsjosepha“scandalousoldhypocrite”
● Taunting:“I’llshowyouhowfarI’veprogressedintheblackart”,“little
witchputamockmalignityintoherbeautifuleyes”-cannotbeseenasan
actualthreat,“Ihopehisghostwillhauntyou”=SFofsupernatural
● HCdescribingher:“shelookedverywellandveryhandsomeyetnotvery
happy”
- HaretonEarnshaw