EXTEND – Trapped at Wuthering Heights #639542

STEP 2 Feelings and motivations

Read the following statements and choose the ones that accurately describe the characters' intentions and emotional responses.

A:

Heathcliff feels no remorse about using Linton as his puppet.

B:

Catherine feels constrained by both Linton's appeals and her loyalty to her father.

C:

Nelly tries to sympathise with Heathcliff.

D:

Catherine disapproves of Nelly abusing Linton.

E:

The tension of the scene comes from the characters fearing Heathcliff will intervene directly.

F:

Linton's weeping and pleading demonstrates that he is entirely dependent on his father's influence.

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Scelta multipla

STEP 5 Think further and prepare for your test: rusticity

Read the text from Charlotte Brontë's preface to the 'New Edition' of Wuthering Heights (1850). Decide if the statements are true or false. Then, look at the prompts and write some extra reflections in your exercise book. You can use the final text as revision material for your test.

- Watch the video 'Of manse and moors: the Brontë sisters' in section 7.16 of your textbook to elaborate on the relationship between Emily Brontë and the moors.
- Refer to section 7.16 in your textbook and, in particular, the paragraph 'Their life,' to discuss how the sisters' art was influenced by the moors.
- Refer to section 7.18 in your textbook and, in particular, the paragraph 'Settings' to further discuss the idea of rusticity.

A:

Charlotte rejects the idea that Wuthering Heights is excessively rustic.

B:

Charlotte suggests that the 'moorish' quality of Wuthering Heights is closely connected to its author's origins.

C:

Charlotte implies that a more 'worldly' writer would have produced a more truthful representation of the region.

D:

Charlotte uses the term 'home-bred country girl' to criticise Emily's sheltered life.

E:

Charlotte challenges the assumption that a broader perspective is automatically more original.

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Vero o falso

STEP 4 Mother and daughter

Read the text which compares Cathy and her mother Catherine and complete it with the words given.

Cathy acts like both a reflection and a reversal of her mother. Both are impulsive and act according to their own ________. Like the elder Catherine, she shows a ________ temper in moments of emotional tension, yet she balances it with greater ________. She defends Linton from Nelly's ________ while still asserting her independence from him. However, while her mother often appeared wild and closely associated with the ________, Cathy is more ________ and refined. Perhaps the most significant difference between mother and daughter is that Cathy will ultimately break the generational ________ of ________ by choosing to marry Hareton for love.

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Posizionamento

STEP 1 Skim for gist and find out more about possession and rebellion

Read the passage and choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences.

1 Nelly realises that Linton is no longer afraid because he ________.
2 Linton explains that the wedding has to happen quickly because Heathcliff ________.
3 Nelly reacts to the marriage proposal by ________.
4 Catherine threatens to burn down the door because she ________.
5 Linton stops Catherine from leaving by ________.

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Completamento chiuso

STEP 3 Recognise the key dynamics

Match each statement to the dynamic it best illustrates. Write the correct letters (A-D) in the gaps.

1 Linton alternates between calmness and emotional collapse.      ________
2 Heathcliff uses his son Linton to humiliate the Linton family.      ________
3 Catherine's love for her father outweighs Linton's pleas.      ________
4 Heathcliff abuses and threatens his son.      ________

A Toxic family dynamics
B Emotional manipulation
C Moral steadfastness and courage
D Generational vengeance

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Completamento aperto