REVISE – Heathcliff is back #639541 - Prove ed esercizi Zanichelli

STEP 3 Heathcliff, the outcast

Read the text below and complete it with the words given.

Heathcliff's return exposes the social and racial ________ within Thrushcross Grange. He has earned his ________, but he is ________ down upon by the upper class who inherited their wealth.
Edgar ________ Heathcliff for his humble social background, referring to him as a 'servant' and a 'ploughboy', but also for his ________. He calls him a 'gypsy', a derogatory term for Romani people. Edgar's suggestion that Heathcliff should be received in the kitchen instead of the parlour reinforces the rigid class ________ within the domestic space.
Despite Heathcliff's outward ________, Nelly also notes that there is a 'half-civilized ferocity' beneath the surface. These details suggest that Victorian society may allow for social ________, but it does not easily erase prejudice.

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STEP 2 Digging deeper

Read the following statements that focus on the characters and their feelings and choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences.

1 Nelly hesitates before announcing Heathcliff because she ________.
2 Nelly reprimands Edgar for the way he rudely refers to Heathcliff because she ________.
3 Catherine is annoyed by ________.
4 Catherine's proposal to set two separate tables for the 'gentry' and the 'lower orders' is meant to ________.
5 Nelly's final description of Heathcliff implies that his transformation is ________.

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STEP 1 Focus on the key events

Read the following statements and select the correct ones.

A:

Nelly is reassured by Heathcliff's return.

B:

Edgar refers to Heathcliff using terms that underline his low social origins.

C:

Catherine cannot contain her excitement upon seeing Heathcliff.

D:

Catherine initially considers the kitchen a more appropriate place for Heathcliff.

E:

Heathcliff refuses to enter the Grange until he is formally invited.

F:

Heathcliff's features are more youthful compared to Edgar's.

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STEP 4 A biased narrator

Though Nelly works for Edgar, she still shows a certain affection and partiality towards Heathcliff. Read the following statements and select the ones that reveal positive bias towards Heathcliff.

A:

Nelly struggles to recognise Heathcliff.

B:

Nelly is initially reluctant to inform Catherine and Edgar that Heathcliff has returned.

C:

Nelly suddenly changes her mind and tells Catherine that Heathcliff wishes to see her.

D:

Nelly is instructed to invite Heathcliff upstairs.

E:

Nelly finds Heathcliff's overall appearance and features more impressive than those of her master.

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STEP 5 Think further and prepare for your test: narrative unreliability

Read the text which explores how Nelly's character influences her narration. Decide if the statements are true or false. Then look at the prompts below and write some extra reflections in your exercise book. You can use the final text as revision material for your test.

- Refer to STEP 4 and give examples of Nelly's unreliability.
- Refer to the paragraph 'Plot' in section 7.18 of your textbook to find more information about Nelly.
- Refer to section 7.18 in your textbook and, in particular, the paragraph 'Dual narrative', to explain how the novel is narrated.

A:

The passage presents Nelly as the main villain of the novel.

B:

Nelly often does not understand that she is more than a passive observer.

C:

Nelly believes she is acting correctly when she keeps important information to herself.

D:

Nelly is fully aware that her decisions contribute to the unfortunate events in the novel.

E:

According to the passage, Nelly misunderstands both herself and other characters.

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