Major Events
What event causes Heathcliff and Catherine to first visit Thrushcross Grange?
Catherine is bitten by the Linton's dog
Catherine chooses to marry Edgar because he is a gentleman. What is this theme?
Social Class
Who is the first narrator we are introduced to?
Lockwood
What natural imagery does Brontë use to symbolize Catherine and Heathcliff’s bond?
Storms, wind, and the wild moors
How many chapters does Wuthering Heights have?
34
What event triggers Heathcliff’s long disappearance from Wuthering Heights?
Catherine tells Nelly she plans to marry Edgar, and Heathcliff overhears part of it and runs away.
Heathcliff's return to the Heights determined to destroy Hindley and Edgar. What is this theme?
Revenge
Who becomes master of Wuthering Heights after Hindley’s decline?
Heathcliff
How does Brontë use setting contrast to develop characters?
Wuthering Heights (wild) vs. Thrushcross Grange (civilized)
What year was Wuthering Heights first published?
1847
What major event causes Hindley to lose control of Wuthering Heights?
The death of his wife, Frances
Heathcliff raises Hareton in ignorance, just as Hindley degraded him. What theme is this?
Which character acts as both caregiver and narrator for most of the novel?
Nelly
What structural technique does Brontë use by having Nelly tell the story to Lockwood?
Double Frame!!!
Under what pen name did Emily Brontë publish the novel?
Ellis Bell
What event marks Heathcliff’s shift from abused servant to powerful landowner?
His return to Wuthering Heights, being wealthy and refined
Catherine declaring, “I am Heathcliff.” What theme is this?
Love as a destructive force
Which character serves as the moral contrast to both Catherine and Heathcliff, often acting as the voice of reason in chaotic situations?
Edgar
How does Brontë use weather as a symbolic device to mirror the conflict between Catherine and Heathcliff?
Storms and turbulent weather reflect their emotions and foreshadow emotional conflict in their relationship
What real geographical region inspired the setting of the novel?
The Yorkshire moors
What event marks the shift in the second-generation storyline when Cathy disobeys her father?
Cathy secretly goes beyond the Grange’s park wall, meets Hareton and Heathcliff, and begins visiting Wuthering Heights
Isabella mistakes Heathcliff’s intensity for romance. What theme is this?
Love as a destructive force
Who is the character whose romantic idealism leads her into an abusive marriage?
Isabella
How does Brontë use repetition across generations to develop the narrative?
The second-generation storyline mirrors the first
Which Brontë sibling first read and praised the completed manuscript of Wuthering Heights, encouraging Emily to publish it?
Charlotte