Figurative Language
An expression where the words said mean something completely different than their actual meaning.
Idiom
Heathcliff was a monster in the way he treated his own son.
Metaphor
Heathcliff joins the Mr Earnshaw's family.
Exposition
Who does Heathcliff love? - give evidence
Catherine. - They grow up together and form a deep bond; however, because of his lower class and rough behavior, she chooses to be with Edgar instead, which breaks Heathcliff's heart.
Tell a Theme message for the following Theme Topic. Give evidence to support your answer.
(Class)
Class: People should not be judged based on their societal class; even those far below us can bring benefits to our lives.
Evidence: Cathy treated Haerton very badly at first because she was a higher class than her. However, once she got to know him, they eventually fell in love and were happy together.
When we use like or as to compare two different things. (Without using like or as).
Simile
Linton was like a poor creature getting closer to death each day.
Simile
Heathcliff and Linton fight over who gets to be with Catherine.
Rising Actions
What causes Hindley to lose his mind and become abusive?
After feeling cast out by his family, the one person he loved most in the world, his wife, Frances, dies. After that, he is left with his son, whom he mistreats while abusing alcohol.
How does the following theme message connect to the text? Use direct evidence from the text.
LOVE
Living a life of rejection by those you love can drive people to behave in extreme ways.
1. Early in the book, Hindley was overlooked by his family as they grew stronger connections with Heathcliff. This caused Hindley to be resentful towards his entire family. This anger was increased after his wife died. Now, having no one to love, he turned to alcohol and became an angry, abusive man.
2. Even though Heathcliff and Catherine had a stronger connection, because of Catherine's ideas about class, she chose to marry Edgar instead of being with Heathcliff. This caused Heathcliff to feel rejected and to seek revenge. Heathcliff let his anger from rejected love control his entire life, which ultimately left him lonely and miserable.
Giving human-like or living traits to objects.
Personification
Heathcliff was heartless in many of his actions towards his adopted family.
Hyperbole
After Catherine's death, Heathcliff progresses his revenge plan by getting their children to marry.
Falling Action
How did Edgar feel about Cathy and Linton getting Married. Why?
He was willing to accept it as long as he could make her happy. However, he had no idea that Linton was sick and dying.
What theme is most fitting.
"Look at him! He looks like he crawled out of a pig pen. I cannot be seen with him!"
- Justify your answer
Theme: Class
Justification: Because the person looks very dirty, they must be low class. Because of that, the higher class person does not want to be around them.
Hyperbole
Linton's thoughts were silent as he watched Cathy cry for her books.
Personification
Cathy and Haerton begin to bond and start a relationship together.
How did Linton's behavior change before and after his marriage to Cathy?
Before their marriage, Linton acted like an innocent boy who cared for Cathy and needed her help to deal with his father, Heathcliff.
After their marriage, he became a cruel boy who said he owned all of her things and that she must do as he wanted. He no longer cared how his actions made her feel.
"I will do anything to get her back. No one else can make her happy! No one else knows her the way I do!"
Justify your answer
Theme: Love
Justification: This quote is focused on someones emotional feelings. He thinks that because his love is so strong he is the only person who could treat her right. He is overwhelmed with love.
Comparing two unlike things directly.
Metaphor
"Who in the Devil told you that you could be here"?
Idiom
Explain how Heathcliff gets Cathy and Linton to marry.
Over time, Heathcliff gets Linton to spend more time with Cathy until she develops feelings for him. However, once it became clear that Linton would soon die, Heathcliff trapped Cathy and forced her to agree to a quick marriage with Linton in secrecy.
How did Isabella change her thinking of Heathcliff before and after her marriage to him?
At first, Isabella thought Heathcliff was a wealthy gentleman whom she desired. Heathcliff played along and encouraged her feelings. After their marriage, Heathcliff let his true feelings out and treated her horribly. Isabella then realized how evil Heathcliff was and looked at him as inhuman for his cruel behavior towards her. She wanted help to escape so she would never have to be around him again.
What evidence supports the following theme messages?
If we live our lives seeking revenge, we will likely live a miserable and unfulfilling life.
Seeking revenge will ultimately leave us empty, lonely, and unfilled.
The key to happiness is love and forgiveness rather than revenge which will lead us down a dark path of resentment.
Because Heathcliff spent all his time focusing on revenge, it overtook his life. During this process, he lost the one person he truly cared about, driving everyone else to hate him. After he accomplished his goal of getting revenge, destroying the families, and gaining all their wealth, his life was left empty and meaningless. He was then haunted by the memory of Catherine, which slowly made him crazy and lose the desire to live.