For this post I would like you to propose a title and brief outline of a 3 minute "mini-lecture" you would feel comfortable conducting on Wuthering Heights in class on Monday.
You may actually be requested to conduct this 3 minute lecture....so think hard about this and be prepared!
Example of a mini-lecture I might just present:
"Feminine Men and Masculine Women: mixed up roles in Wuthering Heights"
1. Some feminine men- The Lintons
2. Masculine women- The Catherines
3. What happens when they collide and Implications of gender-bending
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The Power of Aspirations and Reputations
ReplyDeleteIn the novel of Wuthering Heights, characters seem to chose severe paths in life because of their desire to elevate themselves and or to live the dream they believe they earned. Reputation seems to motivate Catherine, The Lintons and Heathcliff. Catherine is the most affected by social standings. Catherine is deeply in love but still chooses Edgar to obtain status. The Lintons are not a prime example but they are seen trying to "prove" their wealth in their actions. Heathcliff is motivated mostly by revenge, but his shift from poor to gentleman is a constant theme. He is taken from the status of orphan at a young age and taken into a rich home. When his adoptive father dies he is thrown back into the lowly standing of a servant. Through his revenge his reputation is directly affected. Every time a character makes a decision based on his need to feel "glorified" the plot and mood of the story simultaneously changes.
AManda
"Ferocious Eyes: Eye Imagery in Wuthering Heights"
ReplyDelete1. Heathcliff- black eyes define character
2. Hareton and Cathy- Eyes are distinctly those of Catherine Earnshaw
3. The effects of eyes on other characters in the novel
-Jeff B.
Yay! Two done! :) Great topics & ideas both of you. Feel free to set up this post like Jef & I did.
ReplyDeleteLC
"More to Moors?: Landscape in Wuthering Heights"
ReplyDelete1. represent wildness of human nature
-Heathcliff and Catherine playing ont he moors during childhood
2. wildness of nature
-said a few times throughout the book of how dangerous they are and people can drown in them
3. sight of love affairs - love supported or scorned by nature?
-Allison
Love the title (and concept, too) Allison!!
ReplyDeleteLC
the connection by nature
ReplyDelete(ch. 16) Catherine is buried “in a corner of the kirkyard, where the wall is so low that heath and bilberry plants have climbed over it from the moor.” (Edgar on one side and Heathcliff on the other only to be connected by plants)
“He dashed his head against the knotted trunk; and, lifting up his eyes, howled, not like a man, but like a savage beast being goaded to death with knives and spears. I observed several splashes of blood about the bark of the tree, and his hand and forehead were both stained; probably the scene I witnessed was a repetition of others acted during the night.” (heathcliff’s anger and confusion causes him to hit the tree. By bleeding he then gains a relation with nature.)
Catherine resembling nature by being compared with a delicate flower.
chapter 27, the scene was described, “We deferred our excursion till the afternoon; a golden afternoon of August: every breath from the hills so full of life, that it seemed whoever respired it, though dying, might revive. Catherine's face was just like the landscape - shadows and sunshine flitting over it in rapid succession; but the shadows rested longer, and the sunshine was more transient; and her poor little heart reproached itself for even that passing forgetfulness of its cares.”
Nicole LaBelle
Double Trouble: Pairs in Wuthering Heights
ReplyDelete1. Heathcliff and Edgar
- dark, rugged, aggressive
- fair, civilized, soft
2. Catherine and Isabell
- wild, passionate, assertive
- submissive, fair, civilized
3. Hareton and Linton
- tough, uneducated
- frail, educated
4. WH and TG
- dark, wild
- well-kept, civilized
Keep the ideas flowing! Great job. :)
ReplyDeleteForbidden Love: Through the Generations of "Wuthering Heights"
ReplyDelete1)Heathcliff's longing for Catherine (and her's in return), even after she is married to Edgar Linton - this is the core of the novel
- it's forbidden because they are siblings, even though Heathcliff was adopted
- Catherine is married to Edgar
2)Cathy and Linton's longing for eachother
- Nelly burns all of the letters Linton sent to Cathy and forbids Cathy to return any more letters
- both Heathcliff and Edgar/Nelly disapprove of this relationship and do not allow the two to be together, unless someone else is with them
3) The striking similarities between Heathcliff and Linton (father/son) (and how this is relevant to the cycle of "forbidden love")
- ironically they do not look alike, but they share many of the same qualities
- both are abusive and manipulative to the women they are in love with
- a lot of the qualities Heathcliff posseses get handed down to his son, including his mistreatment towards women (pg 274)
-Kelsey F.
Importance of class in Wuthering Heights
ReplyDelete-Nelly--who has been lower class the whole time: what class says about her and where she stands, perhaps in relating to her story
-Hindley and Heathcliff relationship--how Hindley treats Hcliff based on class
-Catherine and Heathcliff--their natural affection effected by knowledge of class
-Annalise
The Blindness of Attraction/Love and Its Consequences
ReplyDelete1.Heathcliff and Catherine- Heathcliff lets his passions rule him after Catherine rejects him, despite her feelings.
2.Catherine and Edgar- Edgar is attracted to Catherine and loves her (not as passionately as Heathcliff) and cannot see her flaws. He does not accept that she is in love with another man, and sees her as his idol.
3.Isabella and Heathcliff- Isabella is so attracted to Heathcliff that she falls for his scheme and realizes her mistake after it is too late.
-Shelby
Annalise- think about how Hareton fits into this, too!
ReplyDeleteKelsey- Nice ideas, but does Heathcliff truly disapprove of the relationship between Catherine & Linton? Or is it another form of manipulation?
LC
Shelby- great idea! ALso makes me think about Catherine and Linton...why the heck is she so into him???
ReplyDeleteLC
I actually meant to add that to my list, thanks Ms. Coppens!
ReplyDelete4. Cathy and Linton- Cathy has always thought of Linton, even from their first meeting, as perfect. Although he eventually treats her cruelly, she never stops loving him. Connection to Miranda from the Tempest- her naivety- falls in love with first man she sees.
Shelby
Revenge: A common drive behind mankind
ReplyDelete1. In the beginning when Mr. Earnshaw dies and Hindley inherits Wuthering Heights and he trys to get revenge on Heathcliff.
2. This then leads to Heathcliff taking revenge on Hindley. Heathcliff encourges Hindleys drinking problem by giving him money that he knows he will just spend on drinking.
3. Heathcliff revenge on Edgar Linton for taking Catherine. He trys to make it so that he will inherit the Grange by marrying Isabella.
-All of these attempts on taking revenge lead to a dismal fate.
-Haley
Good thematic idea, Haley!
ReplyDeleteLC
"Remember the name: the significance of reoccurring names in Wuthering Heights"
ReplyDeleteNames emphasize:
1) Reoccurring traits:
-Isabella Linton and Heathcliff name their child "Linton Heathcliff" (Combination of Linton's cowardice and Heathcliff's arrogance)
-Edgar Linton and Catherine Earnshaw name their child "Cathy Linton" (the "Linton" shows how Cathy is a milder, more tamed version of Catherine)
2) Importance of ancestry
3) Cyclic nature
-Sydney
"The Apple Doesn't Fall Far From the Tree: The Reflection of Parents in Their Children"
ReplyDelete1) Young Catherine- Is beautiful, adventurous, intelligent, strong willed, and temperamental, like her mother
2) Hareton- Wild, uneducated, disheveled, temperamental
3) Linton- weak, feminine, whiny, frail, self-pitting
Kelsey G.