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Wuthering Heights Study Questions
Chapter 1 1. The setting is austere and mysterious. It does not suit Mr. Lockwood quite well; he finds Wuthering Heights extremely disagreeable and its inhabitants bitter and unsociable. 2. “Wuthering” is descriptive of the atmospheric tumult of the novel in that it describes the violent winds that blow during storms on the moors. Wuthering Heights is removed from society. The adjective not only describes the setting itself, but the inhabitants as well, who are fierce, strong, and fervent. 3. Lockwood compares himself to Heathcliff in his hospitality and in his capacity within the subject of relationships. Lockwood also indirectly contrasts the environment’s suitability to the two characters. 4. Lockwood has come to visit Wuthering Heights to introduce himself as a tenant to Heathcliff. 5. Heathcliff is a gruff, unsociable, dark man.
Chapter 2 6. On his return to Wuthering Heights, Lockwood blunders in his assumption that the young woman (the “missis”) is Heathcliff’s wife. Heathcliff corrects him, telling him that the woman is his daughter-in-law. Lockwood goes on to assume that the young man who led him into the house is Heathcliff’s son. Heathcliff again corrects him; the young man is Hareton Earnshaw, and the girl is the widow of Heathcliff’s dead son. 7. The atmosphere in the kitchen is tense and unfriendly due to the bitter characters that inhabit it. Lockwood is not welcome at the house; Heathcliff tells him he should not have come in this weather and refuses him a guide to lead him back. Mrs. Heathcliff rejects Lockwood’s attempts at conversation, is inconsiderate, and threatens Joseph with witchcraft. Hareton Earnshaw is an equivocal character at this point, but he seems crass and somewhat arrogant. The relationships between all of these characters are strained and unreceptive. 8. The dogs add to the bleak, morose atmosphere. They associate Wuthering Heights with an
Chapter 1 1. The setting is austere and mysterious. It does not suit Mr. Lockwood quite well; he finds Wuthering Heights extremely disagreeable and its inhabitants bitter and unsociable. 2. “Wuthering” is descriptive of the atmospheric tumult of the novel in that it describes the violent winds that blow during storms on the moors. Wuthering Heights is removed from society. The adjective not only describes the setting itself, but the inhabitants as well, who are fierce, strong, and fervent. 3. Lockwood compares himself to Heathcliff in his hospitality and in his capacity within the subject of relationships. Lockwood also indirectly contrasts the environment’s suitability to the two characters. 4. Lockwood has come to visit Wuthering Heights to introduce himself as a tenant to Heathcliff. 5. Heathcliff is a gruff, unsociable, dark man.
Chapter 2 6. On his return to Wuthering Heights, Lockwood blunders in his assumption that the young woman (the “missis”) is Heathcliff’s wife. Heathcliff corrects him, telling him that the woman is his daughter-in-law. Lockwood goes on to assume that the young man who led him into the house is Heathcliff’s son. Heathcliff again corrects him; the young man is Hareton Earnshaw, and the girl is the widow of Heathcliff’s dead son. 7. The atmosphere in the kitchen is tense and unfriendly due to the bitter characters that inhabit it. Lockwood is not welcome at the house; Heathcliff tells him he should not have come in this weather and refuses him a guide to lead him back. Mrs. Heathcliff rejects Lockwood’s attempts at conversation, is inconsiderate, and threatens Joseph with witchcraft. Hareton Earnshaw is an equivocal character at this point, but he seems crass and somewhat arrogant. The relationships between all of these characters are strained and unreceptive. 8. The dogs add to the bleak, morose atmosphere. They associate Wuthering Heights with an