INDEX OF SINGLE TEXTS Wuthering Heights Silas Marner Amongst Women Hamlet As You Like It − Page 2 − Page 2 − Page 2 − Page 3 − Page 3 Page 1 of 8 SECTION I THE SINGLE TEXT (60 marks) Candidates must answer one question from this section (A – E). A WUTHERING HEIGHTS – Emily Brontë (i) “Heathcliff deserves the sympathy of the reader of Wuthering Heights.” Write a response to this statement‚ supporting your views by reference to the text. OR (ii) “The novel Wuthering Heights portrays a clash between
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Women want sovereignty over men. In the novel Wuthering Heights and the play Macbeth‚ you see this through Catherine and Lady Macbeth point of view. Catherine and Lady Macbeth want complete and total control over their spouse. They have a way of convincing the men that love them to do whatever makes them happy‚ no matter how tragic and horrible the situation may be. The control they have over these men destroy both of their lives‚ eventually drive the couple away from each other and drives them
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In any good novel‚ and even in life‚ people can be influenced in both positive and negative ways. In the three novels that we have read so far‚ Great Expectations‚ Lés Misérables‚ and Wuthering Heights‚ the main characters are faced with negative challenges and influences. Positive guides and influences also affect the characters in these books; the positive guides usually end up winning in the end. In Great Expectations‚ the main character of the story was Pip. Some of the negative influences
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WH essay In the novel Wuthering Heights‚ written by the author‚ Emily Bronte‚ the character that suffers and responds in a tragic way to injustice is Heathcliff. Heathcliff is brought to a house where they had money‚ and he was a homeless kid. The difference in social status led other kids in the house to mistreat him‚ and make fun of him. He was forced into isolation by Hindley due to his physical appearance. Consequently‚ Heathcliff suffers in different manners throughout the novel‚ the main
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The book ‘Wuthering Heights’ is a perfect example of class conflict. Emily Bronte cleverly shows us the huge rift of classes between the upper and lower people. This book was set in the 1600’s‚ so one can say that class conflict is not just a recent discovery. Through this book Bronte shows us how class conflict affects society. The most obvious distinction between upper and lower classes is with the two settings; Thrush cross Grange and Wuthering Heights. The society in Wuthering Heights is that of
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cultural context or the world of the text. This cultural context shapes what happens to characters‚ shapes the choices they make and reveals the influences that affect the lives of these characters. In each of the three texts I have studied‚ "Wuthering Heights"‚ WH‚ a novel by Emily Bronte‚ "Translations"‚ TS‚ a drama by Brian Friel and "I’m Not Scared"‚ INS‚ directed by Gabrielle Salvatore‚ cultural context or the world of the text is distinct and yet many aspects of this world is comparable with
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INDEX OF SINGLE TEXTS Wuthering Heights A Doll’s House A Whistle in the Dark Hamlet The Grapes of Wrath Page 2 Page 2 Page 3 Page 3 Page 3 Page 1 of 8 SECTION I THE SINGLE TEXT (60 marks) Candidates must answer one question from this section (A – E). A WUTHERING HEIGHTS – Emily Brontë (i) “Catherine Earnshaw is a character readers can both like and dislike.” Discuss this statement‚ supporting your answer with suitable reference to Wuthering Heights. OR (ii) “Brontë makes effective
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The Definition of manipulation according to Cambridge dictionary; exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one’s own advantage. Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’‚ Bronte’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ and Browning’s monologues are all texts which explore the power of manipulation‚ as a forceful tool for individuals to empower themselves‚ manipulation is instrumental in the tragedies that occur in all three texts. Exposing the intricacies of manipulative behaviours and their subtleties allows writers to explore
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Although the Victorian era was a significant time for development as far as technology and science were concerned‚ the same cannot be said for the position of women in society. Whereas in previous centuries people would typically find employment within the confines of their own property (and it was therefore reasonable that women would handle some lesser duties in the interest of helping their families and decreasing the workload) the dawn of industrialisation saw a rise in the number of men going
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A character that responds in a significant way to injustice was Heathcliff. The reason why Heathcliff was injustice was because he was seeking revenge. Heathcliff was a horrible person and not a very likeable character within Wuthering Heights‚ Heathcliff I believe takes his role as being evil and injustice because he was treated critically at the very start of the story by his family members‚ excluding Catherine. With Heathcliff being an orphan with absolutely no family ties and no land‚ he was
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