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 and how—how funny and grim!” (56). She also differentiates between the Linton children and Heathcliff. She is now more like the Linton family, leaving Heathcliff behind. 19. Heathcliff’s vow to Nelly is broken when Edgar criticizes Heathcliff’s hair, or “mane,” and he throws a tureen of hot applesauce at him. 20. Heathcliff states his intentions as he says, “I’m trying to settle how I shall pay Hindley back. I don’t care how long I wait, if I can only do it at last. I hope he will not die before I do!” (64).
Chapter 8 21. After Frances dies, Hindley curses instead of praying and treats Heathcliff bad “enough to make a fiend of a saint” (68). Heathcliff, however, delights in watching Hindley disgrace himself past recovery and becomes known for his “savage sullenness and ferocity” (68). 22. “He contrived to convey an impression of inward and outward repulsiveness that his present aspect retains no traces of” (70). “He struggled long to keep up an equality with Catherine in her studies, and yielded with poignant though silent regret” (70). “He acquired a slouching gait and ignoble look” (70). “He took a grim pleasure, apparently, in exciting the aversion rather than the esteem of his few acquaintance” (70). 23. Cathy’s behavior toward Heathcliff is ironic in her multiple personalities. When she is with Edgar, she behaves properly, and when she is with Heathcliff, she goes back to her old self. Each time
