Wuthering Heights

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Wuthering Heights

• Coursework Essay

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Section 1

• Explain who wrote the novel
• Explain when it was written
• Explain when it is set
• Explain very briefly (2-3 sentences) what the
  novel is about
• When you have done this, look back through the
  paragraph. Check that
• You have covered each of the bullet points
• Each sentence makes sense
• Ideas are linked correctly, so that the paragraph
  does not sound stilted
• You have chosen your words carefully so that they
  say just what you want them to say.

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Section 2

• Explain who the main narrator in the novel is
• Explain what she thought of Heathcliff (look at
  Chapter 4)
• Explain who narrates most of Chapter 6
• Explain what this allows the reader to do
• When you have done this, look back through the
  paragraph. Check that
• You have covered each of the bullet points
• Each sentence makes sense
• Ideas are linked correctly, so that the paragraph
  does not sound stilted
• You have chosen your words carefully so that they
  say just what you want them to say.

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Section 3

• Explain why Catherine and Heathcliff visit
  Thrushcross Grange
• Describe what they do once they get there
• Explain what the window that they look through
  symbolises
• When you have done this, look back through the
  paragraph. Check that
• You have covered each of the bullet points
• Each sentence makes sense
• Ideas are linked correctly, so that the paragraph
  does not sound stilted
• You have chosen your words carefully so that they
  say just what you want them to say.

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Section 4

• Describe what Cathy and Heathcliff see when they
  look through the window. (Write about the room.)
• Explain how Thrushcross Grange compares to
  Wuthering Heights.
• Explain how Heathcliff responds to what he sees.
• Explain what this reveals about Heathcliff.
• When you have done this, look back through the
  paragraph. Check that
• You have covered each of the bullet points
• Each sentence makes sense
• Ideas are linked correctly, so that the paragraph
  does not sound stilted
• You have chosen your words carefully so that they
  say just what you want them to say
• You have remembered to follow the PEE pattern.

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Section 5

• Explain how Brontë presents Edgar and Isabella
  Linton
• Explain whether you think the reader is supposed
  to sympathise with these characters or condemn
  their behaviour
• Explain what Brontë is trying to say about
  wealthy people at this time
• Explain how the image of two people fighting over
  something they both want recurs (crops up again)
  later in the novel.
• When you have done this, look back through the
  paragraph. Check that
• You have covered each of the bullet points
• Each sentence makes sense
• Ideas are linked correctly, so that the paragraph
  does not sound stilted
• You have chosen your words carefully so that they
  say just what you want them to say
• You have remembered to follow the PEE pattern.

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Section 6

• Describe how Heathcliff is treated by the Lintons
  and their servants
• Compare this with the way that they treat Cathy
• Explain what this reveals about society at that
  time
• Explain how Hindley has contributed to
  Heathcliffs low social position
• Explain what evidence there is in this chapter
  that Heathcliff longs to gain revenge on Hindley.
• When you have done this, look back through the
  paragraph. Check that
• You have covered each of the bullet points
• Each sentence makes sense
• Ideas are linked correctly, so that the paragraph
  does not sound stilted
• You have chosen your words carefully so that they
  say just what you want them to say
• You have remembered to follow the PEE pattern.

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Section 7

• Describe the way in which Cathy is portrayed in
  this chapter
• Describe how she responds to her new surroundings
• Explain the symbolic significance of the window
  at this point in the chapter
• Explain what we learn about Heathcliffs feelings
  for Catherine
• When you have done this, look back through the
  paragraph. Check that
• You have covered each of the bullet points
• Each sentence makes sense
• Ideas are linked correctly, so that the paragraph
  does not sound stilted
• You have chosen your words carefully so that they
  say just what you want them to say
• You have remembered to follow the PEE pattern.

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Section 8

• Describe how Catherine is different after her
  stay at the Grange
• Describe her first meeting with Heathcliff when
  she returns and explain how Brontë highlights the
  differences between the two of them
• Describe Hindleys contribution to this meeting
• Describe how Heathcliff is made to feel after she
  returns and how this makes the reader feel about
  him
• When you have done this, look back through the
  paragraph. Check that
• You have covered each of the bullet points
• Each sentence makes sense
• Ideas are linked correctly, so that the paragraph
  does not sound stilted
• You have chosen your words carefully so that they
  say just what you want them to say
• You have remembered to follow the PEE pattern.

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Section 9

• Explain how Cathys attitude towards him affects
  Heathcliffs thoughts and behaviour
• Explain how her stay at the Grange influences
  Cathys decision to marry Edgar. (Look closely at
  her conversation with Nelly for this.)
• When you have done this, look back through the
  paragraph. Check that
• You have covered each of the bullet points
• Each sentence makes sense
• Ideas are linked correctly, so that the paragraph
  does not sound stilted
• You have chosen your words carefully so that they
  say just what you want them to say
• You have remembered to follow the PEE pattern.

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Section 10

• Sum up the significance of this episode (and
  Thrushcross Grange itself) to the novel as a
  whole.
• Compare what Thrushcross Grange represents with
  what Wuthering Heights represents some of the
  early notes that you made will help you with
  this.
• Explain how the visit to the Grange contributes
  to the tragedy that engulfs (surrounds) the
  leading characters.
• When you have done this, look back through the
  paragraph. Check that
• You have covered each of the bullet points
• Each sentence makes sense
• Ideas are linked correctly, so that the paragraph
  does not sound stilted
• You have chosen your words carefully so that they
  say just what you want them to say
• You have remembered to follow the PEE pattern.