Context & Writer's Techniques (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Quizzes
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What pseudonym did Emily Brontë use to publish Wuthering Heights?
What pseudonym did Emily Brontë use to publish Wuthering Heights?
Ellis Bell
Why did Wuthering Heights shock Victorian readers?
Why did Wuthering Heights shock Victorian readers?
Violent passion & ambiguous morality
What do the Yorkshire moors represent in the novel?
What do the Yorkshire moors represent in the novel?
Freedom, wildness & untamed nature
Who are the two main narrators of Wuthering Heights?
Who are the two main narrators of Wuthering Heights?
Lockwood & Nelly Dean
What type of hero does Heathcliff represent?
What type of hero does Heathcliff represent?
Byronic hero
How does the novel present supernatural elements?
How does the novel present supernatural elements?
Ambiguously, not as clear fantasy
What does Wuthering Heights (the house) symbolise?
What does Wuthering Heights (the house) symbolise?
Wild, passionate, uncontrolled emotion
What makes Lockwood an unreliable narrator?
What makes Lockwood an unreliable narrator?
He's naive & misreads situations
What is the function of violence in Wuthering Heights?
What is the function of violence in Wuthering Heights?
Reveals character & dramatises passion
Which character's speech is described as 'dialect-heavy and difficult'?
Which character's speech is described as 'dialect-heavy and difficult'?
Joseph's