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THE VICTORIAN
AGE
compromise . Explain
What are the general characteristics of the Victorian novel?
What are the characteristics of the writers of the so-called Condition of England?
What are the main characteristics of the Late Victorian writing?
What Romantic and Gothic elements are present in the novel WUTHERING
HEIGHTS?
8. Make a comparison between the ideal Victorian woman and the character of Catherine
Earnshaw in Wuthering Heights, specifying her Victorian and anti-Victorian sides
9. Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff belong to the same natural principles. Illustrate the
characteristics of natural symbolism in Wuthering Heights.
10. Illustrate the meaning of the words : He is more myself than I am used by Catherine
to convey the particular nature of her feelings for Heathcliff.
11. Illustrate the differences between the type of love Catherine professes for Heathcliff
and Edgar, referring to the similes in the passage in which Catherine talks to Nelly
Dean
12. It is generally agreed that Wuthering Heights does not comply with the conventional
features of the Victorian fiction but rather the novel expresses typical Romantic
aspects. Illustrate some Romantic features present in the novel .
13. Wuthering Heights shows a revolutionary structure . Give reasons.
14. Explain , if any, the possible relationships existing between Emily Bronts life and her
novel Wuthering Heights
15. Wuthering Heights has been defined as a cry from the heart and the soul . Give
reasons.
16. Discuss the Romantic and the Gothic elements present in Wuthering Heights , pointing
out the characteristics of the natural symbolism
17. The novel combines Romantic and Victorian features . Give reasons.
18. Why can we say that the novel Wuthering Heights is based on Doubles? Give at least 3
examples