To be totally honest, the only characteristic of the Gothic that I could remember on my own was something involving the supernatural, such as ghosts. The obvious ghost is of Catherine in the dreams and yet again at the end of the novel when the people say they see her ghost roaming around. "Knocking my knuckles through the glass, and stretching an arm out to seize the importunate branch: instead of which, my fingers closed on the fingers of a little, ice-cold hand!" (27) The hand which reached out to Lockwood in his dream was big Catherine's ghost. I figured there had to be more than one Gothic characteristic, so I Google searched it and this website came up first: http://web.mala.bc.ca/atkinsona/112-11%20gothic%20characteristics.htm. So that is what I used for inspiration. The gloomy and strong architecture can be attributed to WH. "Pure, bracing ventilation they must have up there, at all times, indeed: one may guess the power of the north wind, blowing over the edge, by the excessive slant of a few, stunted firs at the end of the house." (2) The woman needing to be rescued is Isabella. When she is held almost captive in WH, she sends a letter to Nelly saying "is Mr . Heathcliff a man? If so, is he mad? And if not, is he a devil? I shan't tell my reasons for making this inquiry; but, I beseech you to explain, if you can, what I have married..." (155-156). This shows Isabella begging to be rescued or at least visited by someone in her life who had previously brought her comfort. This also demonstrates that Heathcliff somehow evoked terror in Isabella, either through physical or psychological means. I feel like I've been writing forever, so if you'd like more examples, I'd be happy to get you more, but as of right now I'm calling it quits.
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To be totally honest, the only characteristic of the Gothic that I could remember on my own was something involving the supernatural, such as ghosts. The obvious ghost is of Catherine in the dreams and yet again at the end of the novel when the people say they see her ghost roaming around. "Knocking my knuckles through the glass, and stretching an arm out to seize the importunate branch: instead of which, my fingers closed on the fingers of a little, ice-cold hand!" (27) The hand which reached out to Lockwood in his dream was big Catherine's ghost.
I figured there had to be more than one Gothic characteristic, so I Google searched it and this website came up first: http://web.mala.bc.ca/atkinsona/112-11%20gothic%20characteristics.htm. So that is what I used for inspiration.
The gloomy and strong architecture can be attributed to WH. "Pure, bracing ventilation they must have up there, at all times, indeed: one may guess the power of the north wind, blowing over the edge, by the excessive slant of a few, stunted firs at the end of the house." (2)
The woman needing to be rescued is Isabella. When she is held almost captive in WH, she sends a letter to Nelly saying "is Mr . Heathcliff a man? If so, is he mad? And if not, is he a devil? I shan't tell my reasons for making this inquiry; but, I beseech you to explain, if you can, what I have married..." (155-156). This shows Isabella begging to be rescued or at least visited by someone in her life who had previously brought her comfort. This also demonstrates that Heathcliff somehow evoked terror in Isabella, either through physical or psychological means.
I feel like I've been writing forever, so if you'd like more examples, I'd be happy to get you more, but as of right now I'm calling it quits.
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