PSYCHOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL TERROR & PHYSICAL

TERROR & PHYSICAL FEARFEAR

WUTHERING HEIGHTS – EMILY BRONTE

DEFINITIONS

PSYCHOLOGICAL TERROR0Intense, sharp, overmastering fear0An instance or cause of intense fear or anxiety

PHYSICAL FEAR0A distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc.0A feeling of being afraid

EXAMPLES0 In the initial chapters of wuthering heights and on the

arrival of Heathcliff to the Earnshaw household, Emily Bronte highlights the psychological and physical terror and fear that Heathcliff endures.0 Catherine grins and spits at ‘the stupid little thing’ (pg.

37)0 Hindley and Catherine ‘refused to have it in bed with

them’. They both hated him. (pg. 37)0 Heathcliff stands ‘Hindley’s blow without winking’ (pg.

38)0 Heathcliff is called names such as ‘imp of Satan’ (pg. 39)

and ‘foulmouthed thief’ (pg. 50)

EXAMPLES

0On reception of Heathcliff, Nelly Dean is portrayed as ending fear and terror by Emily Bronte.0 Nelly Dean ‘was frightened’ (pg. 37) of the boy who was

‘dirty, raged [and] black haired’ (page 36)

0Nelly suffers from physical and psychological terror and fear throughout the play0 Nelly trembles when Catherine slaps her (pg. 71)0 Nelly hides Hareton out of fear of Hindley ‘I want to hide

little Hareton’ (pg. 73)

EXAMPLES

0Hareton and Nelly both suffer fear of Hindley to a large extent.0 Hindley shouts ‘I want to kill some of you’ (pg. 74)0 Directed at Hareton ‘I’ll break the brate neck’ (pg. 74)0 Hareton shows his fear for his father as he ‘was

squalling and kicking’ (pg. 74)0 Hindley treats his son badly, Nelly pleads, ‘have mercy’

(pg. 76)

EXAMPLES

0Heathcliff endures hurt and pyschological terror.0 Catherine says ‘it would degrade me to marry Heathcliff’

(pg. 81)