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Chapter 17
Wuthering Heights
Emily Brontë
| Abstract: Hindley gets drunk at Catherine’s funeral and tells Isabella that he is going to kill Heathcliff. When Isabella tells Heathcliff this information he breaks into the house and beats Hindley. Hindley dies six months later leaving deep debt, and the mortgage in Heathcliff’s possession. Isabella leaves for London, and has a son Linton. Nelly returns to Wuthering Heights to sort out funeral arrangements and to check on Hareton; Heathcliff refuses to allow Hareton near Nelly. | ||||
Source: Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights (London: TC Newby, 1847) | ||||
Lexile Level: TBD | Origin: British | Genre: Literature, Victorian | ||
| Reading Level: 10 | Language: English | File name: 1835 | ||
| Sunshine State Standards: LA.A.2.4: The student constructs meaning from a wide range of texts. LA.D.2.4: The student understands the power of language. LA.E.2.4: The student responds critically to fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama. | ||||
Theme: Unrequited Love | ||||
| Reading Strategy: KWL (What do we know, what do we want to find out, what did we learn?) | ||||
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