Post on 14-Dec-2015
Emily Bronte and Wuthering Heights
July 30, 1818
December 19, 1848
Charlotte, Emily, and Anne
• This portrait was discovered after Charlotte’s death in 1855.
• Branwell Brontë painted the portrait.
• Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell
The Parsonage
• Patrick Brontë and his wife, Maria Branwell Brontë, moved here early in their marriage.
• Maria died when Emily Brontë was only three years old.
• It was in this parsonage that the four surviving children--Charlotte, Emily, Anne, and Branwell lived and created those wonderful stories.
St. Michael’s Church
• Patrick Brontë was curate of this church for all of his life.
• Emily and Charlotte are buried in the church.
• Anne died while on vacation and is not buried here.
Haworth, Yorkshire
• Haworth is located in northern England in the county of Yorkshire.
• It is characterized by rolling hills covered with heath.
• The weather is very changeable.
Yorkshire Moors
• Emily Brontë loved the area around the moors and spent a great deal of time exploring these moors.
• Heathcliff and Young Catherine do the same in Wuthering Heights.
Yorkshire Moors
• This slide shows what is now Brontë falls. In the book it is referred to as Pennistone Cragg.
Top Withens
• This is believed to be the setting for Wuthering Heights.
• It is a short three-mile hike from the parsonage through the Yorkshire Moors.
Charlotte Brontë
• Charlotte Brontë was Emily’s older sister.
• 1816-1855• wrote Jane Eyre and
other novels.
Topics leading to themes in Wuthering Heights
• Family history and family relationships and/or sibling rivalry
• Romantic or ill-fated love
• Revenge
• Nature vs. Civilization (Culture)
• Education