What does the Trait's Edinburgh Magazine believe the 'written records of wickedness' show in 'Wuthering Heights'?

what Satan could do with the law of entail.

What are both the humans and the house in 'Wuthering Heights' described as growing as?

'gnarled and dwarfed and distorted by inclement climate'

What was the education to prepare women for the role of 'Angel of the House'?

Taught a thorough knowledge of the arts, modern languages and dances

Why were women assumed to desire marriage?

allowed them to become mothers instead of pursuing emotional/ sexual desire

What were 'separate spheres'?

Women were suited to the domestic sphere despite being physically weaker

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What does the Trait's Edinburgh Magazine believe the 'written records of wickedness' show in 'Wuthering Heights'?
how raw loss can be
what Satan could do with the law of entail.
the power of the moral question of nature vs nurture
how time can never truly change a person
2
The spectator believes that the events within 'Wuthering Heights' were 'satisfying and realistic'.
False
True
3
What tragedy in the 1840s saw over a million people die?
Workhouses becoming popular
Crimean War
The Civil War
The Irish Famine
4
What are both the humans and the house in 'Wuthering Heights' described as growing as?
'hellish and decayed with physical violence and emotional break'
'gnarled and dwarfed and distorted by inclement climate'
'withered and distorted by a loss of sense and meaning'
'covered with vines of emotional and physical damage'
5
What was the education to prepare women for the role of 'Angel of the House'?
Taught how to be good writers
Taught a thorough knowledge of the arts, modern languages and dances
Shipped off to boarding school
Taught traditional classic literature by a governess
6
Why were women assumed to desire marriage?
because of the influence of romance novels at the time
could possibly influence their position in society
allowed them to become mothers instead of pursuing emotional/ sexual desire
allowed them to be secure financially
7
Which magazine describes Wuthering Heights as being a 'disagreeable story'?
Spectator
Athenaeum
Telegraph
Trait's Edinburgh Magazine
8
What was the average age for a woman to be married in Victorian society?
mid 20s to early 30s
early 30s to late 30s
late teens to early 20s
early to mid-20s
9
Cathy is a usual Victorian protagonist by woman's standards.
True
False
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What were 'separate spheres'?
Not being able to come in contact with a different gender
Not being allowed to socialise
Women being morally weak so need to be in the domestic sphere.
Women were suited to the domestic sphere despite being physically weaker

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