This activity involves an exploration of the notoriously multifaceted character of Heathcliff, drawing on a range of sources that include the visual, literary, and historical. Students will reflect on Emily Bronte's depiction of Heathcliff before going on to explore possible connections with Byron's poem "The Corsair" and with sources relating to the slave trade and Irish immigration into the port of Liverpool.

Concepts

characterization, irish immigration, wuthering heights

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Additional Tags

byron, romantics, slave trade, the corsair, victorians

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional