Wuthering Heights

<…> I obeyed, so far as to quit the chamber; when, ignorant where he narrow lobbies led, I stood still, and was witness, involun-arily, to a piece of superstition on the part of my landlord, which relied, oddly, his apparent sense. He got on to the bed, and trenched open the lattice, bursting, as he pulled at it, into an uncontrollable passion of tears. Come in I come in! " he sobbed. " Cathy, do come. Oh, do – once morel Oh! my heart's darling 1 hear me this time, Catherine, at last I " The spectre showed a spectre's ordinary caprice: it gave no sign of being; but the snow and wind whirled wildly through, even reaching my station, and blowing out the light.

There was such an anguish in the gush of grief that accom­panied this raving, that my compassion made me overlook its folly, and I drew off, half angry to have listened at all, and vexed at having related my ridiculous nightmare, since it produced that agony; though why, was beyond my comprehension. I des­cended cautiously to the lower regions, and landed in the back-kitchen, where a gleam of fire, raked compactly together, enabled me to rekindle my cancjle. Nothing was stirring except a brindled, grey cat, which crept from the ashes, and saluted me with a queru­lous mew.

Two benches, shaped in sections of a circle, nearly enclosed the hearth; on one of these I stretched myself, and Grimalkin mounted the other. We were both of us nodding, ere any one invaded our retreat, and then it was Joseph, shuffling down a wooden ladder that vanished in the roof through a trap: the ascent to his garret, I suppose. He cast a sinister look at the little flame which I had enticed to play between the ribs, swept the cat from its elevation, and bestowing himself in the vacancy, commenced the operation of stuffing a three-inch pipe with tobacco. My presence in his sanctum was evidently esteemed a piece of impu­dence too shameful for remark: he silently applied the tube to his lips, folded his arms, and puffed away. I let him enjoy the luxury unannoyed; and after sucking out the last wreath, and heaving a profound sigh, he got up, and departed as solemnly as he came. <…>

31. Прочитайте уривок з роману Е. Бронте «Незнайомка з Вайлдфел-Холу». Дайте відповіді на запитання та виконайте завдання:

1. Дайте визначення роману. Вкажіть жанрові особливості, що відрізняють роман від інших прозових жанрів.

2. Визначте особливості оповіді від першої особи в художньому творі. Як присутність розповідача визначає читацьке сприйняття?

3. Визначте типи портретних описів, наведених у даному уривку. Доведіть, що портрет є засобом психологізму.

4. Зверніть увагу на велику кількість порівнянь в портретних описах Елізи, Мері та преподобного Мілуорда. Визначте їх функції.

5. Визначте ставлення розповідача до героїв.

6. Яким чином опис зовнішності героїв поєднується з їх морально-психологічною характеристикою?