2. Emily Brontë
1818-1848
Grew up in empty moorlands of
northern England
Father= clergyman
Mother = died when Emily was 3
Educated at home
Teacher for 6 months, resigned
Died of tuberculosis a year after
publishing her only novel
3. Emily Brontë’s writing
Created imaginary world
in writing: Gondal
Setting
for many of her
best poems
Wrote a lot about her
home landscape (moors)
Published a book of poetry
with sisters
Emily’s
21 poems were
considered the best
Wrote one novel
Wuthering Heights
4. Thomas Hardy
1840-1928
Grew up in rural
southwest England
Educated as child, never
went to college
Thought about becoming
a man of the church, but
lost his religious faith
Worked for an architect
1st wife encouraged him
to write
5. Thomas Hardy’s Writing
Pessimistic view of life
Wrote about the difficulty people
experience when trying to rise
above their circumstances
Central theme: the struggle of
man against the force that
governs the world and causes
him to suffer in life and love
Wrote tragic novels: Tess of the
D’Urbervilles and Jude the
Obscure
Disturbed readers
Quit writing fiction, moved to poetry
6. “Remembrance”
1. (1) Who is the speaker addressing?
2. (2) What question is being asked?
3. (3) How long has it been since her love died?
4. (4) What does the speaker ask forgiveness for?
5. (5) What is the speaker saying in this stanza?
6. (6) What did the speaker have to learn to do?
7. (7) The speaker must ‘forget’ _________ and
ignore her desire to _________ .
8. (8) What is the speaker scared of doing and why?
7. “„Ah, Are You Digging on My Grave?‟”
1. 1st person she thinks is digging:
Reason it’s not:
2. 2nd person she thinks is digging:
Reason it’s not:
3. 3rd person she thinks is digging:
Reason it’s not:
4. Who is it?
5. Why does the speaker believe the digging is
happening?
6. What is the real reason for the digging?
7. Overall message:
8. Classwork
p. 970, #s 1, 4
p. 974, #s 1, 5
p. 975, #s 2, 4
