Vocabulary (1)

• A tenant- a person who occupies land or property rented from a landlord –жилец, арендатор. A tenant have to pay fee every month. 
• Have half a mind to do something – used for threatening to do something, when you probably will not do it -почти решил. I have half a mind to go without him if he's going to be such a bore. 
• Through every limb- насквозь. 
• Rough weather-скверная погода. This rough weather makes me depressed. 
• Amiable- having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner-Любезный, дружелюбный, доброжелательный. He was very amiable man, so she couldn’t help falling in love with him. 
• Flash upon smb-осенить- It was several month before the truth finally flashed upon me. 
• Assuredly- certainly, without doubt –конечно, бесспорно, несомненно. Assurelly, we'll come to you. 
• Utter a word – проронить слово. It was deathly silence and nobody uttered any word. 
• Demolish- To do away with completely; put an end to-стереть в порошок, уничтожать. Tom was in bloody agony and desired to demolish his enemy. 
• Wax lachrymose-разражаться слезами. She waxed lachrymose when found her father dead. 
• Begone!- get away-прочь! Убирайся! “Begone, little wretch!”- cried a wicked old woman. 
• To take oath - make a solemn statement or promise undertaking to do something or affirming that something is the case- Клясться. He took oath that he’ll never betray his friend. 
• Superstition- excessively credulous belief in and reverence for supernatural beings- Суеверие. Superstition and religion are close related. 
• A sinister look-мрачный взгляд. She gave a sinister look and he understood that he wasn’t right. 
• Here and there- in different places- там и сям. Towns are scattered here and there across this region of the country. 
• Imp of Satan- дьявольское отродье. This man with all his hatred and malice could be only imp of Satan. 
• Vindictive- having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge- злопамятный, мстительный. Divorced couples often become quite vindictive towards each other. 
• Curate- an Anglican priest who helps a more senior priest-Священник. In our house a curare is a very important person. 
• Fell into a doze-впасть в дремоту. The lecture was so boring that he even fall into a doze. 
• Vex- make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters- Сердиться, досаждать, раздражать, дразнить. He was vexed with her behavior. 
• Heathenism- paganism -язычество. Heathenism is one of the ancient religions. 
• Sulky- morose, bad-tempered, and resentful; refusing to be cooperative or cheerful-надутый, угрюмый, мрачный. A sulky child who was punished was sitting alone. 
• Grim- forbidding or uninviting- угрюмый, мрачный, жестокий, беспощадный. His face was set in a grim expression. 
• Make haste- to hurry in order to do something- кончай, поторапливайся. She made haste to tell the president the good news. 
• To knit brows-to move your eyebrows close together in an expression that shows you are feeling worried or serious, or are thinking carefully about something-нахмурить брови. He knitted his brow in concentration. 
• A blasphemer- to say offensive things about God or someone's religious beliefs- Богохульник. Mark wanted to rid off this blasphemer in his house. 
• To pledge a word- A solemn binding promise to do, give, or refrain from doing something- давать слово. I pledge a word I’ll be true forever.

6. My opinion on a review.

I understand why many people hate this book. Catherine and Heathcliff are monstrous. Monstrous. You won't like them because they are unlikable. They are irrational, self-absorbed, malicious and pretty much any negative quality you can think a person is capable of possessing without imploding. They seek and destroy and act with no thought to consequence. And I find it fascinating that Emily Bronte chose them to be her central protagonists.
When this was first published it was met with animosity because of how utterly repugnant these two characters were. The way they go about their business caring nothing for others but themselves was enough for me to shake my head in complete and total judgment, as if Catherine and Heathcliff could see me and are then effectively shamed by their actions.
Wuthering Heights is epic, in my humble opinion, because I believe that the scope of this story is monumental. Let me explain: it is a simple tale between two families that are bound in such a way that their fates are irrevocably linked. What affects one, affects the other. Its about Catherine and Heathcliff who fall in love and how their relationship ruins the lives of those around them. The book, all 400 pages of it, occur almost entirely at Wuthering Heights, the estate of the Earnshaws, and at Thrushcross Grange, the estate of the Lintons with only a couple of miles of land in between.
And yet it is not a small story.
The emotional magnitude of this book is great and far reaching. The provoking and unapologetic quality of Bronte's writing is seductive. The process of reading this story can feel so masochistic sometimes that its almost if she's daring us to stop reading and throw the book away. Like its a game of personal endurance to see how much we can take, how far we can go. She pushes at us, challenging us and all the while knowing that we have to keep reading because redemption awaits. It is nothing like its contemporaries.
The moors, the darkness of the moors, that curses the household of Wuthering Heights and its inhabitants is ever present. Nature is personified. It is its own character; its there, lingering and simmering ever so quietly, saturating every scene with its silent threats of doom...
There is poison in this book, but let me ease your mind by saying that it is balanced with goodness also. This isn't a perfect novel. There were still moments I found myself in perplexion (recently invented word). And while everything about Catherine and Heathcliff may be corrupt, there is hope in Wuthering Heights. If you can journey through the menacing forest of Emily Bronte's imagination, do it because the view is something to behold.

I found this review interesting. It's opinion of an ordinary reader, not a famous critic. I agree with the author that every action in this mystic story is fascinating. You feel everything that felt the character: all pain and disappointment, happiness and success, love and passion. That's really exciting!
But, frankly, the fact that many people hate Wuthering Heights surprised me. Of course, I understand that it's not very pleasant to read about cruelty and rudeness but it's life. I suppose that only dreamers didn't like it 'cause they want to see our world through rose-colored glasses. Doubtless, there is a huge share of fiction in the novel but this fiction sometimes is scaring.
The author noted that the nature played a significant role. I totally agree with it, because all these moors, huge fields forced specific atmosphere, which in turn immersed readers into that century.
Despite the opinion of the author, I believe that this book is perfect. I've never bored while reading. And I liked that thing that Emily Brontë was writing gothic and tragic novel while other writers were creating stories about happy and carefree life in which you even couldn't sympathize and empathize with heroes.

2. My commentary on a passage from the text.

“I've no more business to marry Edgar Linton than I have to be in heaven and if the wicked man in there had not brought Heathcliff so low I shouldn't have thought of it. It would degrade me to marry Heathcliff now so he shall never know how I love him and that not because he's handsome Nelly but because he's more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of his and mine are the same and Linton's is as different as a moonbeam from lightning or frost from fire.”
I want to comment this passage because in my opinion it's a key situation in the story. Edgar Linton has asked Catherine to marry him and she was telling about it to Nelly. She accepted him but something wrong was in her soul and her heart. It was a big contradiction. I think it's silly of her. Anyway she loved Heathcliff and it was mutual love but she didn't want to become a beggar because of Heathcliff's poverty. She was in love not with Edgar but with his loveliness, richness and good manners. Nonsense! For a girl of twenty-two it's absurd to consider that all these qualities will be all her life and will never changed. It's possible that one day Mr Linton may become a poor man and it's obvious that he will lost his beauty with the lapse of time. And what will she have in the end? Nothing?
Any sort of relationship couldn't build without heartfelt love and mutual understanding. Catherine said that she was Heathcliff. He was always in her mind. So why did she hurt him? I know, she didn't want. But she exchanged a true friend and a man who loved her badly for a rich one. She made a fatal mistake and lost Heathcliff.

5. Information gaps.

As for my book, the author indicated the information gaps. Nelly told Mr Lockwood  the story that had begun in 1778, that was nearly twenty-three years ago from the moment of speaking.
Notwithstanding, we could guess about the century because of some facts. First of all, families were big and they lived in mansions, also, the superiority of people played a big role. There was a housekeeper and clergyman in the house. Moreover, it was said that some commentary were pen-and-ink. What is more, there were many dogs in the house, I suppose that it's tendency related to that time. One can not ignore that Heathcliff spent a lot of time in the barn with horses, so there were not cars and everyone rode horses only.