Heathcliff lives with Hindley who is an alcoholic since the death of his wife and birth of his son. When Isabella tells Heathcliff this information he breaks into the house and beats Hindley. He has turned him broke and took all his properties making him a visitor in his old house. They were constantly playing, exploring, and chatting, but the relationship between Heathcliff and Hindley became toxic. These lovers, with the possible exception of … Heathcliff. Degrading Heathcliff to a stable boy is Hindley’s way of putting Heathcliff down. I guess Heathcliff released his hate for Hindley on Hareton ,as a result of he was Hindley's son. Hindley boasts about his higher social status and does everything to remind Heathcliff about his lower status. This reason makes Catherine seem selfless and protective towards Heathcliff. He hates Heathcliff from the start because of his father's preference for the latter and treats him badly. But when a gypsy orphan named Heathcliff is adopted by the father, Hindley immediately hates his new foster brother, mostly to the fact that the strange boy received more love and attention from Mr. Earnshaw. Like others who fall victim to Heathcliff's abuse, Hareton is a proxy for his father. Whereas, if I marry Linton, I can aid Heathcliff to rise, and place him out of my brother’s power.”(290) Catherine marries Edgar Linton to help Heathcliff escape from Hindley Earnshaw’s wrath. Hindley is jealous of the favourable treatment Heathcliff receives, regarding him.Hindley physically reprimands Heathcliff while Heathcliff exploits his adopted father's favoritism. Hindley is Catherine's elder brother. Hindley Earnshaw came home with his new wife, Frances, to attend the funeral services. He reduces Heathcliff to abject poverty, but soon falls into bad ways himself after his wife dies. Heathcliff was an orphan and it was natural that, after finding love and shelter in the WH, any kind of deprivation would have hurt him badly. Hindley takes revenge following his father’s death by degrading Heathcliff to a servant.Upon Heathcliff’s return, he sponsors Hindley’s alcoholism and gambling, aiding Hindley’s deterioration. As children, Cathy and Heathcliff seem to represent the spirit of Freedom as they are rebelling against the tyrannical authority represented by Hindley. Description. The love story between Heathcliff and Catherine is a very powerful one. Hindley’s death completes Heathcliff’s machinations to own Wuthering Heights, which seems to energize Heathcliff. Isabella leaves for London, and has a son Linton. Eventually, Heathcliff became the owner of Wuthering Heights, as Hindley was so badly in debt that he had to sign it over to his foster brother. Heathcilff demand Linton to make an appointment with Catherine and then he imprisoned Catherine in Wuthering Heights. Romantic love takes many forms in Wuthering Heights: the grand passion of Heathcliff and Catherine, the insipid sentimental languishing of Lockwood, the coupleism of Hindley and Frances, the tame indulgence of Edgar, the romantic infatuation of Isabella, the puppy love of Cathy and Linton, and the flirtatious sexual attraction of Cathy and Hareton. Heathcliff was favored by Mr. Earnshaw, causing Hindley extreme jealousy. Why does Catherine accept Edgar's proposal when she knows Heathcliff is part of her soul? Nelly describes Heathcliff’s cold and calculated reaction to Hindley Earnshaw’s death. Hindley Mr Earnshaw’s son, has a lifelong rivalry with Heathcliff and treats him terribly. Heathcliff and Cathy first meet as children when her father, Mr. Earnshaw (Cecil Kellaway) brings the abandoned boy to live with them. As Heathcliff and Cathy spend more and more time together, she discovers that Heathcliff is seducing Linton's sister Isabella, they elope and Heathcliff is banned from seeing Cathy again. When they were young, Hindley starts to deprive Heathcliff of his education and to turn him into a manual laborer after Mr. Earnshaw dies. Heathcliff finally takes place of Hindley, not as the son of Mr. Earnshaw or brother of Cathy, but as the father of Hareton. Search for an answer or ask Weegy. Hindley plants the seeds of hate into Heathcliff by treating him cruelly as a child to begin with. This means, for Heathcliff, childhood is affected and changed by death as he no longer has a father to depend on or to reveal Hindley’s abuse. Heathcliff eloped with Isabella to spite Catherine further, but it was an unhappy marriage and they returned to Wuthering Heights after only two months. He also came home to take control of his sister and Heathcliff. Catherine accepts Edgar's proposal because she knows it is the right thing to do for society even though she knows that her heart wants her to marry Heathcliff not Edgar. Hindley Earnshaw is a fictional character in Emily Brontë's 1847 novel Wuthering Heights.Hindley is the brother of Catherine Earnshaw, father of Hareton Earnshaw, and sworn enemy of Heathcliff.He descends into a life of drunkenness, degradation, and misery after his wife Frances dies from consumption, shortly after childbirth. Heathcliff’s replacing Hindley in the filial relationship has caused a strain in Hindley’s sibling relationships, both with Catherine and the possibility of a sibling relationship between Heathcliff and Hindley is strained because of the jealous and hurt that Hindley experiences. Hindley is originally described as a relatively decent albeit spoiled rotten child, but later descends into gambling and alcoholism after his wife, Frances, dies. He has been jealous of Heathcliff since he was a child and tries to ruin him once he becomes master of Wuthering Heights. This past happening creates the mutual scornful attitude between Heathcliff and Hindley, which spreads into the rest of the characters in the novel. heights/chapter-10-summary.html. Now Mr. Heathcliff becomes a vortex of hate which …show more content… Log in for more information. In a sense, Hareton's suffering was just like the reflection of Heathcliff's childhood. He is abandoned by Catherine and he is neither educated nor rich. Once Mr Earnshaw dies he is the new land owner and forces Heathcliff to earn his keep as a servant. Hindley invites Heathcliff to stay at Wuthering Heights when he returns after years away because: Hindley can tell Heathcliff now has money. Hugh Williams from the 1939 film. Heathcliff was not a merciful man, which made him pay Hindley back the price in person and with his son. Hindley dies six months later leaving deep debt, and the mortgage in Heathcliff's possession. When his wife dies, he descends into gambling and drunkenness. Hindley gets drunk at Catherine's funeral and tells Isabella that he is going to kill Heathcliff. Heathcliff is a character who is tormented by his love for Catherine and by his bitterness over his ill treatment by Hindley. Given Heathcliff’s history of mistreatment at Hindley’s hands, Heathcliff’s anger has deep roots. When the old man dies several years later, Cathy's brother, Hindley (Hugh Williams), now the master of the estate, turns Heathcliff out, forcing him to live with the servants and working as a stable boy. Hindley would not only verbally abuse Heathcliff but do so physically and mentally as well. With Hindley dead, Hareton is left to suffer under Heathcliff. Hindley Earnshaw is the older brother of Catherine Linton, the father of Hareton Earnshaw, and the lifelong enemy of Heathcliff. In addition, Cathy’s own brother, Hindley’s hostile and cruel treatments towards Heathliff fines Cathy’s love for Heathliff. Hindley begins playing a game with Heathcliff, locking him out of the house. Foster son of Mr. Earnshaw; foster brother of Hindley and Catherine; husband of Isabella; … It is obviously that he regards Heathcliff, rather than Hindley, as his father. Heathcliff saves Hareton's life when Hindley drops him off the stair railing. Once a spoiled boy from the beginning, Hindley Earnshaw later develops into a cruel man. Hindley would hit Heathcliff often without him “winking or shedding a tear,” but Mr. Earnshaw was not pleased to find out about the ill treatment, punishing Hindley and creating even more division between Hindley and his father and Heathcliff … He had always been loved and accepted by his family, especially his father Mr. Earnshaw. That Hareton breaks the cycle is a reflection of his love for Catherine and his own strength of character. 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