Hindley is the antagonist to Heathcliff in the early years. In the Book "Wuthering Heights" Heathcliff is brought home by Hindley's father to be raised as a brother to Hindley and his sister Catherine Ernshaw. Hindley does not like Heathcliff from the begining. He is jealous over him and does not like that he is a gypsy child. To make matters worse, Heathcliff wins the affection of Hindley's sister.
Hindley gets sent away to school and while there he meets and marries a woman he loves. His father dies and they move back to Wuthering Heights. He takes over as heir to the estate. His first course of action is to demote Heathcliff to stable boy. He verbally abuses him and refuses to allow him to be given anything other than what a lowest servant could expect. In addition, Hindley supports the idea of Catherine having a realtionship with Edward Linton.
Hindley's wife has a child but dies in labor. Hindley is shocked and becomes an alcoholic. He is abusive to the boy. Heathcliff returns to seek revenge on Hindley. After Heathcliff obtains his revenge, Heathcliff becomes the antagonist.
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