When Mr. Earnshaw is dying he becomes incredibly irritable, especially towards those who mistreat Heathcliff. He felt “painfully jealous lest a word should be spoken amiss to [Heathcliff]; seeming to have gotten into his head the notion that, because he liked Heathcliff, all hated, and longed to do him an ill-turn” (Brontë, 41). Mr. Earnshaw is very fond of Heathcliff, often spoiling him and treating him more like a son than he treated Hindley, his actual son. The fact that Mr. Earnshaw adores Heathcliff so much drives Hindley crazy, making him jealous and causing him to mistreat and abuse Heathcliff often, even more so once his father dies and he becomes in charge. When Mr. Earnshaw actually dies, he dies peacefully and quietly, while the
