Heathcliffs behaviour in wuthering heights

... Heathcliff - Wuthering Heights Throughout the novel Heathcliff has not only been bad mannered, and disrespectful, he has also been violent. Does he have any excuse for this behaviour? Heathcliff was brought to Wuthering Heights from the rough streets of Liverpool. Mr Earnshaw took him under his wing, and brought him back as part of the family. He only seemed to get on with Mr Earnshaw as the rest of the family saw him as an outcast and a gypsy. 'dirty, ragged, black-haired child' 'that gypsy brat' These two quotes are remarks made about heathcliff as a child, its shows even when he was a child; he was disliked and classed as an outsider. Heathcliff and Catherine became friends and soon enough were always together, playing on the moors. When Mrs Earnshaw died, Mr Earnshaw grew closer to Heathcliff, he treat him as if he was his own. Hindley (Mr Earnshaws real son)

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