The tone of Wuthering Heights is violent. Heathcliff, as well as the other characters, are violent towards one another. The violence starts out slow, beginning when Heathcliff first arrives at Wuthering Heights. Hindley would hurt Heathcliff, and in turn, Heathcliff would threaten to tell Mr. Earnshaw saying, "'You must exchange horses with me: I don't like mine; and if you won't I shall tell your father of the three thrashings you've given me t his week, and show him my arm, which is black to the shoulder.'" (pg:39 p:2). By threatening Hindley, Heathcliff usually got what he wanted. Hindley was no stranger to violence himself. When his wife, Frances, dies while giving birth to their son, Hareton, Hindley loses it. Hindley comes home drunk one night. Mrs. Dean tries to keep Hareton from seeing it, but Hindley puts a knife in her mouth. Mrs. Dean described, "He held the knife in his hand, and pushed its point between my teeth: but for my part, I was never much afraid of vagaries. I spat out, and affirmed it tasted detestable-I would not take it on my account." (pg:73 p:5). Heathcliff and Hindley were both violent people. In my example for Heathcliff, he was not physically violent towards Hindley, but was psycologically violent with his threats. Hindley was physcially violent in his example.
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