Question

How does Heathcliff gain control of Wuthering Heights?

• A. By marrying Catherine
• B. Through inheritance
• C. By gambling and taking Hindley’s property through debt
• D. By buying it outright

Answer 1

Answer:

C. By gambling and taking Hindley’s property through debt

After Heathcliff returns to Wuthering Heights, he finds Hindley in a state of ruin, both emotionally and financially after his wife’s death. Heathcliff manipulates Hindley’s addiction to gambling and drinking, steadily lending him money and collecting IOUs. Over time, Hindley becomes so indebted that Heathcliff gains control of the property, essentially owning Wuthering Heights by the time Hindley dies.

It's one of the many ways Heathcliff carries out his long, cold revenge—through legal means, but with malicious intent. Dark, strategic, and very Gothic.