He descends into a life of drunkenness , degradation , and misery after his wife Frances dies from consumption , shortly after childbirth .
Hindley is the brother of Catherine Earnshaw , father of Hareton Earnshaw , and sworn enemy of Heathcliff .
father descends into a life of drunkenness , degradation , and misery after father 's wife Frances dies from consumption , shortly after childbirth .
Hindley is the brother of Catherine Earnshaw , father of Hareton Earnshaw , and sworn enemy of Heathcliff .