Revenge
Revenge - Revenge is a major theme of the novel. Early in the novel Heathcliff is described as plotting revenge, and the second half of the novel is dominated by Heathcliffs revenge against Hindley and his descendants for his mistreatment of him and against Edgar and his descendants for Catherines death. Heathcliffs revenge affects everyone in the novel, and he seems to think that if he can revenge Catherines death, he can be with her.