The Cask Of The Amontillado By Edgar Allen Poe

The story of Othello, written by William Shakespeare, has many themes going on between the characters and the world around them.One of the main themes in the play is revenge. Revenge has been on Earth for many centuries, causing wars, deaths and even historical events. It is only human nature to seek comfort in hurting others that have wronged you, your friends or your family. The Cask of the Amontillado, John Tucker Must Die and Deadpool are strong examples of a revenge story. Firstly, The Cask of the Amontillado. The Cask of the Amontillado is a short story written by the thrilling Edgar Allen Poe in 1846. The story is about a man named Montresor, who plans to take action on Fortunato, who had insulted him. “THE thousand injuries of Fortunato I had
borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge.” ( Poe par.1.) Montresor coaxes a drunk Fortunato into his home, where he takes him down into the catacombs. Montresor then ties up Fortunato and builds a brick wall around him, trapping and killing him. This is similar to Othello, as Iago ‘traps’ Othello into thinking he is honest and trustworthy in order to succeed in seeking his revenge on Othello. “I follow him to serve my turn upon him.” (Shakespeare 1.1.40-45.) Secondly, John Tucker Must Die. John Tucker Must Die is a movie, released in 2006, about a group of girls realizing they all have the same boyfriend. They all get together and plan to take revenge on the boyfriend, John Tucker. The girls, Heather, Carrie and Beth, befriend a new girl at their high school, Kate, and use her at bait in order to get revenge on the cheating boyfriend. After a few minor events the girls planned that embarrassed John, they were saving the biggest for last. While John is having a party for his birthday, the girls display a video of all of them, revealing all of the embarrassing things they did to John for everyone to see. John is mortified and heartbroken to learn that the bait girl he was in love with, Kate, was only pretending to like him for revenge. “John Tucker, there's only one guy out there for me, but you are not him.”(John Tucker Must Die). Lastly, Deadpool.
Deadpool is a action movie that was released in 2016. Deadpool, Wade Wilson, is a sarcastic, not-so-superhero who seeks revenge on a man, Francis, who tested deadly experiments on him to get rid of his terminal cancer. The experiments are tortuous and degrading, causing Wade to possess superpowers as well as an ugly face. Little did Wade know, the experiments were to turn him into a mindless slave so Francis could sell him to villains. “This workshop doesn't make superheroes, we make super-slaves. We're gonna fit you with a control collar and auction you off to the highest bidder. Who know what they'll have you doing? Terrorizing citizens, putting down freedom fighters.” (Deadpool). After the hospital that Wade was located at went up in flames, Francis fled with his crew, thinking all the patients were killed. Wilson had managed to survive due to his superhero powers, leaving him angry and blood hungry. Wilson’s main goal was to seek revenge on Francis and in order to do that, he first had to find him. It took months of killing those connected to Francis, to find out where he was exactly. Once reunited, Deadpool and Francis have a brutal fight, resulting in Deadpool shooting and killing
Francis. Revenge is powerful in the hands of the hurt. People will go beyond lengths to obtain that feeling of satisfaction of getting an eye for an eye. Revenge can come in different afflictions, depending on the situation. The Cask of the Amontillado, John Tucker Must Die and Deadpool all show a series of revenge. No matter if you kill someone or simply embarrass someone, revenge is revenge.