and dropped them into the East Sea. She was determined to fill up the sea to revenge herself‚ to make it no longer capable of drowning others. Rain or shine‚ she never rested; summer or winter‚ she kept on working. Even now‚ she is still busying herself with her task.” What can we learn from the above Chinese story? Desire for revenge is ultimately pointless
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When Odysseus blinded Poseidon’s son‚ Poseidon wanted revenge on Odysseus. When Odysseus finally reached home‚ he and Telemachus made a plan to exact revenge on the suitors. And when the suitors’ families found out about the killings at the palace‚ they were full of vengeance and wanted to kill Odysseus. Obviously‚ vengeance is a huge part of The Odyssey. Many times in The Odyssey‚ Poseidon wanted revenge on Odysseus. For example‚ the first time Poseidon had a problem with Odysseus was after their
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Revenge is defined as a desire to do harm in return for a wrong. Revenge is an extremely powerful tool which‚ if not used properly‚ can cause people lives in danger. In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet several of the characters were blind through anger and emotions due to the fact of revenge. Hamlet’s father was murdered. Hamlet wants to take revenge on Claudius because of his action of killing Hamlet’s father. Hamlet puts a lot of lives in danger due to his revenge. Laertes resolutely want to take revenge
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deal with the concept of revenge. In a well-organized essay discuss the importance of revenge as a central theme in either Frankenstein OR Hamlet . Avoid mere plot summary. You must provide strong textual references to support your ideas. The revenge theme came in both Frankenstein and Hamlet play. It is the main theme in both plays‚ showing the consequences that it causes to the characters and to the people around them. In Frankenstein there has plenty of revenge in its play. It all comes
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Revenge And Delay Found Within Hamlet The Tragedy of Hamlet‚ Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare is one of his most influential tragedies telling the story of treachery‚ revenge and moral corruption. The play is about Prince Hamlet who seeks to exact revenge on his uncle Claudius for murdering his King Hamlet‚ Claudius’s brother. Hamlet’s father then succeeds the throne and takes as his wife Gertrude‚ the old King’s Widow and Prince Hamlet’s father. “As doth well appear unit our state‚ But
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The play Hamlet is a play about revenge. In the play Hamlet‚ it leads me to believe that revenge is not justified in any way. Because Claudius dies‚ Hamlet dies‚ Ophelia‚ Horatio all die at the end of the play. The first reason why the Hamlet play is proof that revenge is not justified. Hamlet is the main character of the play trying to figure out how to get revenge on Claudius. Claudius killed hamlets father by pouring poison in his father’s ear. In order to become the new king of Denmark. And
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The major theme in Frankenstein is revenge. Both Victor and the monster feel revenge throughout the novel. The monster feels revenge on both Victor and every other human in the world. Victor desperately seeks revenge on his gruesome creation‚ the monster‚ which ultimately destroyed every bit of happiness he once possessed. The monster will stop at nothing to get revenge on Victor‚ his creator. He feels that it is Victor’s fault that he is lonely‚ detested‚ and abhorred by every living creature
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Honors 9 Revenges 1‚001 Injuries Homicidal maniacs‚ revenge‚ and self destructiveness consuming people and taking its victims. As many authors continue to express and many lives fulfill the concept‚ the fear and anger consume its victims until the make the ultimate choice. Revenge is an emotion which can become all consuming. Revenge takes over one’s life until they are nothing but a ball fire‚ aiming for its next victim. Generally revenge tends to be irrational and silly‚ especiallyat such great
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The Tempest is a play with many themes and motifs which guide the story of the play through out. One of the main and most important themes in the entire play would be the theme of Revenge. The concept of revenge is the main object fuelling the story and the reason behind Prospero ’s strange actions. Act 2 of the play; introduces all the characters and presents an insight to each characters ’ psyche. This act is really important because it really introduces and sets up the storyline of the whole play
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Is Shylock’s Revenge Justified? Shylock is a major character in the play‚ most people consider him a villain. He is a wealthy‚ moneylending Jew who practices usury. He’s revenge is justified for many reasons‚ these reasons include him being abused for being a Jew and a moneylender at the same time. Another reason is that Antonio prevents him from doing business as he loans money interest free. Shylock was a victim of an unjust trial which leaves Shylock’s will to live demolished as he is bloodthirsty
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