Hamlet “Revenge is a dish best served cold.” As one of the most popular proverbs‚ this is one that everyone knows. The proverb suggests that revenge is more satisfying as a considered response enacted when unexpected rather than acting rashly and getting it over quickly. Revenge is a desire that is all consuming in its nature. A person who wants revenge is only focused on that and would not care for any consequences. Between the definition of the proverb and the actual nature of revenge‚ no work
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The word revenge is defined in the dictionary as : ’get satisfaction by deliberately causing injury in return for a person or oneself suffering’ . Governments and countries often take revenge by fighting‚ like with after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor the U.S government gave an order to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki as revenge. Kings and dictators also take revenge by invading other countries‚ and even the ordinary people‚ like us‚ take revenge on smaller issues. But is it morally justified? The answer
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Eddie Vedder once said‚ “The best revenge is to live on and prove yourself.” Revenge is getting someone back for what they did to you. In addition‚ revenge is also like pay back. In the story of O-Sono’s Revenge‚the villagers took O-Sono’s mirror to use it for a bell and she wanted to get revenge on the villagers but instead it reflects back on her. The villagers had taken the only thing that O-Sono had to remember all of her ancestors . When she comes home to a house with no mirror in it she flips
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Revenge and vengeance are basic tools of human instinct. Whether society chooses to accept or blind itself to this fact‚ it is an indisputable truth. Francis Bacon examines this truth in "Of Revenge"‚ a view of society and literary characters that reflects the strive for vengeance. However‚ "Of Revenge" deeply underestimates the corruption of the human spirit and soul. It completely disregards the presence of the basic human instinct which thrives on the manipulation and destruction of others‚ for
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Can Capital Punishment be justified in today’s world? Capital punishment‚ which refers to the act of sentencing a convict to death‚ has been in existence as long as there has been crime and laws. The death penalty serves as the ultimate punishment a state can impose on an individual‚ and is traditionally reserved for crimes that are particularly serious and heinous‚ such as murder‚ rape or treason. However‚ in today’s world where there is increased emphasis on justice‚ liberty and individual rights
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Revenge is defined as being a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance‚ be it real or perceived. It is used to right a wrong by going outside of the law. This is because the individual taking revenge feels as though the law will not do justice. Revenge is also known as payback‚ retribution‚ retaliation or vengeance; it may be characterized as a form of justice‚ an altruistic action which enforces societal or moral justice aside from the legal system. Francis Bacon described
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Theron Thomas Dr. Barker World Literature The Role of Revenge In Aeschylus’s‚ Agamemnon I do believe the role of revenge is justified. Even with it being as sad as true‚ there is a special bond with mother and daughter that no one can ever break or come in between. In the play‚ if the chorus would’ve listen to Cassandra’s prophecy and took action from the jump‚ maybe this whole tragedy would be prevented. But since the words were spoken from the lips of a woman
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Revenge Frankenstein has plenty of revenge in the story. There may have been a lot of revenge in the story but‚ you can not forget that there is also kindness in Frankenstein. The characters have good and bad in them which can leave to revenge. The story is great because you can see how people change throughout time. For an example the creature was nice at first because he was happy to be alive. Then when Frankenstein leaves him his anger increases which leads to revenge. The monster
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Martin Allan IPM0630 Can Terrorism Ever Be Justified? If So How? If Not‚ Why Not? Terrorism is the deliberate and systematic murder‚ maiming‚ and menacing of the innocent to inspire fear for political ends. This definition was proposed by terrorist analysists in 1979‚ but has never been surpassed for clarity and concision. Schmidt and Youngman in their book Political Terrorism for example‚ cited 109 different definitions of terrorism‚ which they obtained in a survey of leading academics in the
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“About Revenge” Revenge and anger are emotions that affect humans in their lives and will ultimately lead them nowhere. This is seen in Bacon’s article “About Revenge”‚ literature of the world‚ and someones personal experiences. In Bacon’s article “About Revenge”‚ he reveals his personal opinion about revenge. Bacon states “when one refuses to take revenge‚ he shows that he is better than his enemy.” Bacon believes the person who does not take revenge and can forgive for what has been done to
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