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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The Consequences of Revenge Revenge: to avenge (as oneself) usually by retaliating in kind or degree ("Revenge.")‚ an action Robert Chillingworth of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter exacted out on Arthur Dimmesdale.. A man back from the dead only to find his wife had not only cheated on him but beared a child that was not his own. Devastated by the news‚ Chillingworth decides to find the man who contributed to who was supposed to be his daughter. Spurned by hate he finds the perpetrator
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Revenge in Central to Shakespeare’s play Othello to a very large extent. The entire play is shaped around revenge. Iago‚ who is seen as Shakespeare’s greatest villain is fueled by revenge. Iago has jealousy over Cassio’s position and has suspicions towards both Cassio and Othello of adultery with his wife Emilia. Out of vengeance Iago uses his ability to manipulate Othello and build jealousy and suspicions within him about his wife Desdemona. This jealousy in Othello leads to his revenge towards
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Shelly develops the theme of revenge in the story Frankenstein. The monster begins his life with a warm and open heart‚ but after he is abandoned and mistreated by Victor‚ his creator and the De Lacey family‚ who was his neighbor in the woods‚ then he turns into revenge. The monsters actions are understandable; he has been hurt by the unfair rejection from the humanity that cannot see prejudices‚ and in turn wants to hurt those who hurt him. Frankenstein also wants revenge on his creator for bringing
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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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When one is done wrong in a particularly hurtful or offending way‚ getting revenge is sometimes thought of as the most satisfying way of regaining ones sense of self worth. This plan‚ however‚ holds an immense possibility of backfiring in ways never dreamed of. In fact‚ the outcome of the situation at hand is sometimes made worse than it might have been if this course of action is taken. Arthur Miller demonstrates this in his tragic play The Crucible‚ by showing the reader that although giving in
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their beliefs. Such is the kind of racial discrimination toward Shylock‚ the Jewish character in "The Merchant of Venice." Some believe that the character as a greedy‚ coldhearted villain‚ which is not the case. In Shakespeare’s play‚ "The Merchant of Venice‚" Shylock was a victim of years’ struggle against discrimination toward his religion. One of the most persistent charges against Shylock was that he was cruel and bloodthirsty. Antonio says in act 4 scene 1 that it is impossible to soften "his Jewish
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Yasmin Nunez In Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ it is the desire for revenge that lies behind the motives of young Hamlet. His moral struggle towards revenge becomes an obsession leading to a change in character. His actions strongly imply that madness has overcome him. However‚ there are hints present in the text that implies his madness was feigned in order to achieve his revenge. Immediately following the appearance of old King Hamlet’s ghost‚ Hamlet warns Horatio that he may act mad‚ which foreshadows
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Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) was one of Italy greatest composers but he had never earned the reputation that he deserved to have during his lifetime. Not only he was a great violinist‚ a concertmaster‚ and a teacher; he was also known as an extraordinary composer with his significant contributions to the concerto’s development such as Stabat Mater‚ Magnificant‚ Gloria and The Four Seasons‚ his most popular work. Throughout the article Discovering the Rediscovery of Antonio Vivaldi by Miles Dayton
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Revenge in Hamlet The act of revenge is often regarded as a positive act of retribution that functions to restore balance in the moral order of nature‚ and is therefore not seen in itself as an act of evil‚ but rather as that of a divine vengeance. Likewise‚ a superficial reading of Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ is understood to be about a young prince’s attempt of restoring balance in nature by avenging his father’s murder at the hands of his uncle. But when one delves deeper into the textual depths of
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