When something doesn’t go our way a natural feeling is to seek revenge. It can be understandable at times but it is never healthy. Revenge is common in our society but getting revenge is a bitter sweet thing. Hamlet‚ the prince of Denmark‚ is despondent over the death of his father. He is visited by a ghost of his father who tells Hamlet that is uncle‚ Claudius‚ is the one who killed his father and should get revenge for his death. Making everything worse‚ Hamlets mother remarries Hamlets uncle.
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According to http://dictionary.com‚ revenge can be defined as “to inflict punishment for”. This definition implies that revenge is a routine‚ healthy occurrence; humanity as a whole needs revenge in order to uphold society’s general code of ethics. An example of revenge is that somebody drives a vehicle under the influence of alcohol‚ and for revenge‚ the government revokes their drivers’ license. This is not an act of vindictiveness‚ this is simply done to keep other citizens safe. By most peoples’
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The punishment depends on the situation and the form of punishment taken‚ but in most cases revenge is not justified‚ and retribution or reparation are better options. If a person commits a crime‚ they should obviously be punished as with any justice system. However‚ revenge should be avoided as an option. Fortunately most justice systems nowadays do not use revenge as a form of punishment anyway. Revenge is a form of getting even with someone for the sufferers own satisfaction. This usually means
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deaths. The play revolves around the concept of seeking revenge and the repercussions of their actions. Although Hamlet is a dark tragedy‚ it contains important life lessons. Through the life of Hamlet‚ Shakespeare shows how revenge is futile‚ by using the death of his father‚ his mother’s incestuous marriage‚ and his
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Hassan Fofana Mrs. Bartlett English IV June 3‚ 2018 The Power of Revenge In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ revenge is used as a major igniter in conflict between the people in the play. Revenge singlehandedly developed the character of Fortinbras‚ Laertes‚ and Hamlet. Those three individuals were all seeking vengeance for the murder of their father. The problem with revenge is that people who are filled with vengeance will go to any means to fulfill their need‚ like Hamlet and Laertes. As the play
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Revenge is a highly emotional form of justice. The desire for vengeance is also what leads Montresor to murder his friend‚ Fortunato‚ in Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado.” Montresor has been discredited by his friend‚ and his pride leads him to seek retribution. He shrewdly plays upon Fortunato’s fondness of wine to lead him to his death in the catacombs of Italy‚ with the promise of a cask of amontillado. Although it is not clear what Fortunato did to warrant such vengeance‚ Montresor
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the other family and other family took revenge by killing his father and his brother. Who has the right to kill an innocent person just because he is a member of the other family ‚ Revenge is ugly and horrible more than you can imagine it creates wars ‚ crimes ‚ vendettas. Revenge appeared in the old age before even Islam arrives so people got used to take their right by their own hand because they were not guided to the right path. Revenge was part of their morals and traditions till
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Revenge is often characterized as getting payback on a person or thing in order to gain self satisfaction. People sometimes go through extreme troubles in order to get revenge. The theme of revenge plays an important part in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. It directly affects the actions and emotions of the characters‚ and the mood of the play. Often‚ people get the need to vent personal anger towards someone‚ and they look towards revenge to fulfill their wishes. In the play‚ the characters get
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Revenge is a strong negative emotion‚ that some people may feel they need to do in order to lay something to rest. Some people may seek revenge because they might not be able to deal with the situation in another way. Others may want to get revenge because the person may possible deserved it. In some cases‚ revenge can be justified as a punishment. In a novel “Frankenstein” author Mary Shelley‚ revenge is justified as a punishment. If a person commits a crime‚ they should be punished as with any
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“You have heard that it was said‚ ‘Eye for eye‚ and tooth for tooth.’ (Matthew 5:38). As stated in the bible‚ revenge has been around for a long time‚ since the beginning of time. With this in mind‚ the epic poem‚ Beowulf‚ ties into the idea of revenge. Beowulf is an epic poem‚ originally written in Anglo-Saxon. Though the original author is unknown‚ it has been translated by Burton Raffel. The story follows an epic hero‚ Beowulf‚ who travels to modern day Denmark‚ to fight a monster named Grendel
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