The responsibility of revenge on the perpetrator falls to Hamlet‚ since he believes his father was murdered. Hamlet learned the events that unfolded during his father’s murder in the garden from a ghost that claimed to be the spirit of King Hamlet. In both soliloquies‚ his desire and drive to kill Claudius is “prompted to [his] revenge by heaven and hell” (2.2.547). His thoughts of revenge derive from seeing his father’s thought to be spirit in purgatory. The ghost that visited Hamlet may be the
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he has wrought. “The Cask of Amontillado” has everything in it‚ it has so much irony and symbols and so many different themes. There are three different themes that you can see within “The Cask of Amontillado” and they are betraying‚ gothic‚ and revenge. The first theme of “The Cask of Amontillado” if betrayal. Fortunato feels as though he is friends with Montresor. “My friend” (237)‚ Montresor seas to Fortunato over and over again threw out the whole story. Betrayal is the theme because Fortunato
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In “The Liar” by Tobias Wolff‚ the main character uses lies as a way of getting revenge on his mother‚ to make him feel better about his father’s death. James is trying to get revenge on his mother‚ because of her mistreatment and lack of presence throughout his childhood. The first time James realizes that his lies have had an effect on her is when he says‚ “She felt lonely in her confusion but didn’t call anyone because she also felt like a failure. My lying had that effect on her. She took it
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faces a crucial decision: to take revenge on Claudius or to commit suicide. Hamlet’s hesitation to take action is caused by his moral values. Although he is filled with hatred‚ he cannot get himself to kill his uncle. Hamlet fears “the unknown” and potentially purgatory after death. Hamlet’s compelling ambition to seek revenge on Claudius contributes to the underlying theme: Revenge is an unwarranted action that leads to tragedy. Prince Hamlet’s spark to seek revenge is brought up by the ghost of
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Revenge is not the Jedi way Edmond Dantes‚ The Count of Monte Cristo‚ Sinbad the Sailor‚ Abbe Busoni‚ Lord Wilmore‚ throughout Edmond’s plot for revenge in The Count of Monte Cristo he has become many people and he has also learned that revenge brings suffering. In his blind hatred for the men that wronged him‚ Dantes fails to realize how his actions harm the innocent people connected to the lives of the wrongdoers. For example‚ when the count uses Benedetto to discredit Villefort and Villefort comes
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author uses a specific character whose power‚ revenge‚ and sadism creates one or more of the many in themes in the novel. He also finds pleasure in having and abusing his power over everyone else. This character is named Assef‚ and in my opinion‚ he is a is one of the most ruthless characters in this story. This character displays his sadistic personality‚ and finds pleasure in hurting others. To start with‚ Assef commences the theme of revenge through his interactions with Amir and Hassan
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murderous revenges that occur a total of three times. The retaliations are aggressive‚ horrendous‚ and not to mention insensitive to the individuals that were close to the late characters. Revenge is ruinous to everyone and anyone involved. The first sight of vengeance is when Tybalt slays Mercutio in a duel. Any mundane person would think Tybalt was simply angry and needed a fight‚ but really he was upset from Romeo tarnishing the Capulet feast because he was a Montague. Tybalt’s revenge for Romeo
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Harvard Business Review Case Study : The Customers’ Revenge by Dan Ariely (December 2007) As an introduction of this case‚ a little recall of the facts may not harm anyone. Atida is a 70 year old motor company‚ producing and selling stylish and innovative cars and they have just launched a new one on the market : the Andromeda XL. The brand has many loyal customers and devoted fans among various clubs and communities. Jim MacIntire and his colleagues from the customer service department
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Revenge‚ according to the online Oxford dictionary‚ is “the action of hurting or harming someone in return for an injury or wrong suffered at their hands.” To me‚ this is essentially what Robin Wood means when he talks about “the return of the repressed.” In horror films‚ the things we try to repress in society‚ like female sexuality and social outcasts‚ end up being the things that return seeking revenge on their suppressers. That is why it can be said that the repressed return in horror movies
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Revenge can be a primitive justice. Paying someone back for their harmful actions can feel quite rewarding at times. In “The Cask of Amontillado” written by Edgar Allen Poe‚ Poe creates a grim and morbid mood to accompany his theme of revenge. First of all‚ Poe constructs his suspenseful and frightening mood through his use of imagery. His description of the catacombs intrigues his readers. For example‚ the writer said that the chamber had “damp ground” (Poe 347) and “long walls of piled skeletons
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