piece of literature that was created out of a contest with her friends. Victor Frankenstein is a scientist that pursued a way to give life to an inanimate body. He was obsessed with this idea of creating his own being. He collected his parts and planned the process‚ but he never expected such results. The creation turned out as a monster to Victor‚ his appearance was horrific and grotesque‚ which led Victor to run away from his own creation. The theme of Frankenstein is revenge‚ and how it affects one’s
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Revenge At It’s Best “Revenge is a dish best served cold.”- Anonymous. As a matter of fact‚ the person who stated this quote just described the whole reason why the witchcraft trials started. Revenge is like a bug that you can’t get rid of that comes back continuously. In this case‚ revenge should never be an option‚ but unfortunately it is used very often in ¨The Crucible.¨ Abigail’s revenge against Elizabeth Proctor was cold and evil. For example‚ Abigail makes Mary Warren give Elizabeth a poppet
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went back to his home in upper Egypt to find out that his house is set to fire also his car is broken and his brother is dead then he discovered the reason behind it his father killed someone from 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
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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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When a person seeks revenge‚ they stop for no obstacles until this vengeance has been reached. When the vengeance is fuelled by anger‚ it drives the seeker of revenge to a point of no boundaries and can often be the response of deceit or betrayal. In William Shakespeare’s tragedy-play “Hamlet”‚ this idea of revenge is conveyed to be very apparent‚ which to this day reflects a timeless response of anger and deceitful actions. In Shakespeare’s play‚ Hamlet‚ the idea of revenge is seen as the central
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attempt to seek revenge. First Laertes ends up killing himself and Hamlet because the death of his father Polonius has maddened him‚ and convinced him he need to avenge Hamlet for his father. Secondly‚ Fortinbras is convinced he needs to take action to gain back the land that his father lost in the battle he was killed in with King Hamlet. Last‚ Hamlet is the one to blame for all who were woefully killed in the process of animus acts because of his procrastination to kill the murderer of his father; Claudius
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wrongdoing. This highlights the main theme of revenge in the play. Revenge is a constant theme throughout the plot. Not only does it underlie almost every scene‚ but it also has a major effect on the story as a whole. Three of the main revenge plots within the play are Hamlet’s aim to avenge his father by killing his uncle‚ Laertes’ target to avenge the murder of his father by killing Hamlet‚ and Prince Fortinbras’ wish to reclaim his father’s land. These three revenge plots play a major role in presenting
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1. Was it ethical to do the prison study in the way that Zimbardo conducted it? Why or why not? Explain your position substantively. I don’t believe that Zimbardo prison experiment was unethical. I do believe that it was morally wrong what he put the volunteers through and the extent he took his study. He himself admitted that he too got wrapped up in his role. Though as it was made clear in class there is a difference between moral and ethical. As defined by Webster’s dictionary ethical is conforming
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closely mimic the communist trials in that the root of it was selfishness and greediness. Most of these characters actually lived and some of these events actually happened. Arthur Miller wrote this play to show the people what was going on was wrong. Protagonist‚ John Proctor‚ antagonist‚ Abigail Williams‚ Reverend Parris‚ Thomas Putnam and many others hold grudges‚ are immature‚ and selfish because of their long-term burning desire for revenge. Events happening in their life now are adding fuel to
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A dramatist who explores the theme of revenge throughout his play is Arthur Miller in ‘The Crucible. There are different characters in this play that carry this theme of revenge‚ Abigail being one in particular‚ as she seeks revenge against Goody Proctor. This is due to Goody Proctor firing Abigail from her job after she had found out Abigail had had an affair with her husband. This seventeen-year-old girl also has an endless capacity for dissembling. John Proctor‚ Reverend Parris‚ and the Putnam’s
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