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    Determining that Fernand‚ Danglars and Villefort committed wrongdoings‚ Dantes punishes them. But‚ did he really have this authority? I don’t think so. His revenge brings pain and suffering to innocents. Through his vengeance on Fernand‚ he brings suffering to innocent bystanders‚ Fernand’s son‚ Albert‚ and his wife‚ Mercedes‚ who used to be Dantes fiancee. Upon Haydee‚ the Count’s slave‚ proves Fernand’s illegitimate

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    The Revenge of Geography “What the map tells us about coming conflicts and the battle against fate.” The author‚ Robert D. Kaplan traces the history of the world’s hotspots by examining their climates‚ topographies‚ and proximities to other embattled lands. He then utilizes the teachings learned to the tragic‚ present day occurrences in Europe‚ Russia‚ China‚ the Indian Subcontinent‚ Turkey‚ Iran‚ and the Arab Middle East. The result is a complete understanding of the next cycle of conflict throughout

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    a tragedy of revenge‚ through psychological origins of revenge‚ the styles of revenge during that period and the structure of Elizabethan revenge tragedies. This article‚ "Shakespeare and Psychoanalysis: Tragic Alternatives: Eros and Superego Revenge in Hamlet."‚ written by Joanna Montgomery Byes focuses on the psychological origins of revenge and in what part does the socialized and/or individual superego play in creating the revenge tragedy in Hamlet. It reminds us that revenge is a mechanism

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    challenges. Right from the opening of the play‚ Hamlet is challenged with grief and loss and is given the task of revenge. This burdensome task consumes Hamlet‚ making his nominal success pointless and superfluous. However‚ what Hamlet’s task of revenge does accomplish is that revenge is a dark and dangerous deed which can consume someone as easily as liberate them. Hamlet is all about gaining revenge against his uncle/stepfather Claudius. Hamlet does not believe that it is right for a man to marry his brother’s

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    decision to get revenge on his son’s assassin after he is murdered. In Quentin Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction” we see similar themes of violence‚ vengeance‚ and injustice told with the choices of different characters. The conflict changes with the different actions and motivations of the protagonists‚ showing different intensities and motives through the stories. Marsellus Wallace in Pulp Fiction takes revenge on rapist Zeth for purely selfish reasons; where Matt Fowler in Killings takes revenge for the sake

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    Revenge; Justified or Momentary Satisfaction Revenge is such a common thread in today’s society. It is evident in television‚ movies‚ literature‚ politics‚ and even among friends at school. Everyone wants revenge. Revenge is a common tendency of human nature‚ but revenge is never justified. Many people live their lives with the philosophy of “an eye for an eye”‚ but as Mahatma Gandhi said “An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.” When you think of all the little things people

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    influence over Brutus than he ever did in mortal form. “Caesar is more powerful in his spirit for to affect Brutus than in his mortal form. It is in this ghost form‚ Caesar full-fills his revenge on Brutus.” (netessays.net) Revenge did not occur in the ancient world only in plays and stories. Revenge was a way of life‚ an every day belief of the ancient times. In ancient times‚ the times of the Greeks and Romans to be precise‚ the inhabitants believed that death was most certainly not

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    The central theme of Hamlet is the problem of revenge. Shakespeare shows many ways on how Revenge is not only the main theme but also how revenge is a big problem in the story. The story is a full on blood bash with murder after murder. Shakespeare shows how an eye for an eye is not always the best way to look at things. The book begins with the death of Hamlets father‚ the old king hamlet. In the scene ii Hamlet and the ghost who is actually the ghost of old King Hamlet talks with hamlet and

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    Chillingworth’s Revenge What does revenge mean? The definition is "to exact punishment or expiation for a wrong on behalf of‚ especially in a resentful or vindictive spirit" (dictionary.com). What does that mean? It means to give punishment to someone who deserves it for some specific reason‚ especially if the reason was personal or offends to the person giving the revenge. In both The Crucible and The Scarlet Letter there was revenge. However‚ they both had different types of revenge and how it was

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    Amontillado" and the poem "The Poison Tree" can be seen as very similar. One topic which will use to makes the story and poem seem similar is how the foes angred the narrator and Montresor into wanting revenge. The second topic which will be used is how the narrator and Montresor plan on getting revenge started to take place in both the story and the poem. The final which will be used is how the narrator in "The Poison Tree" and Montresor in "The Cask of Amontillado" foes were killed. The way the topics

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