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    Shakespearian critics‚ authors‚ readers‚ and play viewers perplexed as Shakespeare fails to answer a number of questions. Some of these questions include: Is Hamlets father in the form of a ghost really trustworthy? Why does Hamlet procrastinate from getting revenge throughout the play? Is Hamlet insane‚ or do his melancholy ways manipulate the play viewer into thinking he’s mad? Is his mother remorseful? Does Hamlet really love Ophelia? What is Hamlet trying to say before he dies? These questions‚ along with

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    take place on a personal level and at other times they occur on a social level. There are many examples of revenge in A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. Madame Defarge takes revenge on Charles Darnay for the acts of his father and uncle. Madame Defarge¡¦s main reason for trying to have Darnay convicted is because she holds his family responsible for the death of her siblings. When talking to Jacques Three‚ Madame Defarge says‚ ¡§[M]y husband has not my reason for pursuing this family to

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    Throughout the tragedy of Hamlet‚ Shakespeare writes about Hamlet’s journey of seeking revenge. The play begins with Marcellus and Barnardo taking watch over the Denmark castle one night and running into a ghost in the shape of King Hamlet who recently passed. Along with these two men enters Francisco and Horatio‚ Hamlet’s friends‚ who also witness the appearance of the ghost and decide to inform Hamlet of what they have seen. After explaining to Hamlet what they have seen they advise him to see

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    Miss Havisham’s Revenge Although many aspects of revenge resemble the concept of justice‚ these choices do not only affect us as individuals‚ but everyone around us. In the novel‚ Great Expectations‚ Charles Dickens created the character Miss Havisham to portray the concept of revenge. Miss Havisham was left by her fiance at the altar‚ and from that moment on she devoted her life to make sure others felt her pain. She adopted a young girl named Estella and raised her to break men’s hearts

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    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 believes that he is in fact friends with Montresor‚ yet he is betrayed by

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    All in all‚ the speaker explained the concept of revenge porn and its legal‚ social‚ and academic consequences clearly and persuade the audience to pay much more attention to this topic effectively; however‚ the weaknesses of this speech still exist. First of all‚ although the speaker prepared a very organized PowerPoint‚ the screen size was so small that the audience who seated at the back could not see it clearly. And as I mentioned previously‚ adding those extra chairs also contributed to the

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    Revenge and madness are two themes of English literature. The two themes are used in two excellent pieces of literature. In “Hamlet” and “Cask of Amontillado”‚ revenge and madness are the common themes. Although both themes are used in the novels‚ the motivation and thought behind the idea of revenge was different. Revenge causes the characters in Hamlet to act aimlessly through indignation and feeling‚ as opposed to through reason. It depends on the guideline of an eye for an eye. This activity

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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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    himself that Caesar should die. In his justification‚ Brutus considers that just as poisonous snakes come into the sunny day‚ Caesar could be evil and giving him the crown would grant him the ability to damage Rome. Yet he has personally “not known when [Caesar’s] affections swayed more than his reason” (Brutus 2.1.20-21).

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    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. When Amir counters Assef when he goes

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