...Have you ever felt like someone has done you wrong so much that you want to kill them? Revenge might help you cope with what happen but is never the right choice especially if it involves killing another person. In the story The Cask Of Amontillado, Montresor feels his friend Fortunato has done him wrong a need revenge. The author Edgar Allen Poe never writes what Fortunato did. Was it worth murder, probably not. Have you ever not liked someone but just tried to get along with them so they didn’t notice. Well, the story all starts when we find out that Fortunato has insulted Montresor. Montresor feels so angry with him he needs revenge. Montresor sees a drunk Fortunato at the carnival and knows it is now time to take action and avenge himself. He lures Fortunato into a trap by telling him he has Amontillado a very high-end wine but is not sure if it’s 100% real and wants to get someone to make sure. Well, Fortunato jumps into the trap and says he can do it after all he is the best for the job....
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...During Odysseus’ Revenge, one could see multiple themes within the small section that could be used to analyze his revenge arc in the Odyssey. A cluster of three samples of methods to use to analyze this piece, which will be shown through the essay, are gender stereotypes/sexuality, structuralism, and rationalism. To explain and make connections for the support of the analyzing methods, examples from previous chapters of the textbook will be brought in and cited to help make the points and contrasts from the selected text. Beginning with the gender stereotypes analysis, the most obvious example is of the female slaves when they greet Odysseus after his revenge. The women were seen kissing and wrapping their arms around Odysseus lovingly (Steele...
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...However, by Victor creating the monster, the monster has been going on a rampage within his revenge towards the villagers. The first sight of villagers that he tried to interact with was a nice family. Over a few nights of him watching and observing the family, he noticed that they cut and used wood for their fires, The monster goes out and finds the fire wood for the family and left it for the family. (78) After watching the family for days the monster tries to introduce himself but the family shames him, leading him to watch “ the wind fanned the fire, and the cottage was quickly enveloped by the flames” (99) after the monster sets the cottage on fire. The monster comes across other times on his journey that he once again tries to help a...
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...human nature finds it very difficult to follow this and often wants to get revenge. People want to inflict the same pain that they went through on others. Arthur Miller demonstrates this through his book The Crucible. The Crucible demonstrates a theme that when revenge determines justice, havoc ensues; this theme is displayed through the allegations that Abigail Williams makes against John and Elizabeth Proctor, and their servant Mary Warren, as well as through the Putnams’ willingness to implicate their neighbors. Abigail Williams is a narcissistic and manipulative character that is driven by her obsession with John Proctor. Henceforth, she tries to get...
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...The play, Hamlet by William Shakespeare explores the concept of revenge. To most people, revenge means getting back at somebody. In order to get to the point of wanting revenge, something has to happen to you and has to get to you. Revenge is a common human emotion that is usually negative and destructive. This destructive aspect of revenge is evident in the play, Hamlet. The main character of the play, Prince Hamlet, is the principal character who struggles with seeking revenge. For Hamlet, revenge becomes a chain reaction in the play causing him to commit acts of violence against others both intentional and accidental. Other characters in the play like Laertes, Hamlet’s dead father’s ghost, Fortinbras, and King Claudius also look for revenge. Overall, the play Hamlet portrays revenge as a destructive and powerful emotion that negatively influences the characters. The first incident where revenge is brought up in the play is at the beginning when Hamlet confronts the ghost of his father. Horatio, Hamlet’s friend, is the one who tells Hamlet that there is a ghost that Hamlet needs to see. Intrigued by this thought, Hamlet goes with Horatio to see this ghost. As it turns out, the apparition is the ghost of Hamlet’s dead father. The revenge is mentioned when the ghost commands Hamlet to “revenge his foul and most unnatural murder.” (1.5.31) The ghost does not hesitate to mention revenge; it is a natural act that Hamlet should commit to honor his father. Hamlet is...
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...the feeling of revenge is meant to motivate a person to retaliate towards someone who did them wrong, it often harms themself in the process. In the novel Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley and the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare, Victor’s devotion to acting on his revenge leads to his death, while Hamlet’s refusal to do so leads to being killed by a man who does take action. This reveals that a person devoted to revenge causes their own death as well as the deaths of people who take too long to act. After Victor creates a monster a spurns it for his appearance, it kills several people close to him, including his brother, best friend and wife. Hamlet meanwhile, discovers via his father’s ghost that his father was murdered by his uncle, now king Claudius. Both promise that they will get revenge. Despite this, Hamlet constantly delays his revenge, while Victor often chooses to act on his feelings. Eventually, Hamlet acts on his revenge when he realizes he is dying nonetheless, contrasting with Victor, who dedicates his life to fulfilling his revenge after his wife’s death. Because of his late action, Hamlet is killed by his uncle, who takes action before he does, unlike Victor who eventually wears out and dies because of his own long quest for revenge. Hamlet and Victor’s fates are first determined by their decisions as to whether or not to act on their feelings of revenge. After agreeing to create a mate for his monster, Victor takes his first action of revenge on the monster when...
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...Early on in “Great Expectations”,the concept of betray is introduced and quickly becomes ever-presented and integral part of many characters. How does betrayal affect the plot as a whole? The deception in the novel affects the storyline because, most of the characters in the novel used it as a way of revenge. The entire plot changes when, Pip decided to go through a dramatic alter with himself after he concluded that Estella and Miss.Havisham betrayed him. Who was betrayed the most throughout “Great Expectations”? Philip Pirrip was betrayed the in the greatest degree compared to others. Philip was double-crossed by Estella and Miss.Havisham. He was betrayed by the two when Miss.Havisham adopt Estella. Havisham had taught Estella to wheel in...
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...Gandhi states “An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.” What exactly does that mean? What Gandhi means when he says this is that when people seek revenge they are left blinded because they are so consumed in hatred and they are intensely persistent to pursue revenge against people who have wronged them and they are unwilling to see that the only way out is to forgive. Many people are raised in an environment where they believe the only way to “get even” with people who have done them wrong is to take something (an eye) away from them as the other person has done to them . What most people fail to realize is that when people seek revenge they are left “blinded” by the vision or idea to gain revenge. If someone poked your eye out and in return you poked that person’s eye out, what good could possible come out of it? You both are still left without and eye. Just because you have gained revenge does not mean you get back what you lost in the first place. Revenge is like a never ending cycle because once you “get even” with someone, that person could possibly attempt to get back at you once more and you at them again, which will result in you being completely “blinded” and only seeing that revenge is the only answer. If enough people believe that revenge is a real “solution” to make people pay for the things they have done to one another the amount of destruction done to society would be unmanageable. The world would be so blinded with the idea that vengeance is the only...
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...The Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan An essay based on the short story by the main character, Gordon Lachance, of the novel ”The Body” by Stephen King What is revenge - and does it always make people even? And is a story about a bullied boy who makes everyone puke on each other at a pie eating contest a good story? This essay will focus on the story telling skills of Gordon Lachance and revenge – especially the revenge of Davie Hogan also known as Lard Ass Hogan. Lets focus on Davie Hogan. He is characterized as a fat kid that nobody likes. He is about 12 years old, weights one-eighty and he is always getting beaten up. And if that wasn't enough he has got this awful nickname – Lard Ass Hogan. But one day he got fed up. So he decided to take revenge. Every year, on Pioneer Days, the town would have a pie eating contest – and Davie Hogan decides to make his move – not for the prize of 5 dollars, no; he has other plans. “ At school kids keep comin' up to him and sayin' Hey Lard ass, how many pies are ya gonna eat? Ya gotta eat ten? Twenty? Fuckin' eighty? And Lard Ass, he says, How should I know, I don't even know what kind they are.” Page 100, line 26-30 Before he attempts the pie eating contest Davie Hogan drinks three-quarters of a bottle of castor oil – his plan is to eat until he pukes and make everybody puke after wards. And if the audience pukes on each other it would be the ultimate plan. Because Davie Hogan has no intention of winning. “And besides, winning for...
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...In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, a common theme is revenge. The plots all have one common driving factor. Three revenge plots in Hamlet are Hamlet’s revenge on King Claudius, Fortinbras’s revenge on Denmark, and Laertes’s revenge on Hamlet; they add inadequacy to the play. To begin, Hamlet wants to get revenge on King Claudius for killing his father. Hamlet discovers, after speaking to the ghost of his late father, that King Claudius killed King Hamlet for power and love. The Ghost tells Hamlet to avenge his death and kill King Claudius, which Hamlet has a hard time accepting. Hamlet has to plot a revenge plan against King Claudius in order to avenge his father’s death. Next, Fortinbras, Prince of Norway, wants to bring revenge on Denmark to...
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...Hamlet’s Revenge It does not matter how old a person is or if that person likes literature or not, it is very probable that he or she has heard these words pronounced by Hamlet: "To be or not to be; that is the question..." (Act III, Scene I). This quote is not only one of the most popular quotes in history of literature, but also one that describes Hamlet’s dramatic situation after his father’s death, when he contemplates suicide as an option. This dramatic story is considered one of the greatest in history and, for many people, the best book written by Shakespeare. The influence of Shakespeare’s Hamlet in many modern narratives can be easily identified. Scott Leslie’s presentation is a good example of how Hamlet’s tragedy has influenced modern authors to write similar stories like “The Lion King”. In fact, Scott literally said, “The Lion King is the light version of Hamlet”. The story of Hamlet is based on revenge and Hamlet’s internal conflicts. Revenge is a concept that is not well considered today due to the strong moral values the society seems to have. However, anyone with my same perception of both modern justice and honor will claim that Hamlet’s revenge is justified. The first point to be discussed in order to demonstrate that Hamlet’s revenge is justified is the concept of justice. Many people will state that revenge has nothing to do with justice and it is nothing else than a primitive behavior. However, what is justice? According to Oxford’s dictionary, “justice...
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...Instead of telling his friends or anyone else about his conversation with the ghost, he tells his friends, without a reason why, that from then on, he will “put an antic disposition on” (1.5.172-173). His first decision as part of his plan is to act mad meaning he does not want to take any course of action just yet. Rather than immediately confronting Claudius with anger and willingness for immediate revenge, he detains his plans of action and takes his time planning which is a cowardly action. In addition to Hamlet’s revenge plan for Claudius, he uses a dramatic play to observe Claudius’ reactions. This play within a play, which Hamlet calls “The Mouse Trap” but is actually “The Murder of Gonzago,” is an excuse for Hamlet to delay his actions (3.2). Wanting to determine for sure that Claudius is the culprit of the murder of his father, Hamlet is showing that he has a bit of disbelief in the ghost and says, “The spirit that I have seen may be a devil” (2.2.596-597). He does not completely trust its words. So Hamlet knows for sure that “the play [is] the thing wherein [he will] catch the conscience of the king” and determine the truth for himself (2.2.602). Hamlet decides to excuse himself from carrying through with his revenge to determine Claudius’ guilty verdict which is what cowards would do, use excuses to escape a...
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...Beowulf essay In Beowulf one if the main themes is revenge, this is shown many ways during the story. Beowulf is our main character in the story , also we have the king that he will help known as King Hrothgar. Beowulf will face many creatures in his journey during this story the important ones are Grendel followed by his mother then finally the dragon. One of the very first times we see the theme is when Grendel comes up for revenge on the King Hrothgar’s people. The next timers when Grendel's mother comes up from her swamp to seek revenge. Finally the last major time the theme comes up is when the dragons reign of terroir will be put to rest. Beowulf is called upon by King Hrothgar when Grendel kills many of his me (lines 35-39). The reason Grendel was so angry with them was because they were singing joyful songs about God. This made Grendel boil with hate so he took action seeking revenge on the king's people. Grendel was mad...
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...Revenge is often brought upon someone when one does something horrifying to another. Niccolo Machiavelli once said, “People should either be caressed or crushed. If you do them minor damage they will get their revenge; but if you cripple them there is nothing they can do. If you need to injure someone, do it in such a way that you do not have to fear his or her vengeance”. Machiavelli’s quote speaks on how if someone does you harm and you feel you must do harm back, to do it in such a way where they will regret the harm they did upon you and where you will never fear his or her revenge. In William Shakespeare’s, Titus Andronicus, it shows how a series of acts of revenge is taken place and how that synchronizes the characters into a cycle of eye-for-eye and tooth-for-tooth violence. We are first brought into Titus Andronicus when Titus, the protagonist, kills Tamora’s eldest son as a way of retribution for the loss of some of his own children. Because of the killing of her son only causes seek for revenge on her behalf, she then does as so. “That what you cannot as you would achieve, you must perforce accomplish as you may (28-II.1)”. As retribution to Titus, Tamora here gets her sons, Chiron and Demetrius, to rape Titus daughter Lavinia and describe her as a “hunt” they will do in the woods. Although this might not be seen as a big enough revenge, it gets to the point where, as Machiavelli said, she will injure someone and do it in a way that she wont fear his vengeance. In...
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...Justice versus Revenge If you feel betrayed by another person, what would you do? Some people in the world seek justice. Other people seek revenge. We do not need revenge; what we need is justice. We need to promote justice to create a better world; if we promote revenge, it would have a catastrophic effect on our world. Why is there revenge? Revenge exists for our own selfish reasons. It is driven by our personal motives and the belief that there will be balance and stability afterwards. Many factors contribute to one’s lust for revenge. One could feel they have been attacked and suffered some unjust loss or injury; as a result, they feel many negative emotions and wish to make the perpetrator suffer and feel their pain. Perhaps one feels they have to “defend the honor” of themselves, their family, ancestors, or some other group they identify with by avenging the shame that the perpetrator inflicted. Revenge could be caused by a combination of pain and anger. It is not easy to counteract these feelings because if you feel vengeful, you are already in a certain state of mind that is immersed in emotion and lacks reason. Revenge could be driven by anger, driven by betrayal, driven by depression, driven by hate, hurt, jealousy, shame… The victims wish to restore their dignity and increase their pride or stature; remember someone they lost; ensure that the perpetrator is remorseful for their actions; or transform themselves from prey to predator, from powerless to powerful...
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