Analysis : ' Vengeance '

People will sometimes think which would be the most effective method to use to right wrongs redemption or revenge? When righting a wrong, redemption is a more effective method than revenge. Redemption will usually result in less violence and there will be less problems to deal with. Revenge on the other hand, will usually result in more violence and it occasionally bites back on whoever was getting revenge on someone else or a group of people for some specific reason and sometimes things will tend to not go as planned.

News article, “Revenge and the people who seek it” written by Michael Price explores an in-depth perspective on the concept of revenge and how it effects people. Revenge is used in a variety of different ways. It can be used to, find personal satisfaction, show dominance, or a way of keeping order. People seek revenge for different reasons depending on their culture. However, most of the time people motivated by power tend to be more vengeful. Revenge can often times be confused with catharsis. An experiment conducted by Kevin Carlsmith, a social psychologist, resulted in showing that revenge seems to be sweet and relieving, but in the end it does not solve any problems and you end up feeling worse.

In Jared Diamond’s New Yorker essay “Vengeance is Ours”, he makes the claim that vengeance is universal and that people in the developed world have lost the satisfaction when we let our disputes be handled by state government. Through two narratives, Diamond shows an example of the satisfaction that comes through personal vengeance, and as well as the dismay that can result from not taking personal vengeance. The story that Jared Diamond introduces about Daniel is about his uncle, who was assassinated from a member of the other Ombal tribe, which puts him deep in a feeling of revenge against the tribe. Indeed, Daniel is obliged to avenge his uncleś death. After a few years and many other deaths, Daniel does manage to get his revenge when his

The word revenge is heard all over the news today. The news shows how people are trying to get revenge such as terrorist groups or individuals harming each other. However, even though the use of the word is frequent, not everyone has a clear understanding of what revenge clearly means. Revenge is defined as someone taking action to harm someone who has done something wrong to that certain person. Bryce Nelson the author of Revenge: Sweet, Universal and Self-Destructive: [Home Edition] stated: “As the victim contemplates revenge, he hopes desperately to overcome his feelings of impotence and to regain his former sense of self-worth” (Nelson 1). This article demonstrated how revenge was human nature by showing an example of someone getting revenge. The examples are demonstrated in definitions, characteristics, stories, and real-life events.

Isabels short story, “An Act of Vengeance” is an example of the power she depicts towards women along with her foundation, “The Isabel Allende Foundation” which she states, “Empowers women and girls worldwide”. In her text, in which a young teen’s father is killed by the same man who raped her and took away dignity and reason for living building up hate towards him. The irony is as Allende states, “She searched her heart for the hatred she had cultivated throughout those thirty years, but she was incapable of finding...Then she understood with horror that by thinking about him every moment, and savoring his punishment in advance, her feelings had become reversed and she had fallen in love with him”(Allende#1). The hatred and punishment she wanted to give him for what he did turned into an unstoppable love. Isabel Allende is a strong feminist and it can be seen throughout her writing, reason for this is her personal experiences, causing it to change the way she refers when writing about the opposite sex.

As Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “The old law of ‘an eye for an eye’ leaves everybody blind.” By this, King is implying that revenge does not solve any issues, but instead affects multiple people who are involved in a conflict. Revenge is defined as the act of harming someone for any aggression towards another. “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet,” written by William Shakespeare, gives an excellent example that the thirst for vengeance can ruin everyone who is connected. Some examples of the play are Romeo and Tybalt, whose actions caused them to meet an unfaithful end. Their actions, which were guided by hatred, not only affected them, but both of their families. Romeo and Tybalt’s actions show that revenge itself can lead to great losses,

According to Mahatma Ghandi, “An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind”. Revenge is a double-edge sword as it one is placed in a lose-lose situation. In Ed Vega’s short story “Spanish Roulette”, the central character poet Sixto struggles with enacting revenge against his sister’s rapist. In Francis Bacon’s essay, “On Revenge”, he discusses how taking justice into an individual’s hand shouldn’t be tolerated as it goes against the confides of the law of the land. Even though both Vega and Bacon implore the topic of vengeance, and how its integration has played a role in our society, the two offer contrasting views as to the moral ambiguity of revenge, its theoretical versus practical use, and the effectiveness it instills

Our desire for retribution dates back as early as the 18th Century BC. We feel the need to see the wrongdoer have consequences for their actions. To be punished and feel the pain that their victim felt so they can also suffer. Some people love that idea that the person who commited a crime suffers by whatever means necessary. Knowing

Mrs. Flattery Am. Lit: Crucible Paper 17 May 2017 Vengeance The word vengeance means: a punishment or a retaliation exacted for an injury or wrong.

Byran Hogeveen argues that the Canadian youth justice system is centered around ‘vengeance as justice’ concept. Vengeance is an act of taking the law into one’s hand and gives a punishment for a person who had done something wrong. It does not care if the result of punishment will in turn, change a person’s behavior. The aim of vengeance is to make the punished person suffer as his victim did. But how is vengeance related to Canadian youth justice system? The youth justice system promotes a tougher punishment and prioritized public safety, rather than youth’s need (Kramer, 2011). It solves the youth’s problem by sending youth to detention facility rather than looks at the real issue behind youth’s problem. As mentioned by Hogeveen, it is injustice in the justice system.

The single most destructive force in this world is revenge. An immense amount of wars, murders, division, and hatred is due to the evil that is revenge. There are many famous forms of literature that discuss revenge. One is “Of Revenge” by Sir Francis Bacon. In this essay Bacon explains the evil of revenge and why it shouldn’t be taken. Also, down-playing revenge, Robert Kennedy gave a speech called “A Eulogy for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” Immediately following the death of Dr. King, Kennedy pleads with the African American community and America to forgive this offense instead of taking revenge for King’s murder. The final piece of media that discusses revenge does it in a different manor. Edgar Allen Poe writes about revenge in a short story called “The Cask of Amontillado.” The plot of this story is that of a man named Montresor desperately seeks revenge upon a colleague and eventually murders him by trapping him in catacombs deep underground. No matter what the circumstances, revenge should never be taken because men become controlled and destroyed by revenge, and revenge creates division among people.

In today's society, the media often portrays revenge as an acceptable option. This is not outright stated, but rather implied. Characters often seem to think that revenge is the only way to get closure from a bad experience, and when this is acted on, negative consequences are not shown. Rarely is the fact that vengeance is hypocritical and wrong brought up. People need to wake up and realize that revenge is always hypocritical and illogical. As Christ said, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.” (John 8:7)

Don’t Confuse Revenge With Justice: Five Key Differences by Leon F Seltzer Ph.D., elaborates that the term justice and revenge have been used interchangeably throughout history, however they seek revenge but name it justice to provide themselves with the stimulation that they are doing what is right and justified. “Revenge is, by nature, personal; justice is impersonal, impartial, and both a social and legal phenomenon.” From previously explained conclusions, revenge is about cycles and vindictive motives. There is actual satisfaction and enjoyment experienced in causing others to suffer for the hurt they had caused the pursuer or claimed victim. While justice is about keeping the balance and restoring the moral right.

Some argue that vengeance educates people on what they shouldn’t do. In the play “The Tempest” written by William Shakespeare, he talks about Prospero trying to get revenge on everyone who did him wrong by the end

Forthwith, revenge has been around from the beginning of times. The first account of revenge would be the story of Cain and Abel. All in all, Adam and Eve have two sons Cain and Abel, Cain was a farmer and he sacrifice half of his crops that day to god. Then Abel was a Herdsmen and sacrifice his fattest calf to god. God was more plesased with Abel's sacrifice and Cain wasn't too fond of that so he seeks revenge and he kills Abel. Cain used the motivation of jealousy to seek revenge. Does it really make us feel better in the end? The thirst of vengeance is no doubt sweet but just like this saying “ ‘ just desserts’ promises a treat - Much of its sugar is confined to coating” (Vollmer) Revenge seems great at first then goes and loses its “sweetness” as soon as you retaliate and get the revenge you were after. In the past few years psychological scientist have started to study and discover why the act of revenge doesn’t always end out as sweet as some make it out to be. Also behavioral scientist have discovered that instead of feeling of fulfilment and contentment, revenge can prolong these feeling of distastefulness. Many people still believe, just like early psychological views, that revenge was based off of catharsis. Catharsis is “the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions” ( Dictionary.com)But in a new found study written by Brad Bushman of Ohio State University in his 2002 paper in the ”Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin,” found that after the subjects had vented their emotions they still experienced higher levels of aggravation than those who hadn’t vented their emotions. With these