The Spanish Tragedy

Sins manipulate, eat and digest one's moral self and humanity. William Shakespeare's Hamlet and Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights demonstrate the fatality of the sin of revenge. Hamlet and Heathcliff experience moral suffering and loss in their humanity through the sin of revenge. However, Hamlet merges as a hero whereas Heathcliff shines as genius a villain. The final outcome of their revenge depend on their process of reason, choice and desire throughout their lives. Many people fall and die in

Getting revenge on a person for something they did previously because feeling as though they did not get proper repercussions is often a recurring reason someone uses to try to justify actions they do. In Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie, Samuel Ratchett, whose name is actually Cassetti, is murdered in the middle of the night by twelve fellow passengers because of a particular kidnapping he does years earlier, Daisy Armstrong. Hercule Poirot sets out to find out who kills Ratchett

“Hamlet”, a play by William Shakespeare, has a consistent theme of revenge and how to take it. When characters take action against another character, the idea of vengeance arises almost immediately. Not only is the explicit action of retaliation portrayed, but more prevalently the inward moral dilemma takes place. Revenge, though, is not justified here in this story nor in any other situation. As a Christian, one is commanded, throughout the Bible, to leave retribution to God, and if such action

The Oxford Dictionary states that revenge is “the action of hurting or harming someone in return for an injury or wrong suffered at their hands.” This gives the direct connotation that revenge has to be okay as long as the suffering is equal between both parties, but just like any harmful act, its true meaning is one of the most debatable topics to date. Well-known to many is that this topic is the main act of The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, where many believe the Count takes his own

How far would you take your revenge? Revenge has been around for hundreds if not thousands of years. It is something that will always be happening. Revenge can be something from taking one’s belongings to taking one’s life. Revenge is something that can rule a person’s life. In the play Medea, translated by Philip Vellacott, Medea goes on a killing spree and kills four people. She planned out the details of the murder and how to get away. She wanted revenge on her husband. Revenge took over her life

Revenge in Hamlet Coretta Scott King, an American author and activist, once said “Revenge and retaliation always perpetuate the cycle of anger, fear and violence”. In Hamlet, revenge is one of the major themes. The development of Hamlet is mainly based of the revenge that is shown throughout the play. In the play we begin to see Hamlet wanting revenge for his father, Claudius wanting revenge on Hamlet, and Laertes wanting revenge for his father Polonius. In the first few scenes of the play we

killed through his own meddling nature, followed by Ophelia, Rosencrantz, and Guildenstern. On the last few pages, much death ensues. Hamlet, Laertes, Claudius, and Gertrude all die. Death is a frequent and common occurrence. After all, it is a tragedy. Another important motif, both in the literal and figurative sense, is poison. Poison is used for murder in two instances, both by Claudius to murder his brother, and again by Claudius in an attempt to kill Hamlet. However, his second attempt ends

By its very definition, revenge loosely means to inflict pain and suffering on someone in return for a previously suffered pain. It then can become rather difficult to imagine the extent of pain that one must experience in order to believe that inflicting similar pain on someone else is the only form of relief; a metaphorical example of fighting fire with fire, as in the end, neither party involved is any better off than before. Therefore, it can be concluded that revenge is not so much about the

Revenge is never justified. Revenge may cause short term relief but it always causes long-term problems. Seeking vengeance will never make the situation even. Revenge is the act of seeking retribution or vengeance because of something they done to you. John Marsden’s, ‘Hamlet’, suggests that revenge is never justified, this is shown in the novel with all the events that occur when Hamlet tries to seek revenge. This causes Hamlet’s personality to completely change, gives others the idea of revenge

Shakespeare and Revenge When someone is to think of revenge, what comes to mind is to avenge someone’s death or to go after someone who has wronged them. It is a powerful thing that once someone’s mind is set to obtaining it, there’s a rare chance of changing their viewpoint on the matter. Therefore, Shakespeare’s use of revenge in his stories is to avenge someone’s death, to pursue someone in the afterlife, and to add drama to the story. Coming after someone after they killed a family member seems