Shall He Seek Revenge? Jodi Picoult once said the following quote “When you begin a journey of revenge‚ start by digging two graves: one for your enemy and one for yourself.” Revenge is a word that most people can relate to. It is doing something just to get satisfaction out of an injury or an insult. Revenge originates from the concept of envy. When people want to get back at someone‚ they act out of anger and seek revenge; this can cause serious damage and hurt others. In William Shakespeare’s
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Fortinbras‚ Laertes and Hamlet all seek to avenge the deaths of their fathers. In the process of seeking revenge‚ the three of them expose themselves to a great gamble that inevitably leads to the loss of power‚ prosperity‚ status and life for all but one. When Shakespeare first introduces Fortinbras‚ Laertes and Hamlet to the reader‚ there is a clear contrast in the way these characters react to the problems they are prone to overcome. Hamlet on the one hand tends to think clear and rational of
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Ellen Gude Russian Civ Matthew Johnson Evidence of Autocracy in Igor’s Death and Olga’s Revenge The tale of “Igor’s Death and Olga’s Revenge” is a story about a leaders failure after taking advice from his people and the steps his wife takes in order to get revenge. This text demonstrates autocracy as a cultural value. The author of the Primary Chronicles clearly states the importance of autocracy to the people and how it is more beneficial. The tale begins with the
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“Beowulf” the author is unknown‚ about an epic hero named Beowulf. He goes on a journey motivated by revenge in order to protect his people. The poet’s theme is “revenge” in “Beowulf” was displayed through the characters of Grendel‚ Grendel’s mother‚ and Beowulf by motivating them to seek revenge due to envy‚ love‚ and heroism. Therefore all three characters had their own reasoning for seeking revenge. Grendel is upset because he knows he couldn’t join the Danes in their party. He wasn’t
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negotiate the Duke’s marriage (he has recently been widowed) to the daughter of another powerful family. As he shows the visitor through his palace‚ he stops before a portrait of the late Duchess‚ apparently a young and lovely girl. The Duke begins reminiscing about the portrait sessions‚ then about the Duchess herself. His musings give way to a diatribe on her disgraceful behavior: he claims she flirted with everyone and did not appreciate his “gift of a nine-hundred-years- old name.” As his monologue
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Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” has an overbearing theme of spiteful‚ cunning revenge. Throughout the majority of the short story‚ the Narrator and Protagonist’s dialogue‚ tone‚ and actions all do their part in showing just how much sadistic pleasure he takes in enacting his sweet‚ succulent revenge. The entirety of the story is laced with this kind of vengeful‚ sinister dialogue‚ and it makes for an interesting and entertaining read. This whole story revolves around one Montresor‚ a
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From the beginning of the novel it is clear that tragedy will taint the life of Hardy’s protagonist. As Hardy equates Hamlet and Tess from the start‚ we learn that he sees Tess as a virtuous victim and therefore as a tragic heroine. This is no surprise as a view often assimilated with the Victorian novel genre is fatalism and Hardy was known for his fatalistic outlook on life; this becomes apparent through Tess’s own fate - undelivered letters‚ misunderstanding‚ and a string of unfortunate coincidences
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new station in life. Rather‚ it is because of the death of his wife and son. The death of Maximus ’ family was a product of Commodus ’ actions‚ Commodus being representative of the more decadent parts of Roman society ("Commodus‚" n.pag). Seeking revenge for his family could indirectly be translated into restoring the Senate to Rome‚ and vice versa. On top of that‚ Maximus felt he had to fullfill Marcus Aurelius ’ wishes. This is where his struggle against society is rooted: it is not rooted in his
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The poem My Last Duchess utilizes strong imagery of the speaker’s last wife in order to warn his new future wife the expectations and need that he needs‚ for his last marriage did not meet his expectations. From the description of his last wife and her flaws‚ the speaker evokes to his future wife what he expects in his new marriage‚ which further reveals the speaker’s attitude. The speaker enjoys and compliments the last duchess’ “depth and passion” of her earnest glance. However‚ it is revealed
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Many of the characters in Shakespeare’s Hamlet have an unfortunate death from the results of their entire attempt to seek revenge. First Laertes ends up killing himself and Hamlet because the death of his father Polonius has maddened him‚ and convinced him he need to avenge Hamlet for his father. Secondly‚ Fortinbras is convinced he needs to take action to gain back the land that his father lost in the battle he was killed in with King Hamlet. Last‚ Hamlet is the one to blame for all who were woefully
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