Revenge Essays

“Friend by Day, Enemy by Night” shares an in depth look into the lives of the Kohistanis who live in Thull, Pakistan. The author of the text, Lincoln Keiser, goes into great depth in explaining the life of these people before and after mar dushmani. Mar dushmani can be directly translated as “death enmity.” This […]

Nathaniel Hawthorne, “Young Goodman Brown” Goodman Brown was not asleep in this short story. As I read, I believed that Goodman did indeed meet the devil in the forest. If he had indeed dreamt about the trip he was sent on and meeting the devil, I think his nervousness would have been described in more […]

A Tale of Two Cities is a novel which takes place during the French Revolution. In this novel there are many characters who often have conflicts in their interactions. Sometimes these conflicts take place on a personal level and at other times they occur on a social level. There are many examples of revenge in […]

The character of Gertrude, Hamlet’s mother, posted a lot of problems in the interpretation for readers, critics and artists and was often considered a symbol of the harlot, the object of Oedipus complex in Hamlet, is an example of women’s subservience to man (Hamlet and Claudius). Rebecca Smith in his essay “A Heart Cleft in […]

American writer, Frank Herbert once said: “Justice belongs to those who claim it, but let the claimant beware lest he create new injustice by his claim and thus set the bloody pendulum of revenge into its inexorable motion” (Herbert, 2009). This phrase, in my opinion, perfectly reflects the connotation of Justice that can be tracked […]

No matter which one is chosen, state or family, it is apparent that misplaced loyalty can bring us to some sort f tragedy or even a fatality. In the beginning of the play Titus Androgenic , we are introduced to Titus, a brave warrior of Rome. It is so clear that he would do anything […]

The story of Hamlet comes from a long line of revenge tragedies in which a character attempts to avenge the murder of a family member. Just as revenge is present in literature, it is also present in todays society. It is always there, lurking in the darkness of the human mind, watching, waiting for an […]

Discuss visual / oral text features in your response. Parallel Action Cutler’s broadcast vs. Final fight ; The miss-en-scene of the parallel action shows Adam Cutler’s final broadcast, played on 5 television sets, about justice and enemies. The irony of his speech is shown through the parallel action – Cutler is receiving the swift justice […]

The majority of characters in both texts arguably play a part to deceive others at mom point, creating a dramatic Irony that resonates with the audience and adding comedy to an otherwise somber plot. However, the complex system of acting and deception creates “an elaborate network of roles and relationships” (Michael Hall) that ultimately generates […]

In the extract, the key themes of lust, moral decay, misogyny and corruption are demonstrated and reinforced through the exchange between Vindice and Gratiana. In the Italian court in which the play is set, it is evident that moral bankruptcy is, and almost the only way of life and this is reflected in Vindice’s words; […]

The period in Spain between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries witnessed what has come to be known as the greatest era of Spanish history. Not only did Spain see the peak of its power as an empire, the era also produced magnificent pieces of art and literature. This was all in a time where new […]

Edgar Allen Poe is an American short story writer, poet and literary critic. His famous short stories are based on not only horrific events, but also on psychological distortations as in “The Cask of Amontillado”. In his literary critic on short story writing style, he says a short story should turn around a central event […]

Mythological heroes are not always seen in modern times, but Edmond Dantes can be considered one. Dantes was first shown to the reader as a naive, slender, young man, who his whole manner gave evidence to his calmness and his liability. As he is freed from prison he returns as a new man, who acquires […]

“The Duchess of Malfi” is a macabre, tragic play, written by the English dramatist John Webster. It begins as a love story, with a Duchess who marries beneath her class, and ends as a nightmarish tragedy as her two brothers exact their revenge, destroying themselves in the process. The play is sometimes ridiculed by modern […]

Shakespeare’s compelling and exhilarating play shows us the victimisation of Jews in his time. Shylock, the avaricious, manipulative, sinister Jew is renowned for his outstanding desire to avenge his enemies. Shakespeare’s character is one who wants vengeance and is extremely discourteous. Although Shylock’s popularity is not as much as the Christians’, the villainous acts he […]

When one is done wrong in a particularly hurtful or offending way, getting revenge is sometimes thought of as the most satisfying way of regaining ones sense of self worth. This plan, however, holds an immense possibility of backfiring in ways never dreamed of. In fact, the outcome of the situation at hand is sometimes […]

Caesar, the successful general and statesmen, appeared to be increasingly popular and powerful after his successful military victories. Fellow politicians were jealous. They were concerned that with Caesar as leader he could turn the Roman Republic into a dictatorship. However, could they persuade Brutus, his personal friend, to betray him? During Act 3 Scene 1 […]

Is a person really ever mad? Or are their minds so sane it almost seems unreal? The human mind works in many ways; it is full of many wonders and abilities not common to men themselves. Shakespeare’s Hamlet portrays the main character Hamlet to be an insane individual in certain parts of the play. When […]

“The man who seeks revenge digs two graves. ”(Ken Kesey) Hamlet and “Down the River” demonstrates the aftermath of murder and displays the different versions of revenge. Throughout both stories two characters were murdered without just cause, furthermore; the death is seemingly innocent to the general public. Both stories demonstrate the need for revenge; in […]

There is no doubt that Hamlet is both a political and personal tragedy but there is room for argument as to which sort of play it primarily is. It is a play based on universal emotions and a play that anybody can relate to. The title of the play in the first printed editions was […]

Culture and traditions affect us all in different ways. Culture, from the Latin word colere, is a way of living and are the norms, values and customs of a country. Examples of this are Arab countries. Somewhere like Iran or Saudi Arabia things are very strict. Women are not allowed to drive and every woman […]

Hamlet as a play about revenge is very successful in the way that it raises many questions about the morality of revenge. Despite the modern day and Elizabethan society having various different beliefs, both types of audience are able to empathise with many of Hamlet’s problems. Helen Gardner says, “The Elizabethans thought murder unethical and […]