Summary Of The Article 'Hay' By Karyn Hall

Disguised in the concern of the King’s death was Hamlet’s desire for self satisfaction and power. Vengeance has been uncovered as an action of self satisfaction. Scientifically speaking, revenge is proof that an individual harbors selfish motives. As reported by researchers at the Association for Psychological Science, studies have uncovered that the human brain processes sensations of revenge and ideas of reward similarly. (www.psychologicalscience.org)

Sir Francis Bacon’s piece, “On Revenge” analyzes the effect of revenge and the difference between both public and personal retribution. Public revenge is defined by Sir Francis Bacon who states public revenge ends fortunately while the act of avenging oneself is achieved (Bacon paragraph 7). On the other hand, Bacon defines private revenge as an unfortunate end in which someone is vindictive (Bacon paragraph 7). Primarily, revenge is not a wise choice according to Bacon. This is shown when he states, “... wise men have enough to do with things present and to come: therefore they do but trifle with themselves,” (Bacon paragraph 2). In addition, Bacon goes so far as to say that if one dismisses revenge they are superior to those who do not. Evidence of this

“Blame and shame are just concepts that often create a distance between ourselves and others, and work against the eventual establishment of just relationships” (Kelley, 86).

Throughout history revenge has been shown as a violent and bloody act, it is likely revenge will survive well into the future, and leave a trail of suffering in its wake. Revenge has always been viewed in many different lights from many different cultures. However, revenge is a reaction to an attack, and an assault is never really a positive. Revenge is not only dangerous to individual’s psyche , it is also detrimental to society and government as a whole, as illustrated in Alexander Dumas’s The Count of Monte Cristo, and in Shakespeare’s Hamlet.

We frequently see revenge and justice as opposites, but are these ideas always so antithetical?In Violence and the Sacred, Rene Girard proposes that they are more

With my newfound sense of worth - the desire to exact some kind of revenge for being so subjugated was inexplicably tempting. Though some say that by forgiving we become virtuous, was it not Shakespeare himself who said, “If you wrong us, shall we not

Throughout history, revenge has stood out as a primal human instinct that has fueled terrible deeds. Though, it often leads one to perform criminal acts, Howard argues that it is a necessary component in the functioning of society. He points out that revenge is a threat that acts as a disincentive to undeserved violence. Revenge is an emotion that has not only consumed many, it has been simplified that in all fairness one turn deserves another. However, Shakespeare's Hamlet questions the effectiveness of revenge as a deterrent, as it is an emotion that consumes Hamlet, Fortinbras and Laertes and leads to the deaths of all, but one of them.

Revenge is a controversial idea as it can bring the best out of someone, but also the worst. Individuals may take vengeance to deliver justice to those who have been hurt, whereas others have a desire to inflict extreme amount of pain they felt on others to satisfy their actions. Despite if their act of revenge was moral or immoral, each individual feels a sense of justice as they carried out their deed, but sometimes that justice has many consequences. In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Hamlet goes through drastic measures to seek vengeance for his father and though he may have served justice to his father, his actions are not justifiable as it has lead to his loss of sanity, the death of many, and others seeking revenge upon him.

Passion and rage can consume a person, revenge becoming all that matters, but without thorough

Revenge has always been an exciting theme to incorporate into any literary work. This revenge adds conflict, action, and contrast to any story. There have been hundreds of thousands of stories and tales which cause readers to experience similar feeling to that of the main characters. With revenge, the reader may side with the main character whether or not the main character is morally right or wrong. By human nature, people around the globe have always been trying their hardest to come out on top in arguments or fights (Price 2009). As humans, they want to win. This is how a story about revenge is so well loved and experienced by many as it relates well with human nature and how a person would react to these situations. It is a natural feeling every single person feels at some point in their lives. Two well-known tales call this vengeful mode of literary artwork their own as they both portray characters who strive for revenge. These stories are Shakespeare’s Hamlet, and Sophocles’ Antigone. Shakespeare, a very famous playwright created his play with the intention of showing the audience how revenge returns to haunt the vengeful. He also showed how seeking revenge is not the ideal way of dealing with a situation. Sophocles created his play to show how justice can be better and more worthy than just seeking revenge. But he also how to be careful for seeking justice can turn into seeking revenge and a full circle back to the demise of the vengeful as well. There

People have always pondered whether or not justice and revenge are one in the same and questioned who has the right to decide when one or the other is being enacted. The Art of Rhetoric, by Aristotle situates revenge as a product of pain and anger that resulted from an unjustified belittlement. Taking Aristotle definition of revenge stemming from an unjustified belittlement into account, we must ask ourselves what are the ways in which we feel belittled and how does our position in society, determine when and how justice and revenge are perceived. According to Aristotle belittlement can stem from three different forms of actions and attitudes: contempt, spite, and insult. These sentiments of belittlement are echoed in Euripides', “Medea” and

Hamlet: No sir, and this was evident in the play when Polonius died because he was eavesdropping to my conversation with my mother about my plan for Claudius. I only killed him because I don’t want my plan to get interfered and become a failure. To be frank I didn’t know who it was till I killed him but, it was more so a safety precaution. This incident led to Laertes trying to get revenge on me. Taking revenge kind of creates a contagious disease in the air which spread to others. So I do believe that it affects others a lot when it comes to taking revenge.

Throughout history, there have been many human beings whom have been seen as either a hero or a villain. In their childhood, these people must had obstacles that were in their way, causing each individual to either work harder or give up. People, however; must understand that each individual has a potential in achieving their goals, but if one is mistreated or deceived due to jealousy, resentment, hatred, or ambition, it can lead to many catastrophic events. People who have pride and arrogance do not want to have equals, rather they want to see their victims suffer. These people have no difficulty in achieving their goals due to the fact that their victims have too innocent a nature to suspect the nefarious motives of their enemies. In

“No trait is more justified than revenge in the right time and place.” -Meir Kahane

Revenge is a trait that is reflcted as anger and emotion of the character. It is a trait of the character development. Revenge is the emotion of the character that is appeared by individual’s pain. Quoted by Julian Fitness in Journal Betrayal, Rejection, Revenge, and Forgiveness: An Interpersonal Script Approach, According to Jacoby, revenge is kind of mental illness (Fitness 12). Revenge will give the influence to the