Revenge

Revenge is not always the best way to go. But when you have wine just sitting around, it might just be the way to escape your troubled crimes or troubled past. Fortunato was just a innocent wine taster. With not a clue to what his fate will be at the end of the tunnel it is very uncertain With Montresor just waiting for his time to strike to get his revenge what he vowed to get. With just one organized plan, a promise to himself, and Fortunato’s trust, it is easy for Montresor to get away with…

According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, revenge is to avenge (as oneself) usually by retaliating in kind or degree, and this is exactly what Montresor did. In the short story “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe, Montresor holds a grudge on Fortunato, a frenemy who had insulted him. Instead of calling out Fortunato for saying some hurtful things to him, Montresor starts to plot his revenge, which entails murder. This requires some deep scheming, such as where to do the killing, how to…

individuals interact with their family members differently than the way that they would interact with friends or significant others. For this focus, the essay will evaluate the relationships among characters in a film called Star Wars: Episode 3 Revenge of the Sith. The film is an American Sci-fi released in 2005 under George Lucas. It is the prequels to the original Star Wars trilogy. The film takes place during the…

Hamlet is not so sure his uncle really killed his father despite him appearing in a ghost manifestation and instead puts his uncle to the test by having traveling actors put on a play that involved what he thought to how Claudius murdered his father and if he reacts in upsetting manner than Hamlet shall kill him. Claudius does react and he races to the church to ask God for forgiveness and Hamlet is there to put a finishing blow when he decides that it would not be in his favor as God has…

people living across the world many thought of the revenge that was to come. Most thought the war itself was the revenge, as the horrible regime of the merciless dictator came to a crumbling end. When the brave and powerful men finally entered the heart of the horrors committed in the second world war many thought to take revenge in their own hands. The United States 45th Infantry Division thought just this. A common expression is the classic “revenge is best served cold” meaning that it is more…

Bronte, two neighboring families grow together by love and death, causing them all to suffer. These gothic elements are caused by the pursuit to regain justice. Heathcliff and the creature are plagued with revenge, ruthlessly killing their enemy’s families, bringing about their demise. Revenge comes about in Frankenstein when the monster is created and continues to grow. Neglected by his father, he was left to fend for himself in a world that is not accepting of what he is. His ugly…

Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter some characters become obsessed with punishment, concealment, and revenge. Revenge made Roger Chillingworth lose his sanity and eventually cost him his life. Revenge will consume someone. Revenge is an evil thing that can make even a good person bad. Revenge is Chillingworth’s drug. Chillingworth was not a “good person” to begin with, but he was not completely bad. Then he wanted revenge on Dimmesdale. The more Chillingworth is around and torturing Dimmesdale,…

used to explore the idea that when people use revenge to achieve a goal or to attempt to bring themselves fame, they will surely suffer or die by it. The poem itself is driven by revenge by the characters killing their enemies because of the wrongs done to them; some used it because of envy, others, like Grendel’s mother and the Dragon used it because of fury, and Beowulf to achieve worldwide fame and riches. The author of Beowulf uses the theme of revenge and it is perhaps the most important…

Goldsmith’s “Revenge of the Text” chapter strips down our normal, narrow understanding of language and widens both the definition and our minds, to include the raw material behind digital imagery (coding, binary etc…) It deliberates the ways in which data is preserved, carried and handled through the affluence of the digital world, and turned into information, often by way of what Flusser terms ‘black boxes’ (Flusser, “The Future of Writing, 67). He feels that having such powerful technology at…

In Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, readers are introduced to the story of a young mans quest for revenge. In the beginning Hamlet is left with his own devices to deal with the death of his father. After going home and receiving no support or the consultation he was hoping to get, he starts to let distrust breed in his mind. Although Hamlet is raised as a prince and should live a life of comfort, he instead has an inherent distrust of the people surrounding him, therefore leaving him absent of…