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Hamlet by William Shakespeare and the Influence of Seneca

to follow it, which he does. The ghost says that he is Hamlets father, and that he was murdered; further, he says that the crime ...

Delayed Revenge in William Shakespeare's Hamlet

be condemned if he were killed at prayer. This speaks not only to the strength of religious belief at the time, but to the depth o...

"Medea" - Treatment And Perspective Of Women

as she was forced to come face to face with her own shortcomings, which ultimately cast upon her the tragic flaw that eventually l...

Scorsese/Gangs of New York

the foreign hordes defiling it" (Mattie 215). Cutting slays Vallon, consigns his son to an orphanage, and proclaims his rule ove...

Revenge in Medea by Euripides

by wedding the daughter of Creon, the "lord of this land" (Euripides). As this speech indicates, Euripides begins the thematic c...

Revenge as a Theme in Literature

thou noble youth, / The serpent that did sting thy fathers life / Now wears his crown." Ham. "O my prophetic soul! My uncle?" (I, ...

The Theme of Obsession in “Frankenstein”

father, who dismisses them as "trash" with no further explanation (Shelley 51). Frankenstein says that if his father had bothered ...

Revenge and the Law in Beowulf and Njal’s Saga

his murderous attacks upon Hrothgars sleeping warriors. Hrothgar makes it clear that Beowulfs obligation is based not on ties of ...

Ethics in "Julius Caesar"

resonates with us today, when we are involved in what seems to be an endless war based largely on the idea that we had to attack s...

'The Cask of Amontillado' by Edgar Allan Poe and Revenge

an ever-present element in "The Cask of Amontillado", Poe manages to keep it just below the surface of the plot until that final ...

Comparison of Pearl Harbor and September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks

the victim in both instances, we realize the actual consequences of our unprepared state. We were sitting ducks in both instances...

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and Revenge

monster and the monster does as he promised, killing Victors new wife. "Victors ignorance towards his creation, leads to the monst...

Case Studies on Revenge and 'The Cask of Amontillado' by Edgar Allan Poe

In a research study on the factors which lead to acts of revenge, University of Arkansas psychologists tested a number of voluntee...

'Killings' by Andre Dubus, 'The Cask of Amontillado' by Edgar Allan Poe, and Revenge

revenge" (Poe 280). Because Fortunato regarded himself as a most knowledgeable wine connoisseur, Montresor schemed to get him dow...

Greed Themes in The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

mind. This is precisely what Sherlock Holmes does when he and Watson meet the mysterious owner of a cane which came into their po...

Revenge Theme in William Shakespeare's Hamlet

violence unless he is propelled by the heat of passion. From the beginning of the play, Hamlet has doubts concerning the morali...

Comparing Antigone and Oedipus by Sophocles

the disease is the god Apollos punishment because the murder of the kings predecessor, Laius, has not been properly punished. He ...

How the 21st Century Student Would Analyze Hamlet

answer might lie with the inner conflicts that were raging within Hamlet regarding his concept of honor and his desire to o the ri...

William Shakespeare's Hamlet and Revenge

involve whether or not his new step father was responsible for killing his father, but doubts about how vengeance was best played ...

Guilt of Hamlet in Mel Gibson's Film Adaptation

In 5 pages this paper analyzes how Hamlet's revenge transformed him into a man very much like his adversary Claudius as represente...

Revenge of Hamlet Against Claudius

In five pages this paper examines Hamlet's revenge against Claudius and speculates on why he delayed in killing him. Four sources...

Medea, Hamlet, and the Theme of Revenge

In 6 pages this paper discusses how the revenge theme is developed by madness, the supernatural, and protagonist attitudes in Mede...

Hamlet is Not Mad

In five pages this paper examines the behavior and speeches of Prince Hamlet as presented in William Shakespeare's famous play and...

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte and Themes of Love and Revenge

In five pages this paper assesses whether revenge or love is the most dominant theme in this novel by Emily Bronte. There are no ...

Hamlet's Character and Revenge

runs the eavesdropper through; the Hamlet who sends his school-fellows [Rosencrantz and Guildenstern] to their death and never tro...

Conscience, Action, and Revenge of Hamlet

In eleven pages this paper examines the revenge of Shakespeare's tragic protagonist and how his being caught between acting and hi...

Revenge of Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

In five pages Heathcliff's motivation of revenge is examined in an examination of Emily Bronte's novel. Five sources are cited in...

Revenge in 'The Cask of Amontillado' by Edgar Allan Poe

In seven pages the theme of revenge as depicted in this short story is analyzed as the author's personal commentary attacking the ...

Revenge in 'The Cask of Amontillado' by Edgar Allan Poe II

In six pages this essay considers Montressor's revenge against Fortunato and ponders whether or not he ever feels guilty or remors...

The Bacchae by Euripides

In five pages this research paper analyzes the chorus and its continued deity reverence despite its expressed revenge against its ...