I am sure you have heard that The Lion King is closely connected to the storyline of Hamlet. We see the idea of revenge in both stories and the outcome of what happens when we seek revenge. For this week's blog, I want you to think about revenge. How do you see revenge? Is it justifiable? Think about your world and how this idea of revenge emerges? What is the result?
Explain your definition of revenge, where you have watched revenge play out, and what the result of revenge is.
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My definition of revenge is getting back at someone who did you wrong. I don't think that it is the only option, but it depends on how the person feels. If they feel that the only way to move on is to get revenge, then nobody can stop them. I think that no matter what you do to get back at someone, the pain that you feel inside never really goes away. I also think that even though you might see it as revenge, that doesn't mean everyone else does. Maybe to yourself it feels justifiable, but not to others. In my world, I have gone through many friendships and many heartbreaks. I always feel as if i need to get back at the people that hurt me, but then I realize that I don't want to cause pain to them because I know what it feels like. So, if not revenge, I really never get over anything, so the result is me constantly being hurt over what people do to me. People say time heals all wounds, but I don't believe that. I think that we just get tired of crying and give up, but the pain never really goes away, and I feel like that's why there are bitter people in the world. I wish that this world was different, my feelings were different, but they can't be, but that doesn't mean I need revenge. It only makes things worse.
I see revenge as getting back at someone that did you wrong. As years go by I believe that getting back at someone is not something I feel is right anymore. I have learned to be the bigger person, so in some situations for some people they do believe in revenge and getting back at someone, they believe it’s justifiable. Thinking about the world we live in and revenge a lot of people believe in it. I could go on twitter and see dumb tweets of someone exposing an individual doing something that they shouldn’t for revenge and the result for both individuals is never good.
I personally do not see revenge as a good thing. Two wrongs never make a right in many situations in life. I believe that getting back at somebody only makes a situation worse. Making a bad situation worse does not make it justifiable because the situation is still not resolved. It also is not a good idea to try and get revenge on someone when you have no idea what they are going through. I believe that is is better revenge to know you are the better person in the equation and you didn't attempt to fight back making matters worse.
Revenge is never right. But in some situations it is justified. Revenge to me is getting someone back for something they did to you. The act of revenge is always personal. I have seen revenge play out in many ways, mostly movies. But An example of real life is when I put campaign signs all over my good friend Julian Irizzary's house over the summer. He got revenge on me by ding-dong ditching my house. That was an example of revenge for me. Revenge is not the proper way to go about things in my opinion.
Revenge is inflicting harm to another person for what they have done to you. I don't thing revenge should ever take place under any circumstance. Just because someone did you wrong doesn't mean you go ahead and do the same thing as they did to you. Two wrongs don't make a right, revenge will never be a good way to handle a situation. If someone did something wrong to you, just let it go because you should be the bigger person. Do not get revenge on the because it will just make things worse. In our society today people think revenge is the right thing to do in any case when someone does something bad to you, but it isn't. Revenge is not the right way to handle things.
I see revenge as being the last solution to a problem. If you are the person to commit to act first towards the other person, usually the person gets you back way better and harder. And, in my opinion you cannot get mad because at the same time you did the same thing to the other person. A real life example of getting revenge was when i thought it was funny to post an ad on craigslist of my cousin's car for my sale. The next couple of days he was getting so many phone calls and he decided to actually see if it was true. That same day i went to his house and he questioned me right away and i told him it was me. He got me back by sneaking into my house and decided to move everything around to make it look like someone broke in. Revenge in the end never plays out good.
I think that revenge is a bad way of getting over something or someone that has hurt you. Revenge is showed in day to day life, in shows movies and in songs. The place people see revenge more often is in their own homes. Parents usually get back at each other with things that they did wrong and it has a negative affect on the child. I have grew up with this and it is not fair to anyone that thinks that revenge is okay. I do not think revenge is the right way to solve any problem. It only creates more problems and the mature thing to do would be to move on from what has happened. Forgive but never forget.
Revenge in my opinion is getting back at someone that did something wrong to you. It can be a physical or emotional thing to do to someone to make the person feel better or think that justice has been done. I think that revenge is justifiable because it is getting back at someone that did a person wrong. Revenge mostly occurs in movies and t.v. shows but can sometimes happen in day to day life. The result is that revenge is not always the solution but in most cases it is because it is human nature and a person can not live knowing justice has not been served to another person.
Revenge is the idea of getting back at someone for something that they did to you. Often times there can be friendly revenge such as in a game or something. There can also be serious revenge involving something that someone did to you and you did not like it. There are certain times when revenge can be justifiable. We see today in many movies, tv shows etc. the idea of how characters get revenge on one another. Sometimes revenge is not always the best way to solve the problem, but it is a natural feeling that we get because we are human. Some people today do not know how to forgive someone for something so they will go straight for revenge.
Revenge is when you get back at someone who did you wrong. I do not think revenge is justifiable, but many people do. When their emotions are going crazy they believe that getting back at that person is the only solution so they take action. In many circumstances it is not the best option. Revenge will only make matters worse. Be the bigger person in the situation. Two wrongs do not make a right and in the end the situation could become much worse. We see revenge in everyday life, movies, and tv shows. It always ends bad so I believe it is not a good option.
Revenge is getting back at someone for something they did to you or someone close to you. Revenge can come in multiple ways. There is revenge that is meant for fun against friends etc. and then revenge can be taken out of hand and used for the worse. Revenge can be used, but must be used the right way. We see today in the media like tv shows, movies, etc. It shows how characters must overcome some disaster to get revenge on the enemy and come out victorious. Revenge is not the best way to deal with problems but it often interests viewers and makes for great outcomes in the media we see today
Revenge is getting back at someone who did you wrong, or at least someone close to you. I personally have seen a friend revenge herself to a couple girls who bullied her. It was not the best decision and her results ended up with charges against her. I think revenge is justifiable but with a limit. People have to be careful for what they wish for because it could blow up in their face in a negative way. It is all based on one's discretion but taken with caution. Actions have negative and positive effects.
What revenge means to me is that its a situation where people will attack emotionally towards another person they are infuriated with. Revenge can happen to anyone whether it be a close friend, family member, or a person they have come to dislike. In the movie "What Happens In Vegas" starring Ashton Kutcher and Cameron Diaz, they are a couple that accidentally gets married and seek many revenges on who will retrieve all the money they won in vegas by seeking revenge. Revenge can be a mild tactic or a severe case. After many of them had achieved their goal of playing revenge, the girl had walked out from revenge becoming to far and had crushed her emotionally. Revenge never plays out the way people hope to have. In the end both people will result in getting hurt and possibly causing severe affects to one another.
Revenge is getting back at somebody for wronging you, whether it is justifiable or not, and it may or may not fix the problem between two people. We all see revenge play out in real life and in entertainment like movies, games, and television shows. In the very popular show Breaking Bad, we see revenge come in the last episode of the series. While Walter is helping break Jessie free of these men keeping him prisoner, Jessie finally has a chance to take his revenge on the man who he had worked with by taking his life. Whether someone thinks this revenge was justified or not, but this revenge finally lets him break free of his imprisonment and go live his life that he wants to live in peace.
Revenge includes inflicting harm using words, or actions to get hurt someone who hurt you. I believe revenge is a two way street. Taking the high road is always an option for people, but many confrontational people tend to chose revenge as an option. It would depend on the severity of the situation. I believe that "revenge" only escalates things, making them worse. But many feel better after it. I believe it can cause a never ending war between two people. There is an ABC T.V series called "Revenge" which involves many family friends. The main character named Emily Thorne's dad is murdered. She succeeds him, and her life is dedicated to finding her fathers killed, and killing them. In this series, Emily gets tangled in a web of lies, and makes many mistakes trying to achieve "revenge".
Revenge is getting back at someone who did something wrong to you. I personally do not see revenge as a good thing, why get back at someone i just think its shows that you are not the bigger person and you are stooping to their level. i think revenge is not always the best way to solve the problem, but it is a natural feeling that we get because we are human. Some people do not know how to forgive someone for something so they will go straight for revenge which leads to no solution and both of you guys getting hurt in the end.
Revenge is getting someone back for something the other person has done, almost like a return in favor. Revenge can be getting someone back for something they have done to the person or somebody that person cares about. In Hamlet’s case, Hamlet is getting revenge back from the king who killed his father. The idea of revenge can be found just about anywhere, it could go as far as killing another person or as small as hitting someone back. Little kids have revenge all the time. They might be made fun of and then have the need to bully back. Revenge can be found in the little things in life. Revenge is never the answer, though it may seem fair in other people’s eyes. The only way revenge can be good is if revenge is wiped out completely.
There's an old saying. "Revenge is like a two headed snake. As you watch your enemy go down, you're being poisoned yourself." I see revenge as a means to an end but in the process you only fill yourself with pointless rage and hate. I find forgiveness is a much more fulfilling option. It is not justifiable as it forces you to forsake all morality in achieving retribution. In doing so you become just as sinful as the person whom has wronged you. Often times these days revenge is carried out in the form of public shaming to ruin a person's reputation. This often occurs on social media amongst young adults. The part about poisoning yourself comes into play as you ruin your own reputation along with the other person's. People will be less likely to put their trust in the vengeance seeker in the future.
Revenge to me is hurting or harming someone who has inflicted pain onto you or one of your friends. In that moment of anger, revenge does seems justifiable and yet after the revenge is inflicted one may be left with guilt or remorse. More commonly revenge is seen as spreading rumors about someone who has wronged you in an attempt to ruin their reputation or relationship. This can be carried out through public areas such as school or work and even social media sites. The result of revenge is that it lowers ones-self to the level of the person they are retaliating against. It does not make them a better person, it brings them down and makes them worse.
Revenge is something that people use as an excuse to cause harm to others, whom have harmed them previously. In today's society, especially in high school, we see the theme of revenge on an almost daily basis. Someone upsets you, so you do the same. I think "revenge" is childrens play. I think that using the excuse to hurt someone that has hurt you in the past is a sad excuse. I think people today should focus more on trying to create a more positive environment to be in instead of focusing on the negative and creating a hostile atmosphere. I think people need to grow up and realize that "revenge" in an endless cycle of torment. It will never end. So instead of trying to seek out revenge on another, people should let it go and move on with their life and direct all of their energy into something more positive instead of fueling a fire that doesn't even need to be lit.
Revenge is a way of action that is intentionally meant to sabotage someones life or a thing in their life. In our society today their are small acts of revenge every day and it usually happens daily. Especially at my current age of a senior in high school. Personally revenge in my opinion can be justifiable but a person reason must be an awful act. But also revenge shouldn't be so used like it is today. Revenge usually ends up in not making you as happy as you thought you would. People need to let go and move on to the next stage of heir life. We need to take all of pour negative energy and turn it into positive energy.
Revenge is about getting even with someone who has done you wrong. Revenge is a doubled edged sword, while a person strives to defeat their opponent, that revenge defeats them. When I think about revenge, I think it's a process that destroys the person more than their perpetrator. Revenge can consume a person and fill them with blind rage, blurring their thinking and reasoning leading them to fly into situations without seeing that they have walked into a trap. When a person tries to get back at someone, I believe they are consumed with hate, that they no longer act as themselves. Every minute is spent trying to find a way to wrong that person who hurt them, that they loose sight of who they are and forget their own morals. One prime example I can think of is Donald Trump, he attacks his opponents instead of debating, he attacks them at their weak points calling them names, pulling up bad records, embarrassing his opponents. His opponent gets frustrated and then seeks out revenge and attacks Trump, falling to his level. After the opponent has gotten revenge he's stabbed himself, he has played his game and has lost. Every opponent who seeks out revenge has fallen, proving that revenge is in fact a "double edged sword"
Revenge is the retaliation on someone or somethings for wrongdoing against you. Revenge is constantly shown in sports when one athlete retaliates against another because the first believed that the first did wrong to them. Most of the time, the second person gets caught and penalized. Revenge is a bad thing because the consequences are worse for the person executing the revenge than the person who did the original wrong.
Revenge is getting back at somebody for something bad they did to you. Retaliation is another word for it. Revenge happens everyday in life and is everywhere. It can be a good or bad thing depending on if you are on the receiving end or not. If you are on the receiving end it probably will not end good for you. But if you are dishing it out you feel good about yourself and think the other person deserves what is coming to them.
Revenge is a way of getting back at someone who has hurt you or done something terrible to you. I think revenge can sometimes be justifiable and sometimes not. It's not going to always work out the way it does in movies and tv shows. I think getting back at someone is a complete waste of time and if that person hurt you they are not worth all the hard work and energy to get back at them especially if it bites you in the butt at the end. In my world I have lost friends and I have had heartbreak and whenever someone hurts me I think of ways to get back at them and then realize that its not worth it and I may end up even more hurt in the end. I try my best to not get back at someone because it just brings back memories that I do not want to remember. In the end it can result in someone else getting hurt and/or myself getting hurt, so I do not believe it is worth getting revenge.
I see revenge as a way to get back at a person when they have done something wrong to you. They could have hurt you or someone you care about physically, mentally or emotionally. When you want to get revenge on that person I feel like sometimes all you would think about is hurting them back. You don't think everything out. You ignore the consequences and you just hope that you can get the person back. I can see someone thinking of revenge as justice but I don't see how it can solve the problem. I think it can make it worse and everything can begin to spiral out of control. I do not think revenge is always a good thing because so many there are so many different ways that it can backfire on you.
Revenge is getting back at someone for their wrong doing to you. I feel that revenge can be petty yet it is justifiable for some problems. revenge is an idea that someone gets when they feel that they were wronged enough to justify doing something bad to another person, different people have different limits that they feel should not be pushed. The result of revenge is usually satisfaction for the one getting it and some sort of harm for the person that it was inflicted on, revenge does not always work like it is portrayed movies and can actually end up harming both parties by creating even more problems between the already existing conflict.
Revenge is the concept of wronging someone who has deliberately harmed you emotionally, physically or your reputation. I believe revenge is not justifiable, to get revenge would be stooping to the level of the person that has harmed you. In today's society revenge is a big idea as people want their conflicting to hurt as they did, but revenge mostly backfires, revenge only leads to more hurt. I believe that the best way to hurt your oppressor would be to show them they have not destroyed you, that you are doing fine despite the pain they have caused you. In total revenge is a very under-qualified choice when it comes to conflicting views.
Revenge is often used as a mean to get back at someone when one feels they have been wronged or feel as if someone has been unfair in the treatment towards them. I personally do not believe that, for the most part, revenge is justifiable. If someone is out for revenge overtime someone does them a wrong doing then it just becomes this back and fourth repetition of sinking down to a level of pettiness that someone has done to them. Revenge though plays a big role in society. Sometimes people feel like it is something that they have to do, and it the only way to get even and show someone that it is what they deserve for being unfair and being a wrong doer to a person. Its seen a lot in t.v. shows, in politics, and just everyday life. This leads to unresolved issues and feeding the fire that it the conflict of the situation even more rather than coming to a resolution, or simply moving on and working to better oneself and grow from experiences where someone has done someone wrong. There is rarely a positive result to a situation like this, usually this will only create an even bigger problem than what is already present.
My definition of revenge is getting back at someone for something they may have done to you, or even one of your friends. In my opinion, it is not right in any situation. Someone may do something bad to you, and it will only seem right to get back at them, but it is not. Two wrongs do not make the situation right. I think that if someone ever does something to you, your best bet is to walk away from the situation & be the bigger person. Revenge never ends well, as shown in tv, movies, books, etc. It will always blow up in someone else’s face and both being hurt in the end.
Revenge is getting back up on your feet and beating your opponent the next time around. Revenge is one of the best feelings you can ever feel. Being able to get back at the person that did you wrong the first time around is a amazing feeling. You feel like you are on top of the world when you are able to see them in pain/defeat like how you felt the first time around
Revenge is a difficult thing. The response that most people would give is revenge is never the way to go it always ends up making things worse, but in the case of Hamlet or Simba from the the Lion King, how can they not take the path of revenge. If your father was murdered by his own brother I doubt you would just try and make peace with him, you'd kill him or at least have your revenge. The honest truth is that revenge is justifiable. When a person wants revenge they are not level headed so a level headed person can say how revenge is pointless as much as they want, while someone like Hamlet wouldn't be able to live with themselves until they have avenged the person close to them that was wrong. Often the result of revenge is presented in literature as tragic to either teach a lesson or enhance the story and the truth is revenge is a dangerous thing to play with but its real life outcome may be much better depending on the degree of revenge. Overall, revenge is very justifiable, just depending on its extent and the circumstances, but it is also a very dangerous thing to play with as well.
Revenge is when you right the wrongs somebody else has inflicted upon you or others you care about. You retaliate because wrong has been done and those who caused it should be punished for their actions. Revenge has occurred in real life many times in which I have seen. For example, a boy cheats on his girlfriend and tells the girl he cheated with that he was single and wanted to be with her. In getting lied to, she finds out and in order to get revenge tells the girlfriend and they both stop talking to him and make him feel bad. A mild form of revenge, it is justifiable because those who do wrong deserve to get what they put in to the world. The result of revenge is a feeling of happiness or the lifting of a weight from one's shoulders. Another result can be an escalation of the problem because revenge sometimes does not always go as it should.
Revenge is when someone tries to get back at another person when they were hurt physically or emotionally by that person. An example of revenge is in Mean Girls when Lindsay Lohan likes this cute guy but Regina George doesn't want Lindsay to get back with Regina's ex-boyfriend so Regina starts dating her ex-boyfriend so Lindsay doesn't get with him. In return, Lindsay tries to destroy Regina's life by making Regina fat, ripping her friend triangle apart, and making her ugly, Lindsay gave Regina foot cream instead of a face moisturizer. Regina found out what Lindsay was doing so she accused Lindsay of writing this awful book that discussed what was wrong with everyone in the school. But in the end Regina got hit by a bus so Lindsay won the on-going battle between her and Regina. In conclusion, revenge is not good unless you expect to get stung back by it. You don't always get stung and sometimes it works out, but just expect to get hurt back again.
My definition of revenge is when you purposely go out of your way to hurt someone emotionally or physically. Typically when a person seeks revenge, it always come back and falls on them. A movie that shows a perfect example of revenge is The Other Women. It is about three women that find out that they have all been cheated on by the same man, so they try and get back at him. In the end they realize all the drama and anger wasn't worth it, and they actually made a good friendship between the three of them. I don't think it is justifiable, if someone does something wrong to you and you go do something wrong to them in return just to get back at them, that doesn't show much of your character.
My definition of revenge is an eye for an eye. It is getting back at someone with intentional physical or emotional pain. Revenge is shown in many popculture mediums including movies, books, tv shows, music, and more. An example of revenge is in the movie Mean Girls when Katie and her friends plan to get revenge on Regina George for stealing her crush and being mean to people. They try to sabotage her life, but it only comes back to bite them in the butt, specifically Katie, the character plotting the revenge. She ends up losing her good true friends, and no one likes her anymore. She realizes being popular isnt as great as she thought it was.
When anything bad happens, revenge is usually the first thought in mind. Revenge is never a good thing and usually ends up backfiring. People will most likely say to just let it to to avoid the route of revenge, but in this case with the Lion King or Hamlet.. Revenge to them is necessary. Revenge is trying to get back at someone or something for what has happened to you. Being the better person, we know that its not the right thing to do and will most likely make the outcome worse or even cause more revenge back to you. Revenge is just a on going thing until someone decides to let it go. Talking to the person is a much better idea instead of getting your anger out in the worst way of revenge. Sometimes revenge will work out but theres always karma and be expecting something coming back to you if revenge is chosen.
Revenge is one of the most powerful tactics of motivation for someone. The only thing is it's motivation in a negative way. I use to be all about revenge and anger but I soon realized that holding onto anger was the worst thing for me to do for myself. Revenge is never a justifiable excuse to do anything, it's actually the complete opposite. In our society today a lot of people base their everyday decisions on seeking revenge on someone else. The only thing that comes from revenge is pain and misery. So it is best to stay away from the act of revenge.
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