Revenge is all something we can relate to, especially in high school. Revenge, according to Oxford Dictionaries, is the action of hurting or harming someone in return for an injury or wrong suffered at their hands. We see revenge everywhere: television, movies, books, even in our own life. An all time classic example of revenge is William Shakespeare's, Hamlet, but another well known, up and coming example of revenge is the television/book series: Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard.
Alison DiLaurentis was the most popular girl in school, but she had a secret. Her secret was her twin sister Courtney, who was wrongly locked up in a mental institution. When Courtney came back home, she fooled her parents into taking Ali to the institute instead of her. A couple years later, a furious Ali returns to murder Courtney, and also to get revenge on her sisters friends (Aria, Emily, Hannah, and Spencer) for helping Courtney succeed in taking over Ali's life.
After Aria, Emily, Hannah, and Spencer's friend "Ali" goes missing the girls part and go their separate ways. Hannah befriends Mona (a girl, the 5 of them used to mock), but what Hannah doesn't know is that Mona is seeking revenge on the 4 girls for mistreating her. She does this by finding Courtney's diary filled with all the girl's secrets, and created an anonymous persona "A" to blackmail the girls. Click here if you're confused about the books.
In Hamlet by William Shakespeare we learn, along with Hamlet, that his father, the King, has been murdered. Hamlet soon finds out from his father's ghost that, his Uncle Claudius is the murderer. Hamlet now has to find a way to avenge his fathers death. He decides to act insane to hide his true emotions, which creates more of a mess in his life. His Mother and Uncle think it's because of his girl troubles with Ophelia. Ophelia's brother Laertes, and Father Polonius try to convince her to stay away from him, but she doesn't listen. When Hamlet knows for sure Claudius is the murderer, by seeing his guilty reaction to a staged play, he confronts his mother about it. But when he is telling her Polonius, who hid in the room when Hamlet came in, exposes himself, and Hamlet murders him. Ophelia, after her father's death, has gone mad, because of her grief. And a short scene later we find out Ophelia has drowned. Now Laertes is seeking revenge on Hamlet, for killing his father, and also he blames him for Ophelia's death. It's complete chaos.
Revenge is a pretty common theme throughout life. Most revenge isn't planned out it's more an "in the moment decision". Hamlet was more emotional decisions to get revenge, meanwhile Pretty Little Liars was more thought out revenge. Sometimes getting revenge can only lead to a messier situation, so is it even worth the hassle?
Revenge is a pretty common theme throughout life. Most revenge isn't planned out it's more an "in the moment decision". Hamlet was more emotional decisions to get revenge, meanwhile Pretty Little Liars was more thought out revenge. Sometimes getting revenge can only lead to a messier situation, so is it even worth the hassle?
