Hamlet: The Neuroethics of Vengeance, Revenge and Redemption
Hamlet: The Neuroethics of Vengeance, Revenge and Redemption
Hamlet: The Neuroethics of Vengeance, Revenge and Redemption
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Introduction: <strong>Hamlet</strong>: <strong>The</strong> <strong>Neuroethics</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Vengeance</strong>, <strong>Revenge</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Redemption</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong> fantasy <strong>of</strong> violent revenge feels good.<br />
“Pay back” = “paid <strong>of</strong>f” or “redeemed.”<br />
But the “redemption” <strong>of</strong> revenge only happens<br />
in fantasy, rarely in reality, if ever.<br />
A common predisposition links vengeance <strong>and</strong><br />
suicide in <strong>Hamlet</strong> (C. 1600), along with<br />
jealousy <strong>and</strong> racist xenophobia in Othello<br />
(C. 1604).<br />
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