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Hamlet: The Neuroethics of Vengeance, Revenge and Redemption

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<strong>The</strong> Structure <strong>of</strong> <strong>Revenge</strong><br />

3) the act <strong>of</strong> revenge, imagined or completed<br />

Acts <strong>of</strong> revenge exist along a spectrum.<br />

Non-violent revenge:<br />

Shunning<br />

A cutting bon mot<br />

Satire or parody<br />

Public exposure <strong>of</strong> the agent’s<br />

faults or misdeeds<br />

Criminal theft (the con or<br />

swindle).<br />

<strong>Hamlet</strong>’s <strong>Revenge</strong>:<br />

Violent, murderous revenge<br />

Eye for eye, tooth for tooth.<br />

Violent revenge happens in fantasy,<br />

rarely in reality.<br />

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