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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<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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