A man need never revenge himself; the body of his enemy will be brought to his own door. (Chinese) Because a man has injured your goat, do not go out and kill his bull. (Kenyan) Blood will have blood. (Afghani) Don’t get mad, get even. (German)...

A woman’s vengeance knows no bounds. (German) The noblest vengeance is to forgive. (Dutch) The smallest vengeance poisons the soul. (Yiddish) Vengeance follows after vice. (Unknown) Vengeance is slow, but stern....

Noiseless is the approach of the avenging deities. (Irish) The avenging god follows in the steps of the proud....

REVENGE AND RETRIBUTION. There are actions by which human beings compensate for something—for a loss by a reimbursement, a gain by a reward, a crime by expiation, an insult by satisfaction, an advantage by a sacrifice, a defeat by a victory....

Revenge (also vengeance, retribution, or vendetta amongst others) consists primarily of retaliation against a person or group in response to a perceived wrongdoing. Although many aspects of revenge resemble or echo the concept of justice, revenge...

Robbie Fulks Revenge! Yep Roc (YEP-2125) Grade: **** Who would think that a wiseacre, sarcastic cynic like Robbie Fulks would be responsible for what ranks as one of the best live albums in recent memory? Anyone who's ever followed Fulks'...

Surely Walter Berns could have conceived a better moral argument than he offered in his column supporting capital punishment {"Vengeance? Executing McVeigh Would Be Moral," Outlook, June 8}. Revenge may be the only reason for capital punishment that makes sense -- but that does...

Storyline: The Burnout racing series was made for the group of racing fans that needed a break from the popular simulation racing games (Project Gotham, Gran Turismo) and just wanted to crash into something. Burnout 3: Takedown was the best game in the series and...

Sean Combs is probably laughing at me right now. He told me he wouldn’t stop, and instead of believing him, I pretty much cringed at his tenacity. Possibly one of the most hated (on) figures in hip hop, Sean “Diddy” Combs has unveiled a...

In the following essay, Rose asserts that Hamlet, having had the role of revenger imposed upon him by the ghost, endeavors to redefine the part and mold it according to his own moral and aesthetic values.

In the following essay, Madelaine analyzes the murder of Desdemona in the context of climactic scenes of death and violence in English revenge tragedies. The critic argues that although Shakespeare made use of the dramatic conventions associated with such “snuff” scenes and anticipated audience response to his depiction of erotic violence, he modified these conventions and challenged that response by highlighting Othello's alienation and depicting Desdemona as innocent of lust.