Those who plot the destruction of others often fall themselves.
-Phaedrus (Thrace of Macedonia)
Then revenge is some sort of force, that shall bounce back again on whoever caused it. Revenge is usually seen within fables, or other short stories that explain a lesson—myths, too. In Amphion, Antiope, the mother, along wit her two childs, Amphion and Zethus, plot vengeance on Lycus, arrogant king of Thebes, and his wife, Dirce, because they were the ones who had treated Antiope with cruelty in the first place. Then, in the myth Linus, Hercules kills his music tutor, Linus, in revenge, because of what he had told his pupil—first. Finally, the God Apollo punishes to death some brave-like man named Marsyas, because of him being swollen with pride and challenging the God initially, in the myth Marsyas.
This above, all show acts of revenge. But, based on our culture today, is revenge valid? Is it somewhat fare? It is true, you are somehow levelling yourself with someone else. You are not actually doing it because you’re mean and you want to, it is rather because that person did something bad to you first.
But which action was first? It’s not like we count or remember who started whichever conflict. And this way, the only thing revenge will do is extend this argument till forever and ever, just because the two sides think they are levelling with one another.
And, if revenge is considered good, then so would other negative traits such as greed, viewed as some sort of taking care of personal stuff, and wrath, seen as an alarming warning towards other people could be considered good too…yet only good to the person planting this action.
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-Phaedrus (Thrace of Macedonia)
Then revenge is some sort of force, that shall bounce back again on whoever caused it. Revenge is usually seen within fables, or other short stories that explain a lesson—myths, too. In Amphion, Antiope, the mother, along wit her two childs, Amphion and Zethus, plot vengeance on Lycus, arrogant king of Thebes, and his wife, Dirce, because they were the ones who had treated Antiope with cruelty in the first place. Then, in the myth Linus, Hercules kills his music tutor, Linus, in revenge, because of what he had told his pupil—first. Finally, the God Apollo punishes to death some brave-like man named Marsyas, because of him being swollen with pride and challenging the God initially, in the myth Marsyas.
This above, all show acts of revenge. But, based on our culture today, is revenge valid? Is it somewhat fare? It is true, you are somehow levelling yourself with someone else. You are not actually doing it because you’re mean and you want to, it is rather because that person did something bad to you first.
But which action was first? It’s not like we count or remember who started whichever conflict. And this way, the only thing revenge will do is extend this argument till forever and ever, just because the two sides think they are levelling with one another.
And, if revenge is considered good, then so would other negative traits such as greed, viewed as some sort of taking care of personal stuff, and wrath, seen as an alarming warning towards other people could be considered good too…yet only good to the person planting this action.
Quote taken from: www.worldofquotes.com/topic/Revenge/1/index.html
1 comment:
I can think of a few cases in which revenge is seen as an act of heroism in mythology. You shuld have cited text to prove this.
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