Justice Vs Revenge Research Paper

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Justice V. Revenge “Only remember this: to seek justice is a good and noble thing, to seek revenge out of hatred is something that will devour your very soul.”(James Mace). One of the themes in Othello is the ideas of justice and revenge. It has been argued that the concepts of justice and revenge are the same, however they are very different. Not only do the two consist of completely different methods of achieving each one, but Justice is more satisfying that revenge. Justice does not come at the expense of one’s character and it last longer than an act of revenge. Revenge involves harming another person in an attempt to right a wrong. Harming another person to get even is previously conceived as the most satisfying way to make a situation

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