Gun firing. Terrorist and enforcers exchanging shots. Bullets flying through the air. Blood splattered on the ground. Different people, men and women running out of the scene to save their lives. One by one dead bodies are falling to the ground. This scene or situation is usually what society perceives as revenge. What is revenge? According to Merriam-Webster (n.d.), revenge is the act of doing something to hurt the one who had hurt you. But is that it? Normal people would just simply agree to that definition but people who actually think this through would have a totally different definition to it and would say that revenge is the act of hurting yourself thus resulting to the destruction of your own life.
The concept of revenge is as old as history. Almost since the dawn of the written word, humans have had the desire to exact vengeance on others who have wronged us. "An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth” (Hammurabi, n.d.). Based on ushistory.org (n.d.), this phrase, return to ancient Mesopotamian culture together with the concept of Babylonian law codes that succeed long before the Bible was composed or the society of the people living in the Greece or Rome prospered. The Code of Hammurabi, the code of law from the sixth king of Babylon, was implemented about 1760 B.C., making it the oldest recorded set of laws in human history. The Code of Hammurabi marked the official beginning of standardized revenge. It informs our way of thinking today. Indeed, our modern legal system is …show more content…
Cram.com (2008), states that there are 4 common types of revenge : 1. Honor Revenge - Hurting or killing another being to bring back respect. 2. Predator/Prey Reversal Revenge - The reversal of predator and prey. Also known as the “schoolyard justice”. 3. Revenge Fantasies - powerless dreams of revenge that can make the one who was hurt feel better. 4. Simple Justice - literal revenge; an eye for an
The concept of revenge is as old as history. Almost since the dawn of the written word, humans have had the desire to exact vengeance on others who have wronged us. "An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth” (Hammurabi, n.d.). Based on ushistory.org (n.d.), this phrase, return to ancient Mesopotamian culture together with the concept of Babylonian law codes that succeed long before the Bible was composed or the society of the people living in the Greece or Rome prospered. The Code of Hammurabi, the code of law from the sixth king of Babylon, was implemented about 1760 B.C., making it the oldest recorded set of laws in human history. The Code of Hammurabi marked the official beginning of standardized revenge. It informs our way of thinking today. Indeed, our modern legal system is …show more content…
Cram.com (2008), states that there are 4 common types of revenge : 1. Honor Revenge - Hurting or killing another being to bring back respect. 2. Predator/Prey Reversal Revenge - The reversal of predator and prey. Also known as the “schoolyard justice”. 3. Revenge Fantasies - powerless dreams of revenge that can make the one who was hurt feel better. 4. Simple Justice - literal revenge; an eye for an