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Literary notes about vengeance (AI summary)

In literature, the term vengeance is used to evoke a powerful mix of retribution and moral reckoning, serving both as an expression of divine justice and as a catalyst for personal vendettas. Some works emphasize its sacred character, as when a higher authority declares, “Vengeance is mine; I will repay” ([1], [2]), suggesting that retribution is the sole domain of the divine. In contrast, other narratives focus on the human dimension—characters swearing oaths of implacable vengeance in the depths of despair ([3]) or questioning if such burning hatred can lead only to death ([4]). This varied use of the term underscores how vengeance can be both a righteous demand for justice and a self-destructive passion that ultimately consumes its wielder.
  1. "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord."
    — from Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
  2. And I will execute great vengeance upon them, rebuking them in fury: and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  3. He renewed against Danglars, Fernand, and Villefort the oath of implacable vengeance he had made in his dungeon.
    — from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet
  4. Can vengeance be pursu’d further than death?
    — from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

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