Difference Between Revenge And Justice
The difference between revenge and justice is hardly noticeable. These two words are so similar that many people often get the two confused and connect the two as if they were the same. Revenge is not something that can right an injustice; a form of justice can be revenge to someone but it doesn’t mean it’s right. Not only can revenge be justice but justice can be seen as a way of revenge. There is still a difference between them though--don’t forget that. According to Dantès, exposing someone of their wrongdoing is the ultimate form of revenge. You can clearly see that principle with the many people he kept alive after getting revenge on them. This is true though, seeing someone suffer after you have gained vengeance on them is quite satisfying. When you are trying to get revenge, your emotions get the best of you. Anger starts to swell and you just can’t help but want to get back at that one person for doing you wrong. When justice is taken into action, you should be using your brain and not letting your emotions win over common sense. With
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When dealing with problems of misbehavior you can only get one or the other; in The Count of Monte Cristo, Dantès chose revenge. He was only thinking of how he felt and how he was personally victimized in the past by so many people. Justice was not gained, there was no integrity involved, only cycles of anger and retaliation. The Count had to see Morcerf die, Villefort go crazy, Danglars suffer in all the ways he did and countless people die. In most of these cases you can see that Dantès did not want people to die, but he wanted them to live because that is how you can gain the highest level of revenge. You won’t get revenge by just simply murdering someone, go out there and make sure they live the rest of their lives in regret. To learn of ways to gain justice, I wouldn’t suggest reading The Count of Monte
When dealing with problems of misbehavior you can only get one or the other; in The Count of Monte Cristo, Dantès chose revenge. He was only thinking of how he felt and how he was personally victimized in the past by so many people. Justice was not gained, there was no integrity involved, only cycles of anger and retaliation. The Count had to see Morcerf die, Villefort go crazy, Danglars suffer in all the ways he did and countless people die. In most of these cases you can see that Dantès did not want people to die, but he wanted them to live because that is how you can gain the highest level of revenge. You won’t get revenge by just simply murdering someone, go out there and make sure they live the rest of their lives in regret. To learn of ways to gain justice, I wouldn’t suggest reading The Count of Monte