The Tempest Quotes About Vengeance And Justice

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Yes, vengeance and justice can go together . The episode, “dust is a prime example of both vengeance and justice. Dust is an episode that aired on the twilight zone, season 2, episode 12. Evidence causes reason, and one of my reasons would be that the mob showed vengeance then transferred over to forgiveness. And the reasons why they wanted to hang him in the first place is because the evidence proved so, plus he confessed to it to the people around him as well. You cannot have a reason without evidence, especially in a court case. A specific reason would be that the dead girl’s parents had evidence from the witnesses in order to believe what they said was truth. For instance, the witnesses saw the girl die when the man killed her as he was intoxicated and not caring at the time for the alcohol took over his mind. Without evidence, you cannot possibly form a reason as to why you think that certain way. …show more content…

Prospero sought for vengeance toward his brother for many reasons. A reason would be that how Prospero’s brother expelled him and his daughter to sea so his brother instead could rule and because Prospero can perform magic. One evidence that they were exiled toward the sea is the ship they arrived on and the reason why is because Prospero’s brother wanted to be the heir. Prospero sent his spirits to play and torment his brother and his comrades; in addition to the slave who turned on him later on in the story. But as the days pass on, Prospero ends up feeling bad for what he has been doing upon his rivals. The evidence I have upon this is that he freed the spells he had conjured upon his brothers, the slave, and the drunken fools . He forgives them all as they were apologetic. All of these evidences from different stories further prove that vengeance can transition toward forgiveness in the

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