A Vengance Blog of Vengeful Revenge... For English

   Okay, here we go revenge, lets give this a shot.

   Now you may be able to tell from my last entry on this blog that I get pretty excited to to these blog posts so allow me my comrades in English to describe to you what revenge is. Revenge is in fact to exact punishment or expiation for a wrong on behalf of, especially in a resentful or vindictive spirit. Now that is my definition of the word, no copy and paste used here, definitely not from dictionary.com, no sirree. Like if you went to dictionary.com and looked at every definition except for the first one you would be hard pressed to find it. However let me give it to you in simpler terms just as insurance that you've got it down. In fact, come with me on this literary journey we call a blog and I will give you a few examples beforehand.

   Our first example will be the revenge classic told for ages and ages and one that will stand the test of time further still, Dishonored for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Alright I'll admit it, its not an ancient epic, but with a story like this it possibly could be. We begin in the steam punk influenced city/empire of Dunwall where royal bodyguard and protector to the Empress and her daughter Emily, Corvo Attano, has returned from far off lands where he was searching for a cure for the ongoing plague that is ravaging the populace. Right off the bat you are ambushed and Empress Jessamine is assassinated right in front of you, while Emily is kidnapped. Of course you were the only one to witness this event so naturally you are framed for the murder by the High Overseer (police force chief) and the Lord Regent (second in command to the empress) who have now taken over the state.

   To make a very long but awesome story short for the sake of time and carpal tunnel, you escape your captors, and meet up with the resistance movement in Dunwall who know you have not committed the crime. Advised by Admiral Havelock you go from protector to assassin either killing or just ruining the lives of all who have betrayed you in a revenge filled onslaught of destruction. After saving Emily and either killing the Lord Regent or revealing that he was actually behind the plague the whole time having been the one to infect the rats that spread it you are congratulated on a job well done by Havelock and have a celebratory drink to the Empire..... Only to be POISONED by him. He reveals that he intends to take over the empire now as the new Lord Regent. That's right everyone we have a case of double betrayal. You survive the poisoning thanks to a loyal friend whom put in less than the recommended dosage, and yes there is a recommended dosage for poisons. Now there is no holding back, you go straight for Havelock, brutally murder him in vengeful spite and save Emily again. Also throughout the whole game you've been given these special powers by this guy called the Outsider but whatever.

    So what'd we learn children. We learned that revenge can be carried out by anyone that has a big chip on their shoulder, who usually is avenging a specific person, and who can kill anyone in their path to get to what they really want to kill. Also never mess with a freaking assassin with superpowers and a creepy mask 'shiver.'

Scary Face

   Alright what are we halfway through this damn this is long... also am I allowed to say damn on an English blog... meh whatever. Alright so next up on the agenda, is another video game, but don't worry most of you have most likely heard of or played this one. Because lets be honest who doesn't want to take revenge on some green pigs who have built extremely unstable structures out of various materials, who have stolen your precious eggs. If you haven't guessed it yet its Angry Birds, the game that the human race has collectively played for a longer time than we we have been on this planet, its true, look it up. Now the story to this is quite simple, you play as birds 'gasp', who are angry, and who are after the pigs that stole their eggs. I hate when this happens. Anyways they lead a huge campaign through endless, and I mean endless amounts of stages to get back your prized eggs.

...you wouldn't like me when I'm angry.

   They go through hell, Rio, space and back to save these babies and it keeps happening for no absolute reason 'cough' huge amounts of money 'cough cough', ugghh sorry, caught a cold recently. So their revenge is based upon the loss of something very dear to them to someone else whom they wish to get revenge on. Sounds familiar don't it, no, you sure, really, well then, let me clear it up for you.

   Here it is, the whole reason for this lengthy blog post. Revenge is when you are wronged by someone and you go on a goshdarned rampage to get back at that someone in the most gruesome way possible. Or in a calm collect manor through the destruction of their good name, but the first one is more fun. Parallels can be drawn between both Dishonored and Angry Birds in that both the birds and Corvo had lost something dear to them and would do anything in the memory of what had happened to them. And hell lets tie this all together with Hamlet because that's what the assignment actually was. Hamlet is vengeful due to the assassination of his father, much like a certain guy whose name rhymes with norvo nttano. Then Hamlet goes through some feigned MADness much like a collection of animals of the avian variety. So that's it though, I hope you enjoy this blog that took me a whole study hall to write, time well spent.