Topic > Hamlet's Revenge Leads to Madness - 1361

One of the real life events that help prove Shakespeare's statement is in the article "Revenge: You'll Feel Better", Karyn Hall writes that revenge is one of human natural instincts and these instincts have a meaning behind it. To prove his point he experimented with college students, who were very close to each other, where they had to invest their equal amount of money in a business venture. However, there are some students who did not invest their money like everyone else, so they ended up earning more money than they invested. As a result, students with less money feel unfair and retaliate by stealing or filing a lawsuit. The folly of this experiment is shown when the best friends fall out with each other over money. Hall explains that when people take revenge, they tend not to think about the consequences that might follow, instead they feel satisfied by doing so, which creates more problems. When Hall says, “Wait until you are calm emotionally and can think rationally before making any decisions,” you can interpret that Hall is trying to warn us not to make rash decisions that can affect your life. This article supports Shakespeare's claim by acknowledging the fact that the act of revenge leads to madness and insanity through the experiment in which Hall tests a group of friends who turned