Most of Shakespeare's tragedies deal with revenge. Two examples: Hamlet: instructed by his father's ghost to avenge his death. Iago: felt slighted that he didn't receive a promotion and wanted revenge his honor against Othello. read more
Of course Macduff is the character one thinks of when considering revenge in Macbeth. But I thought of Malcolm, too - only as the antithesis of revenge. Malcolm, whose father, King Duncan, was murdered by Macbeth, seems like he should be seeking revenge for his father's death, but he is not portrayed like that. read more
The character who's vengeful in the play is Shylock. He tries to take revenge from Antonio because of Antonio insulting him on various occassions and his money lending practices. read more
Characters of Shakespear's Plays consists primarily of Hazlitt's impressions of and thoughts about all of William Shakespeare's plays he believed to be genuine. It was the first book of the kind that anyone had yet written. read more