There was a neighbor who always let his dog poop in front of someone else's house. So, the homeowner put up a sign saying 'Please keep your dog from pooping here, it's not a public toilet'. And when the neighbor's dog did it again, the homeowner took a picture and sent it to the local neighborhood committee. It was a form of small - scale revenge to deal with the inconsiderate neighbor.
There are some classic revenge story clips in Greek mythology. For example, Medea's revenge on Jason. After Jason left her for another woman, Medea killed their children to avenge herself. You can find these stories in collections of Greek myths. Also, in 'The Scarlet Letter' by Nathaniel Hawthorne, there are elements of revenge in the way the community treats Hester Prynne, and she has her own form of internal revenge in a sense. You can pick out short sections of the novel to get little reading clips of revenge.
There was a situation where a tenant was being harassed by the landlord for no good reason. The tenant started to document every single interaction and small annoyance. When the landlord tried to unjustly keep the security deposit, the tenant had enough evidence to take him to small claims court. This was a form of revenge where the tenant fought back against the unfair landlord. This shows that sometimes revenge can be about standing up for your rights in a just way.
One characteristic is the presence of a strong sense of injustice that triggers the revenge. For example, in many revenge clips, a character has been wronged, like being betrayed or humiliated. Another is the build - up of tension. Since it's a short clip, the writer has to quickly create a situation where the reader anticipates the revenge. For instance, in a short story where a man discovers his partner has been stealing from him, the reader can immediately sense the potential for revenge.
Once there was a little sister who was constantly teased by her older brother for getting better grades. So, she studied even harder and won a big academic award, which made her brother realize her capabilities. It was a form of sweet revenge without any harm.
One successful revenge story is from the movie 'Kill Bill'. The Bride was left for dead on her wedding day. She then embarked on a journey of revenge against her former lover and his assassins. She trained rigorously and one by one, took out those who wronged her in very stylish and brutal fight scenes.
One positive revenge story could be about a person who was wrongly accused at work. Instead of getting angry in a negative way, they worked hard to prove their innocence and then surpassed their accuser in performance. They got their revenge by showing their true ability and making the accuser look bad in a professional and positive way.
There was a girl in a small town who was bullied by a group of mean girls. They spread rumors about her and made her school life a nightmare. One day, she found an old spell book in the attic. She cast a spell that made every bad thing they did to her happen to them tenfold. They started seeing their worst fears everywhere and soon became outcasts themselves, haunted by their own actions as revenge caught up with them.
A worker was constantly being overworked and underpaid by his boss. He noticed that his boss had a very precious antique clock in the office. One day, he secretly adjusted the clock to run fast. His boss, who was very punctual, started leaving earlier and earlier thinking it was the right time. Eventually, important meetings were missed and the boss got into trouble. The worker felt a sense of revenge as the boss finally realized how much he relied on the worker and started treating him better.
Well, there's this story. A neighbor was always playing extremely loud music late at night, disturbing everyone. Another neighbor decided to get revenge. He found out that the noisy neighbor was allergic to a certain type of flower. So, he planted a lot of those flowers along their shared fence. Whenever the wind blew, the pollen would go to the noisy neighbor's yard, making him sneeze and be uncomfortable. But this also led to a conversation between them, and eventually they reached an agreement to keep the noise down.
One wife revenge story is that a woman found out her husband was cheating. Instead of getting angry right away, she quietly transferred all the money in their joint account to a new one she opened. Then she left a note saying he could deal with his own mess now.