Sentences with phrase «desire for revenge on»

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On the contrary, the humiliated child's desire for total revenge is the real engine that drives these books, which are not only about deferred vengeance (Cromwell's revenge on his enemies) but are themselves Mantel's own long - deferred, carefully plotted strategy for settling old scoreOn the contrary, the humiliated child's desire for total revenge is the real engine that drives these books, which are not only about deferred vengeance (Cromwell's revenge on his enemies) but are themselves Mantel's own long - deferred, carefully plotted strategy for settling old scoreon his enemies) but are themselves Mantel's own long - deferred, carefully plotted strategy for settling old scores.

Samson desired to take revenge on the Philistines who had tortured him, and so he prayed: «Please God, give me back my strength just this one time more, so that I can get even with the Philistines for making me blind.»

Mayor Bill de Blasio, in candid and searing words rarely employed by elected officials of his stature, accused Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Tuesday of stymieing New York City's legislative goals out of personal pettiness, «game - playing» and a desire for «revenge.»

Time and body - image issues stoke her desire for revenge, however, putting her on a collision course with Momoa's Miami Man, a brilliant sketch artist who's also a fearsome, unsympathetic consumer of human flesh.

Early on, Kuzco's firing of Yzma sets off her instant desire for revenge, which is realized when she and Kronk attempt to fatally poison the spoiled ruler.

Each of the villains represents something Pete has to work out within himself, whether it's the Sandman's (Thomas Haden Church) past involvement with Pete's uncle's murder and Pete's desire for revenge, Pete's friend Harry's own quest for revenge and the strain his friend puts on his already - rocky relationship with Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst), or the oozy symbiote from a meteorite that brings out Pete's demons and finds a new host in Pete's Doppelgänger Eddie Brock (Topher Grace).

Wrenched away from his desire for peace, Caesar vows bloody revenge, reluctantly allowing Rocket (Terry Notary), Maurice (Karin Konoval) and Luca (Michael Adamthwaite) to join him on his quest to travel to the border and hunt down the Colonel.

He's not actually going head - to - head with Big Boss, meaning he can't get revenge on Zero by hurting Venom; Big Boss and Zero aren't even on speaking terms at this point, so getting revenge through Big Boss was already pointless; and Zero is already on his way to his deathbed, utterly demeaning Skull Face's desire for revenge.

Reflecting on her service with prisoners indefinitely held in solitary confinement — most notably Herman Wallace, a political prisoner with whom she collaborated for twelve years — jackie sumell asks us to confront our unconscious desire for revenge and our addiction to the narrative of victory.

It reflects on a teenage holiday romance, burgeoning womanhood and a desire for revenge.

Lindsey Mendick's installation Perfectly Ripe is a sculptural and audio mise - en - scène reflecting on teenage holiday romance, burgeoning womanhood and a desire for revenge.

Actual innocence — false allegations based on a family or domestic conflict, or another person's anger, jealousy, or desire for revenge;

Well - adjusted people move on; high - conflict personalities never quench their thirst for revenge and their desire to feel like «the good one.»