<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section is written like a personal reflection or opinion essay that states a Wikipedia editor's personal feelings about a topic . Please help improve it by rewriting it in an encyclopedic style . (September 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section is written like a personal reflection or opinion essay that states a Wikipedia editor's personal feelings about a topic . Please help improve it by rewriting it in an encyclopedic style . (September 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> Revenge has been a popular literary theme historically and continues to play a role in modern and contemporary works today . Notable examples of literature that feature revenge as a theme include the plays Hamlet and Othello by William Shakespeare, the novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, and the short story "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe . More modern examples include the novels Carrie by Stephen King and Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn . Other examples are the Greek myths of Medea, and the novel The Princess Bride by William Goldman . Although revenge is a theme in itself, it is also considered to be a genre . </P> <P> Revenge as a genre has been consistent with a variety of themes that have frequently appeared in different texts over the last few centuries . Such themes at hand include but are not limited to: disguise, masking, sex, cannibalism, the grotesque, bodily fluids, power, violent murders, and secrecy . Each theme, along with the concept of dramatic irony, play a large role in the success of revenge in literature . Dramatic irony is a literary device in which the audience possesses knowledge unavailable to characters in a novel, play, or film . Its purpose is to intensify the tragic events that are going to unfold by creating tension between the audience and the actions of the characters . It is essential to narratives of revenge . </P>

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