When a person is offended for nothing, it is very difficult to come to terms with this state of affairs. I would like to take revenge so that justice triumphs and the person ceases to feel offended. Even in the oldest books it was said "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth", only because there it was not really about the concept of revenge.
The concept of revenge
Revenge is almost always the result of resentment. The scheme here is simple: they offended a person, hurt him; he is considering how to make this depressing feeling go away. Most often, many are not capable of letting go and forgive insults, and therefore they plan revenge. However, few people think that even after a vengeful feeling in the chest may not go away, and, perhaps, it will also intensify due to a raging conscience or guilt.
Globally, revenge can be considered on several levels: from certain "childish pranks" (to spread rumors, to substitute in trifles, etc.) to the so-called vendetta, when completely innocent people begin to die because of two people who are unable to deal with each other this people, wars are committed and large-scale disasters occur.
No wonder there is the phrase "revenge is the dish that is served cold." Indeed, before you come up with insidious schemes, you need to calm down and cool down. Perhaps a calm brain will be able to choose another, more acceptable solution to the problem.
Revenge and punishment
The expression "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth" generally considers a peculiar principle of justice: each person should receive what he deserves. Modern realities are such that the expression is considered only in a negative way, but the positive aspects are somehow missed, although it would be much better and more humane to use this phrase in the context of the reward for good deeds.
If punishment is necessary in order to restore justice in the world, then revenge is determined only by the subjective perception of the situation by a specific person. So, a person may think that someone wishes him harm, and, not understanding the situation, begins to take revenge. The driving motives of the alleged offender have not been elucidated, but revenge has already taken place. Before determining the punishment, all the features of the situation are revealed, the positions of both parties are examined, and this is the fundamental difference between punishment and revenge.