This is Revenge...

Francis Bacon wrote, "Revenge is a kind of wild justice; which the more man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out." Similarly, Sir Thomas More said, "Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the attempt."

At the end of Act IV scene iv, Hamlet makes this statement: "O, from this time forth,
My thoughts be bloody, or be nothing worth!"

In this speech act, is Hamlet making a tragic error (that will eventually lead to his demise)? Or is he finally freeing himself from his own pathetic indecision? In other words, are Mr. More and Mr. Bacon right or wrong about revenge? Is it a bad thing to pursue? Why or why not?

Hint: Write this entry as a personal statement of belief (i.e. I believe that revenge is sometimes ok because...) that connects personal beliefs to Hamlet (i.e. Therefore, Hamlet is doing the right thing because...). It may also help you to remember a phrase (and its context, i.e. the story behind it) a famous Trojan once cried to the press: "This is revenge!"