Revenge leaves people with nothing but hatred and loneliness. The essay Of Revenge, by Sir Francis Bacon, also has this certain perspective. The idea is that if revenge is enacted, nothing good could come of it. Bacon expands on his opinion by stating, "Wise men have enough to do with things present and future, therefore those who labor in matters past do nothing but harm themselves." Bacon's concept of revenge is present in other writings and in each of the following stories. Horrible things happen to those who take part in vengeance or seek it. Bacon's idea that revenge is only self-defeating would include Saki's The Interlopers, Shakespeare's play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, and Takashi "Thomas" Tanemori's biography. In the story of The Interlopers, revenge is the reason why the two enemies, Ulrich Von Gradwitz and Georg Znaeym are killed. Revenge is present in this story due to the past feuds between the two families. A piece of land has been disputed for many generations between these two rivals. Now the heads of the two families, Gradwitz and Znaeym, participate in this discussion. The heads of these families have no shortage of hatred in the feud, "...if there was one man in the world who detested and wished him harm it was Georg Znaeym..." (Saki 305). Bacon's perspective on revenge is that if someone gets sucked into revenge, they will only hurt themselves. When Gradwitz wished only ill upon Znaeym, Gradwitz was injured under a tree "Ulrich Von Gradwitz found himself lying on the ground, one arm numb beneath him and the other held almost as helplessly in a tight tangle of forked branches" (Saki 305 ). Gradwitz finds himself next to the only person in the world he wished to harm. Gradwitz has a long-lasting conflict with his enemy that causes revenge and leaves Gradw...... middle of paper ...... e. Tanemori learns to let go of her hatred and need for revenge. He becomes happy with the help of his father's lesson. Bacon's idea of ​​revenge is present in the three written pieces, Saki's The Interlopers, Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, and Takashi “Thomas” Tanemori's biography. In The Interlopers, Gradwitz discovers that revenge can be deadly and dies along with his enemy, who was his new friend. In Shakespeare's play, the prince banishes Romeo for breaking the rules and kills a Capulet, which results in the death of the star-crossed lover, causing the two families to stop fighting. In Takashi Tanemori's biography, Tanemori learns to free himself from the vengeance within him by making the emptiness within him vanish. Revenge is a risky thing and should never be taken. Not everyone makes it out alive when they get their revenge.