Revenge makes nobody win

Revenge is a cycle that cannot stop on its own. To revenge oneself gives the other person cause for revenge in response. Back and forth revenge will go, often worse and worse. The only way for a cycle of revenge to end is if one party dies, or gives up on the notion of revenge. This is why blood feuds can be so dangerous. Yet, in the Old Nurse's story, revenge, in a way, comes even after death. In the story, the two sisters had quarreled relentless, growing jealous of one another, becoming more and more distant and dissociated with one another. When the elder sister got fed up with her sister, she spitefully let her sister know that she had been married to the man they both loved for years. In response, the younger sister let her father know, doing so in "relentless hate and triumphant scorn". The results of her actions led to her sister and her child dying, leading to the ghosts haunting the house. These ghosts did not appear malicious, and Miss Furnivall was obviously pained by deep regret. Are these ghosts truly ghosts, or more of a physical manifestation of Miss Furnivall's memory. It seems to be Miss Furnivall's guilt and weighty conscience that kill her, rather than any supernatural return of revenge. This story, at least for me, really emphasizes the rashness of revenge, and how most of the time is done without good conscience, leading to guilt and regret once the consequences become clear much later on.